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FTA awarding $55M to 10 projects deploying battery-electric and fuel-cell buses

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Established under the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), the LoNo program focuses on deploying the cleanest and most energy-efficient US-made transit buses designed to cut CO 2 and criteria pollutant emissions. DTA provides approximately 3 million rides per year throughout St. Earlier post.). 54,469,249.

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President Obama Outlines Vision and Plan for US High-Speed Passenger Rail System; $13B to Start

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Energy efficiency of passenger transportation modes. The plan notes that rail is already among the cleanest and most energy-efficient of the passenger transportation modes. Chicago Hub Network( Chicago, Milwaukee, Twin Cities, St. Louis, Kansas City, Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Louisville).

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 25 cost-share projects under the Clean Cities program that will be funded with nearly $300 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Last week, the Department of Energy also announced that. Metropolitan Energy Information Center’s Midwest Region Alternative Fuels Project.