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WHYY reports Philadelphia’s Proterra electric bus fleet sidelined due to cracked chassis and other defects

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But internal communications, obtained by WHYY’s PlanPhilly through a right-to-know request, reveal the incident shook SEPTA’s top executives and triggered a serious reevaluation of its plans to convert more of its fleet to electric power. million federal grant, that she had doubts about “the future of electric vehicle procurement.”.

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Obama Announces Steps to Boost Biofuels, Clean Coal; RFS2, BCAP, BIWG and Carbon Capture and Storage Task Force

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We’re also working to make sure that we can start turning things like plants and woodchips into heat, power, and biofuels, and that will create new economic opportunities for rural communities. In addition, technical assistance to accessing federal grants and loan programs should be readily and easily available. President Obama.

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