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UPS to invest more than additional $90M in natural gas vehicles and infrastructure; 6 new CNG stations, 440 vehicles

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UPS currently operates 31 CNG fueling stations in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Nevada, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Tennessee, and West Virginia and runs CNG vehicles in 38 states in the U.S. UPS also purchased 50 additional LNG vehicles that were deployed in Indianapolis, Ind.;

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Concentric Ring Gas Atomization Die Design for Optimized Particle Production, $150,000 Praxair, Indianapolis, Ind. Advanced Flow Meter for Extreme Environments (AFMEE), $100,000 MicroNuclear LLC, Franklin, Tenn. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Ga. Selected Labs and Partners. Ames Laboratory. Pipersville, Pa.

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Study: Reducing Future Transportation CO2 Emissions to Kyoto Protocol Levels Will Require Combination of Vehicle Technology and Smart Growth

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A Georgia Tech City and Regional Planning study on climate change concludes that “smart growth” combined with the use of hybrid vehicle technology could reduce cities’ carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions significantly by 2050. Percent change in median CO2 by scenario relative to 2000. Stone et al. 2009) Click to enlarge. Stone et al.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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Georgia Department of Transportation. The Macon-Bibb County Transit Authority, in partnership with the Georgia Department of Transportation, will receive funding to purchase battery electric buses and supporting charging infrastructure. Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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Indianapolis, IN. Indianapolis, IN. Potential locations in IN : Anderson, Morristown, Greenfield, or Indianapolis Fargo, ND. Expanding established propulsion systems into a volume manufacturing environment. State of Colorado State of Georgia Fort Collins, CO Boulder, CO Atlanta, GA. EnerDel, Inc. Kokomo, IN.

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