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USDOT FTA announces $182M in Low-No grants for transit vehicles & facilities nationwide

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The non-profit Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) said that it is partnering on 18 of the projects. City of Lawrence / Lawrence Transit. Kansas City Area Transportation Authority. Connecticut Department of Transportation. Delaware Transit Corporation. Golden Empire Transit District.

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UPS to invest $100M more in compressed natural gas, CNG vehicles and related infrastructure

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UPS is working to meet its goal of logging one billion miles with its alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet by the end of 2017, using a Rolling Laboratory approach to determine the right alternative fuel solutions to meet the unique needs of route-specific driving environments. El Paso, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas; Kansas City, Kan.;

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Ford develops and begins manufacturing new powered respirator; expanding other COVID-19 efforts

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Approximately 30 UAW paid volunteers will start making masks in the plant’s ISO Class 8 cleanroom, which is a controlled environment with extremely low levels of pollutants, enabling the safe production of face masks for medical use. Production began earlier this week.

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Amazon leans on Rivian to deliver packages in 100 U.S. cities for the Holidays

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’ After launching a pilot program this past Summer in a dozen cities, including Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Louis, Rivian and Amazon have expanded their fleet of EDVs to over 1,000 units present in more than 100 cities across the United States. .

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Ford to invest $4.7B to improve manufacturing plants & add 6,200 UAW employees to workforce

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The legacy OEM also plans to invest another $1 billion in the next five years to improve the workplace environment in its factories based in the United States. The investment will generate 1,100 union jobs for a third shift at Kansas City Assembly Plant. Ford plans to invest $3.7 by the end of 2026.

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Rivian’s Amazon EV delivery van will drop packages in 100 cities by end of 2022

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Finally, deliveries in production models of the Rivian EDV are set to expand to over 100 cities in the U.S. by the end of the year, including Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Louis, among other cities,” the e-commerce giant said.

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DOE Selects Seven Projects for University Coal Research Program

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University of Missouri, Kansas City, Mo. to develop micro-scale, chemical sensors and sensor arrays composed of nano-derived, metal-oxide composite materials to detect gases such as hydrogen and hydrogen sulfide within high-temperature environments (>500 °C). DOE award: $298,191).

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