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

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Eligible projects included those that replace, rehabilitate, lease, and purchase buses and related equipment as well as projects to purchase, rehabilitate, construct or lease bus-related facilities, such as buildings for bus storage and maintenance. million for hydrogen fuel cell buses. Description. City of Fairfield. 746,456.

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New Jersey to ban the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035

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The state Department of Environment Protection announced that it will prohibit the sale of new gas-powered cars precisely on January 1, 2035. Consumers may still purchase used gasoline-powered vehicles. It joins California, Vermont, New York, Washington, Oregon, Massachusetts, Virginia, Rhode Island, Maryland, and Connecticut.

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Canada and California to work together on cleaner transportation

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Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, and the Chair of the California Air Resources Board, Mary Nichols, today signed a new cooperation agreement to advance cleaner vehicles and fuels. The transportation sector is the source of nearly a quarter of Canada’s carbon emissions and more than 40% of California’s.

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8 ZEV states announce US ZEV sales top 260,000 units

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Californians have purchased or leased more than 100,000 ZEVs. The other seven states—Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont—account for more than 135,000 vehicles. —Deputy Secretary Kathy Kinsey of the Maryland Department of the Environment. million by 2025.

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The State of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Electrification

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This is particularly true for cargo vans and similar medium-duty vehicles, driven by purchase commitments from large fleet operators, with heavy-duty fleet operators committing as well. Timelines for electrification of heavy duty vehicles tend to range from 2030 outwards and cover only percentages of new trucks purchased.

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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

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the Environment. Natural Gas Credit Purchase system; deliver technical and safety workshops. Purchasing Agreements; train and deploy Energy Coaches who will work. availability of transportation fuels across Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. petroleum reduction strategies. Center for.

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12 Exciting Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2022

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With its higher frequencies, 6-GHz Wi-Fi is expected to find use in heavy traffic environments like offices and public hotspots. Highview Power has said it plans to build a similar plant in Vermont, although it has not specified a timeline yet. The new band is called Wi-Fi 6E because it extends Wi-Fi’s capabilities into the 6-GHz band.

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