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

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The purchase will add to Lextran's existing fast-charge fleet as well as introduce extended-range buses, allowing for expanded zero emission service, which will help to achieve both Lextran and UK campus sustainability goals. Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority. Capital Area Transit System (CATS). 1,450,000. 500,000.

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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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Headquarters: Phoenix, AZ Manufacturing: Phoenix, AZ and Northern California Deployment: Portland, Salem, Eugene and Corvallis, OR; Seattle, WA; San Diego, CA; Phoenix and Tucson, AZ; Nashville, Chattanooga, and Knoxville, TN. Manufacturing: Warren, MI and St. Louis, MO; Deployment: 11 partner fleets. Chrysler LLC. $70.

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