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UC Davis secures $20M federal grant renewal to lead the National Center for Sustainable Transportation

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The funding was granted as part of the Department of Transportation’s University Transportation Center (UTC) program, which is awarding up to $435 million in grant awards for 34 UTCs. The new grant also enables the NCST to expand its consortium. Earlier post.)

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Sea-Tac Airport launches major ground support equipment electrification project

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million in airline fuel costs and 10,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions—the equivalent of taking 1,900 cars off the road. The $31-million project is funded in large part through federal grants. The US Department of Energy provided $5 million through a grant with the Western Washington Clean Cities Coalition.

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The trials of public charging, part 2 (of many to come)

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Plugging in to public charge stations is part of the process of introducing Americans to electric cars. Now that your new plug-in car is parked discretely with the gas burners, what happens to the charge station? Publicly plugging in is an act of coming out, of civic responsibility. It waits patiently for someone to really need it.

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Proterra introduces 35-foot electric bus

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The modular configuration is a part of Proterra’s approach to electrifying mass transit routes across the United States. Moreover, the contract seeks to match and qualify contract users with federal grant and/or stimulus funds.

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8 Reasons Government Grants Should Include Funding for Level 1 Charging Infrastructure

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Because so many consumers compare the EV charging process to that of filling up an ICE car at a gas station, there’s an assumption by some that we have to try and replicate the gas station model for refueling electric vehicles. And a big part of that could and should be good old Level 1/120V chargers and smart outlets.

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Sodium batteries from Michigan to challenge lithium’s grip – ET Auto

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Natron’s facility in Holland, Michigan, is funded in part by a nearly USD 20 million federal grant. the largest oil and gas drilling company in the US, sees Natron batteries as a way to cut emissions by making their rigs more efficient. Other companies — including HiNa Battery Technology Co. and Amazon.com Inc.,

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

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Department of Energys Transportation Electrification stimulus program for a federal grant that would enable a nationwide demonstration fleet with the United States Postal Service (USPS) * Potential partnership with USPS to include infrastructure support from ConEd, Duke Energy, DTE Energy and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Washington, D.C.,

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