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NOVEMBER 18, 2017

The project is funded in part by the largest federal grant of its kind—a $1.35-million million grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for advanced technology to help bridge the first/last mile gap. million rides per month, and is growing rapidly.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Metro will test the performance and efficiency of the new technology for up to a year on local streets and roads to determine whether battery-electric buses can be a future replacement option for its remaining diesel-powered coaches. The 38-seat prototype buses have a composite body and can travel 23 miles or more between charges.

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JUNE 17, 2010

or Coulomb Technologies. The projects are made possible with a grant of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds from the Transportation Electrification Initiative administered by the US Department of Energy (DOE). For the first 40 miles, Volt is powered by pure electricity, without using gasoline or producing tailpipe emissions.

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AUGUST 28, 2012

Key to this reduction has been the development and implementation of a plan that has improved the State fleet’s overall use of alternative fuels, the reduction of unneeded fleet vehicles, and reducing unnecessary vehicle miles traveled. 281,619 gallons gasoline equivalent (gge) of CNG and propane (7%). 216,723 gallons E85 ethanol (6%).

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OCTOBER 5, 2015

Battery-electric bus manufacturer Proterra has introduced a new 35-foot vehicle based on the same technology platform as its current 40-foot Catalyst vehicle. Proterra has demonstrated that this option can travel more 700 miles in 24 hours. Earlier post.). Full charge recovery at the depot can be accomplished in less than 90 minutes.

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DECEMBER 20, 2009

billion in federal grant monies awarded to accelerate the manufacturing and deployment of hybrid electric vehicles and new-generation batteries for a project to develop, validate, and deploy 220 advanced plug-in hybrid electric pickups and minivans. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 1, 2010

The MT-EV all-electric chassis utilizes Enova Systems’ 120kW all-electric drive system technology. The battery pack provides up to a 100-mile (161 km) driving range on a single charge. The all-electric chassis also was initiated before stimulus money and federal grants were available for alternative-fuel transportation projects.

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