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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies: Provide shade structures with integrated, grid tied photovoltaic cells to be erected on the bus storage lot at the Laredo Bus Maintenance Facility. It would also fund stationary fuel cells to provide primary and emergency back-up power for the bus maintenance and storage facilities.

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Next 10 report finds California will meet or exceed original target of 1.5M ZEVs by 2025

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Bloomberg New Energy Finance estimates battery cost will decline by almost 10% until 2025, when ZEVs will reach price parity with ICE vehicles. ZEVs require significantly less time and money spent on maintenance because they have only about 20 moving parts – about 1,800 fewer moving parts than traditional ICE vehicles.

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Mn/DOT assessing potential for mileage-based user fee to replace fuel tax; Battelle conducting technology assessment

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These funding sources support construction and maintenance of the highway system. Other state DOTs also are researching alternative financing methods to supplement or replace a gas tax. Based on its last state transportation plan, Mn/DOT anticipates as much as a $50-billion transportation funding shortfall during the next 20 years.

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The State of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Electrification

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Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Washington, and Vermont are adopting the same rules. Federal funding for these improvements includes $20 billion under the Building a Better Grid Initiative and an additional $13 billion in financing opportunities and programs. With approval from the U.S.

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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Navigant’s analysis indicates that only buyers in California and Oregon will purchase sufficient numbers of vehicles in order to meet the ZEV requirement in 2018 and 2019. The requirement has been extended through 2025; however, the mandated sales levels are not likely to be met, Navigant notes.

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EV Chargers for All!

Cars That Think

Considering the costs associated with installation and maintenance and anticipating the resistance I’m likely to encounter, I decided to put my charger crusade on hold.” Gillian Flaccus/AP Renters in the United States are now spending 30 percent of their income on rent, leaving little to finance the purchase of a vehicle.