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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. AVTA is committed to having an all electric fleet by 2018. FY2017 Low-No projects.

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FTA awarding $130M in Low-No grants for zero-emission and low-emission transit buses and facilities

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Gainesville RTS will receive funds to purchase a new electric bus to replace an existing diesel bus that has reached the end of its useful life, and to modify its existing charging station equipment to support its electric bus fleet. The Bi-State Development Agency (Metro Transit) serving the St. Chatham Area Transit (CAT). 356,046.

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FTA awarding $55M to 10 projects deploying battery-electric and fuel-cell buses

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Grants from the LoNo program help transit agencies integrate more of these advanced buses into their fleets. This project will increase Sunlineā€™s current fleet of hydrogen electric hybrid fuel cell buses and allow the agency to offer expanded transit service in the Coachella Valley area of Southern California. Project sponsor.

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5 Top Destinations for a Spring Break EV Road Trip

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The great American road starts in Chicago and takes you through cities like St. Louis and Oklahoma City before ending in Santa Monica on the west side of Los Angeles. Be mindful of maintenance needs and weather changes over long distances. Route 66 Driving across one state is fun, but what about eight? Plan ahead.

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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

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Artificial Intelligence-Engine for Optimizing Integrated Service in Mixed Fleet Transit Operations. AOI 13: Alternative Fuel Proof-of-Concept in New Communities and Fleets. Louis Vehicle Electrification Rides for Seniors (SiLVERS). Medium-duty eTruck: Pilot Electrified Fleets in Urban and Regional Applications.

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DOE to Award $41.9M in Recovery Funds to Spur Growth of Fuel Cell Markets

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million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding to 13 projects to accelerate the commercialization and deployment of fuel cells and to create jobs in fuel cell manufacturing, installation, maintenance, and support services. Anheuser-Busch (St. Louis, MO). The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $41.9 million.

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Fuel cell market receives funding boost

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The money will help create jobs in fuel cell manufacturing, installation, maintenance and support services. Will deploy 35 fuel cell systems as battery replacements for a complete fleet of electric lift trucks. Anheuser-Busch in St Louis, MO. The projects awarded funding include: - FedEx Freight East in Harrison, AR.

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