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ISE Heavy-Duty Gasoline Hybrid-Electric Drive Systems Available to Any US Transit Agency Through Minnesota DOT Contract

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The State of Minnesota Department of Transportation (MN-DOT) has approved two ISE bus manufacturer partners—New Flyer and ElDorado—to supply their chassis together with ISE’s gasoline series hybrid-electric drive system as a qualified option under the terms of the recently released contract. Earlier post.)

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Bureau of Reclamation buys 27 e-ride electric utility vehicles for Grand Coulee Dam

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The Bureau of Reclamation this fall purchased 27 electric utility vehicles for use at the Grand Coulee Dam. We’re trying to introduce these electric vehicles as a way to offset our current gas fleet vehicles. miles of inspection galleries and 2.5 miles of shafts. Grand Coulee spends over $100,000 on fossil fuel each year.

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SEA Electric got massive order for 1,150 new electric trucks

Electric Vehicles India

The Hino M5 EVs are equipped with Sea Electric patented electric truck powertrains that will deliver to GATR EVs that operates in Iowa and Minnesota in the US as part of GATR Truck Centers. According to SEA’s VP of sales and marketing Nick Casas this order is the company’s first order above 1,000 units.

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Electric vehicles are inflation relief

Electric Auto Association

It builds white-label websites and tools for Auto OEMs, utilities, fleets, and other greentech stakeholders to promote their thought leadership in the electrification of consumer and fleet vehicles. Let's build a scenario Let's say you want to purchase a 2023 Chevy Bolt in Texas.

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Two Studies on Regional Options for Reducing GHG Highlight Need for Reduction in Travel Intensity

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Projected GHG emissions in Minnesota with different reduction wedges and wedge portfolios, in million metric tons of CO 2 equivalent. The team from the Ecosystem Science and Sustainability Initiative, University of Minnesota examined the potential for policies and technologies to effect GHG reductions across all sectors in the state.

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Xcel Energy and Customer Coalition To Be Among First Users of Electric Transit Connect

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Xcel Energy, a major US electricity and natural gas company, will add two of the 13 vans into its corporate fleet. The company will also provide $20,000 grants from its Chairman’s Fund to support the purchase of 11 additional Ford Transit Connect Electric vans for its project partners. The city of Saint Paul, Minn.,

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FedEx and VW EV Plans, Second GM Battery Factory – EV Week in Review: Mar 2 – Mar 8

EV Adoption

This past week was a whirlwind of EV news and developments from FedEx’s plans to electrify its fleet by 2040, VW saying it expects 50% of its US sales to be from EVs, to GM’s likely plans to build a second battery factory with LG Chem, and much more … Automaker/EV Models. VW expects half of U.S. Jeff Howe, R-Rockville.

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