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

Green Car Congress

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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DOE to award up to $137M for SuperTruck II, Vehicle Technology Office programs

Green Car Congress

Drive Oregon. Demonstrate plugā€in electric vehicles through public ride and drives for a wide variety of PEVs and short term extended test drives in key markets throughout Oregon and Washington. valve faces, piston crowns, and exhaust ports) to improve fuel economy. Plug In America. HRL Laboratories, LLC. Description.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota BZ4X EV

Clean Fleet Report

The BZ4X will be sold throughout the world, but in America it will be first offered (April 2022) in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington. Complimentary Maintenance Two years/25,000 miles. A full country roll-out is planned for late 2022.

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