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CARB awards $20M in Cap-and-Trade funding to zero-emission transportation technology demos, H2 ferry, BEV locomotive

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The projects are part of California Climate Investments, a statewide program that puts billions of Cap-and-Trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy and improving public health and the environment—particularly in disadvantaged communities. Bottom: Battery-electric forklift.

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DOE awarding $7.4M to 7 projects for medium-and heavy-duty EV and hydrogen corridor infrastructure plans

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million to seven projects to develop medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicle (EV) charging and hydrogen corridor infrastructure plans across 23 states. The projects would also help improve air quality in underserved areas of major American cities, including New York, Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, San Francisco, Oakland, and Salt Lake City.

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Oregon transit district buying 11 New Flyer electric buses and 7 ABB depot chargers

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Lane Transit District (LTD) in Oregon has awarded New Flyer a contract for 11 Xcelsior CHARGE battery-electric forty-foot heavy-duty transit buses, including seven ABB depot chargers to support electric bus infrastructure development. More than half use electric hybrid propulsion, helping to lower emissions from public transit.

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New California program awards 21 communities, tribes $20M to launch shared, zero-emission mobility projects

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Funding will support projects such as: Innovative transit services such as on-demand shuttles and microtransit; Electric vehicle carsharing; Bikesharing and scooter-sharing; Carpooling and vanpooling; and Ride-on-demand services. Projects were awarded across the state.

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New Flyer unveils Xcelsior CHARGE H2 bus; first to offer two fuel-cell-electric models eligible for federal funding

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(“NFI”), the largest bus manufacturer in North America, unveiled the Xcelsior CHARGE H2—ts fuel cell-electric heavy-duty transit bus—and announced that both the forty-foot and sixty-foot model have successfully completed the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Model Bus Testing Program at Altoona, Pennsylvania (Altoona Testing).

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New California program awards 21 communities, tribes $20M to launch shared, zero-emission mobility projects

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Funding will support projects such as: Innovative transit services such as on-demand shuttles and microtransit; Electric vehicle carsharing; Bikesharing and scooter-sharing; Carpooling and vanpooling; and. Ride-on-demand services. For many awardees this will be a first-of-its-kind mobility project to be funded and launched in their community.

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ChargePoint ranks US metro areas for EV friendliness; SF Bay Area still on top

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ChargePoint—the world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) charging network—released a list of the top 10 friendliest metropolitan areas in the US for EV drivers. The San Francisco Bay Area (including San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose) led the nation, followed by Los Angeles, Seattle, San Diego and Honolulu.