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

Green Car Congress

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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California makes first investments in $100M energy research & development program; also biogas and H2

Green Car Congress

The California Energy Commission approved its first $10 million to fund Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) research and development (R&D) projects during its monthly business meeting today. Southern California Edison, and San Diego Gas & Electric Co. Southern California Edison, and San Diego Gas & Electric Co.

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The influencer

Electric Auto Association

Ever since the 1970’s, when he and his brother would take turns sitting in gas lines on Saturday mornings during a severe gas shortage, Earl Cox had been interested in the development of a vehicle that could run on something other than oil-based fuel. They jumped on the idea. Impacting the EV scene for 3 decades.

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Public-Private Partnership Testing Low-Speed EVs in SoCal

Green Car Congress

The Local Use Vehicle (LUV) Project is testing low-speed, all-electric vehicles in several communities in southwest Los Angeles County. The vehicles, which operate at slow speeds, are designed to take the place of full-size, gas-consuming vehicles.

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Toyota Crown SUV debuts Nov. 14

Baua Electric

14, forward of the 2023 Los Angeles auto display. The taillight design proven within the teaser seems alike to that of the idea that. That style is lately introduced with two hybrid all-wheel force choices, each with an electrical motor that powers the rear wheels, as is conventional for Toyota hybrids. liter inline-4.

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Greenius Says The Congresswoman Gets It. Harman Calls Lack of Bold or Binding Agreement to Cap GHG Emissions in Copenhagen, “Stunning.”

Creative Greenius

I continue to look to my district for inspiration, where Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance and Los Angeles have signed the U.S. Harman with South Bay community leaders outside the Green Idea House home site of Robert and Monica Fortunato.

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Four Startups Aim to Change the Climate Tech Game

Cars That Think

Repurposing oil wells for battery-free energy storage “Our mission is to clean up and convert one million idle oil and gas wells into one million hours of clean energy storage,” said Kemp Gregory, CEO of Renewell Energy , based in Bakersfield, Calif. There are 2.6 million idle wells, Gregory continued, “with an average depth 5000 feet.”

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