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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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Like the Recovery Act-funded projects, the annual Clean Cities projects include grants for vehicles, infrastructure, and education. New vehicles to be deployed include 55 CNG vehicles, 363 propane vehicles, 89 hybrid electric vehicles, and 56 neighborhood electric vehicles. Last week, the Department of Energy also announced that.

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President Obama Outlines Vision and Plan for US High-Speed Passenger Rail System; $13B to Start

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By late summer, the Federal Railroad Administration will begin awarding the first round of grants. Louis, Kansas City, Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Louisville). The merit-driven process will result in federal grants as soon as late summer 2009. Florida Corridor (Orlando, Tampa, Miami).

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The promise of wireless charging: smaller batteries, longer battery life, fewer charging stations

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Bob Kacergis: Our biggest one is IndyGo in Indianapolis. It’s in the pavement at a bus stop in the middle of a residential neighborhood. Grant Transit, which is in Moses Lake, Washington. The software will just rebalance and provide what the vehicle needs. Charged : Are there some other customers you can tell us about?

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

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Department of Energys Transportation Electrification stimulus program for a federal grant that would enable a nationwide demonstration fleet with the United States Postal Service (USPS) * Potential partnership with USPS to include infrastructure support from ConEd, Duke Energy, DTE Energy and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Washington, D.C.,

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