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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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City of Los Angeles, Department of Transportation. This project is unique in that the buses will be charged during the day to take advantage of the renewable energy made available by the abundant solar and wind energy available on the island. These vehicles will be the first electric transit buses deployed in Iowa.

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

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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. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, California: $4,466,000. Ames Transit Agency, Iowa: $1,600,000.

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The EV Transition Explained: Policy Roadblocks

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Public Utility Commissions (PUCs)] and many state and federal agencies,” states a report by the non-profit group Americans for a Clean Energy Grid. Affordability is expected to be just one highly contentious issue: Who, exactly, is going to pay for grid upgrades? Permitting issues also bedevil wind power projects.

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