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EPA announces $1B in grants for electric school buses and heavy-duty vehicles

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Photo: Highland Fleets Today, the US Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) announced nearly $1 billion in grants to replace gas heavy-duty vehicles and school buses with electric vehicles. The transportation sector is the US’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions and a leading source of health-harming pollution.

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Electric School Buses: Are the Advantages Real?

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Manufacturer Thomas Built and Highland Fleets fleet services are among those helping school districts finance their own electric fleets. Highland has promised to provide Massachusetts with electric school bus subscriptions on par with diesel prices through 2025. Maryland already leased 326 buses from Highland.

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EPA awards $5M in Clean Diesel Grants to 4 port projects

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The NJ Department of Environmental Protection will replace Tier 1 engines on marine vessels with Tier 4 certified engines significantly reducing particulate matter, NO x and other pollutants. These vessels operate between Atlantic Highlands in New Jersey and terminal locations in New York City.

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NYSERDA awards $4.6M to 17 transportation projects; support for Syracuse U supercritical diesel injection project

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Rochester), with Blue Lake Associates (Rochester) are working on a device that could reduce pollution from a diesel engine by generating an ionic field to oxidize particulate matter in the exhaust, breaking down complex pollutants and making engines more environmentally friendly. Environmental Energy Technologies Inc.

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Camry hybrid, Ioniq 5 N reviews; Prius and Cybertruck recalls; Highlander EV: The Week in Reverse

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The Kentucky-made three-row Toyota electric SUV that the automaker has been underscoring is on the way has taken on an intriguing twist with new info: that it’s reportedly a Toyota Highlander EV. Rivian charging grades for trip planning – Software Update 2024.11.01 Plus, reportedly, Toyota’s “bZ” nomenclature might already be toast.

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Soot and Spin: Two Plug-in Paradoxes

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Required reading: Bill Moore's EVWorld review and Martin Zimmerman's LA Times piece about their test drives of the Toyota Plug-in Prius and the hydrogen fuel cell Highlander FCHV. Cold starts mean more pollution. Tags: vijay vaitheeswaran plug-in prius electric car zoom plug-in hybrid toyota highlander fchv hydrogen.

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Maryland school board approves purchase of 326 electric school buses; Thomas Built e-buses powered by Proterra

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The Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) (Maryland) Board of Education approved a contract on Tuesday evening with Highland Electric Transportation, a provider of turnkey electric fleet solutions, to convert the MCPS school bus fleet to all-electric, starting with 326 school buses over the next four years.

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