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FTA awarding $130M in Low-No grants for zero-emission and low-emission transit buses and facilities

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The Michigan Department of Transportation will receive funds to replace aging diesel buses with zero-emission electric buses and related charging station infrastructure, and provide maintenance and first responder training for the new technology. The Bi-State Development Agency (Metro Transit) serving the St. City of Rochester.

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FTA awarding $55M to 10 projects deploying battery-electric and fuel-cell buses

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Sunline Transit Agency, in partnership with the Southern California Association of Governments, will receive funding to build and deploy five hydrogen electric hybrid fuel cell buses. DTA provides approximately 3 million rides per year throughout St. Louis County in northeast Minnesota. SARTA provides more than 2.7

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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

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Field Demonstration of a Near-Zero, Tier 5 compliant, Natural Gas Hybrid Line-Haul Locomotive. Louis Vehicle Electrification Rides for Seniors (SiLVERS). VoICE-MR: Vocation Integrated Cost Estimation for Maintenance and Repair of Alternative Fuel Vehicles (AFV). Cummins Inc. Gas Technology Institute. 350,000.