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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. The largest PV installation in Georgia. PV canopies will produce power and reduce temperatures underneath canopies.

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

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The San Joaquin Regional Transit District (RTD), the transit provider for Stockton and San Joaquin County in California, will receive funding to purchase five Proterra battery-electric buses and a charging station. San Joaquin Regional Transit District (RTD). Lextran, Transit Authority of the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government.

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Why Businesses Should Adapt EVs to Their Fleet?

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You can save money on fuel by switching to an electric fleet and installing commercial charging stations on-site. Maintenance Costs are Reduced. Electric vehicles have a maintenance cost reduction of more than 50% for commercial fleets operating them today, across all vehicle classes. Reduction in Overall Operational Costs.

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10 Reasons Your Next Car Should Be an EV

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EVs Cost Less to Maintain A recent study by Consumer Reports on repair and maintenance data from thousands of drivers shows that EV drivers pay about half of what drivers of fossil-fuel-powered vehicles pay for maintenance and repairs. Depending on where you live, you could get an incentive for installing a charger, too.

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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

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responder and vehicle maintenance technician training; develop. Natural Gas Credit Purchase system; deliver technical and safety workshops. Purchasing Agreements; train and deploy Energy Coaches who will work. Indiana, will work to make existing municipal fueling stations available to. 499,918. . Colorado Energy.

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