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Volvo Trucks Customer QCD orders 30 more VNR Electric trucks for Southern California fleet

Green Car Congress

A modular design approach using pre-engineered components, which accelerates the project construction and installation process, minimizes interruption to QCD fleet operations and makes it easy and affordable to scale as more EVs are added to QCD’s fleet. Located in the St.

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EV gateway

Electric Auto Association

Louis chapter spreads the message locally. Caravan of GEVA EVs leave the Saint Louis Science Center McDonnell Planetarium. The Gateway Electric Vehicle Association (GEVA) has forged partnerships in the St. Louis area that have proved successful in expanding outreach. Wayne Garver with his 1971 VW conversion. “I

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EV gateway

Electric Auto Association

Louis chapter spreads the message locally. Caravan of GEVA EVs leave the Saint Louis Science Center McDonnell Planetarium. The Gateway Electric Vehicle Association (GEVA) has forged partnerships in the St. Louis area that have proved successful in expanding outreach. Wayne Garver with his 1971 VW conversion. “I

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Junkyard Find: 1964 Mercury Montclair Four-Door Hardtop Marauder

The Truth About Cars

Starting in 1958, Ford's new MEL ( M ercury- E dsel- L incoln) big-block V8 engine was given the Marauder name when installed in Mercury models. The door tag tells us that this car was assembled in St. Louis on November 7, 1963. Yes, I bought these badges. The DSO code of 51 shows that it was sold out of the Denver sales office.

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DOE Investing Up to $78M Investment in Two Consortia Targeting Algae-Based and Biomass-Based Bio-Hydrocarbon Fuels and Infrastructure; $1.6M for Ethanol Blends Fueling Infrastructure

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Led by the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center (St. Louis, MO), NAABB will develop a systems approach for sustainable commercialization of algal biofuel (such as renewable gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel) and bioproducts. National Alliance for Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts (NAABB) ($44 million).

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EPA awards $8M in FY2014 clean diesel grants in 21 states, Puerto Rico

Green Car Congress

American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest is installing APUs on locomotive switch engines and replacing 12 diesel refuse haulers with CNG haulers. Louis Clean Cities is replacing six school busses. Beyond Toxics is replacing one truck and installing advanced exhaust controls on seven trucks. Florida and South Carolina.

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Don’t stop the EV music

Electric Auto Association

The late Jack Rickard of EVTV , a long time member of Gateway Electric Vehicle Association (GEVA), is something of a legend at the St. Louis, Missouri chapter. Assembly and installation instructions are always included, as is remote support. Jack Rickard with his daughter Jackie. It’s all been very fast.