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3-Year Cruise Passengers Seek Fraud Charges Over Cancellation

Baua Electric

“I will not believe anything until I have my money in hand,” said Kara Youssef, a 36-year-old former humanitarian worker from Ohio who sold her apartments to pay for the cruise and has been living in an Istanbul hotel with her husband for more than two months as she awaits her refund of $80,000.

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Punching above its weight

Electric Auto Association

Our first two ride & drives, in 2014 and 2015, were the largest NDEW events held in the area west of the Mississippi, south of St. Louis, and north of Florida. If you want to have an in-depth discussion about EVs, solar installation, or anything environmental, you don’t need the usual 5-minute pre-conversation.

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

Green Car Congress

The Worcester Regional Transit Authority (WRTA), the transit provider in Central Massachusetts, will receive funding to purchase and install a Proterra charging station for its existing fleet of zero-emission battery-electric buses. DTA provides approximately 3 million rides per year throughout St. Louis County in northeast Minnesota.

Fuel 150
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DOE to Award $41.9M in Recovery Funds to Spur Growth of Fuel Cell Markets

Green Car Congress

million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding to 13 projects to accelerate the commercialization and deployment of fuel cells and to create jobs in fuel cell manufacturing, installation, maintenance, and support services. Anheuser-Busch (St. Louis, MO). The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $41.9

Market 150
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Junkyard Find: 1972 Ford Econoline "BIG CHEESE"

The Truth About Cars

Perhaps it started out in St. Louis or Salt Lake City and moved to Colorado after its delivery days were over. The build tag says it was built at the Lorain plant in Ohio. Naturally, someone has installed tube headers on the engine. Some comfortable captain-style seats have been installed up front.

Ford 78
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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

Green Car Congress

The program includes the installation of 10 alternative fuel refueling sites (two B20, one Electric Recharging, and seven CNG). The project will deploy 554 alternative fuel and hybrid electric vehicles and install 153 alternative fueling and electric vehicle charging stations throughout the Chicago region. Total DOE award: $15,000,000.