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UPS to invest $100M more in compressed natural gas, CNG vehicles and related infrastructure

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The CNG fueling stations and vehicle purchases totaling $100 million are part of UPS’ ongoing commitment to diversify its fuel sources and reduce its environmental impact. El Paso, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas; Kansas City, Kan.; The new CNG tractors to be deployed in these cities will be manufactured by Kenworth.

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Clean Energy to build new CNG stations for multiple transit agencies and large school district; agreements with trucking, refuse and others

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will construct new compressed natural gas (CNG) stations for Arlington Transit (ART) in Arlington County, Virginia; Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE) in Long Island, NY; and North Kansas City (MO) School District, which is set to become the largest school district in the US to transition its school bus fleet to CNG. Schlosser Co.

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ICCT assesses factors driving EV market in US cities

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We catalogued dozens of unique electric vehicle actions and found statistically significant relationships between the electric vehicle share of new light-duty vehicle sales and model availability, consumer incentives, public charging infrastructure, workplace charging, HOV lane access, and city promotion actions.

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Smith Electric Vehicles US Partners with Clean Fuels Ohio Program To Target $10M in Federal Funding

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With funding anticipated at 50 percent of the incremental vehicle purchase price, this program is key to making electric vehicles a viable option for fleet operators. SEV-US Corp will assemble all-electric commercial vehicles in Kansas City beginning in the third quarter of 2009. Bryan Hansel, CEO of SEV-US. Earlier post.)

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Smith Telemetry for EVs Launches at CV Operator Show

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The largest supplier of electric light commercial vehicles (LCVs) to a major UK Government programme, Smith is supplying 47 of its Smith Edison vans into Phase One of the LCVPP. Smith is one of three companies that are supplying a total of 70 electric LCVs in Phase One.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Dayton Power & Light Company. Florida Power and Light Company. Hawai`i Electric Light. Indianapolis Power & Light Company. Kansas City Power & Light. Alone, the federal government plans to purchase more than 500 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) or EVs in fiscal year 2017. Duke Energy.

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

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 25 cost-share projects under the Clean Cities program that will be funded with nearly $300 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Team partners will purchase a total of 191 commercially available light- to heavy-duty alternative-fuel and advanced-technology vehicles.