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Heavy-Duty EV Manufacturer Proterra Receives $20M Investment from MK Energy and Infrastructure

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The EcoRide BE-35 achieves 500% greater fuel efficiency than conventional diesel buses and more than 400% greater efficiency than the most advanced hybrid transit buses traveling the roads today, according to the Federal Transit Administration sponsored Altoona, Pennsylvania Bus Testing Center. Earlier post.).

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ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

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Electronville: High-Amperage Energy Storage Device-Energy Storage for the Neighborhood. Target energy density is 6-20 times that available state-of-the-art Li-ion batteries and at. Silicon Coated Nanofiber Paper as a Lithium-Ion Anode. DOE grant: $7,200,000). High Energy Density Lithium Batteries. DOE Grant: $4,000,000).

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