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Ford opens E-Transit Registration site for commercial customers; new pricing

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It will be built alongside the Transit at Ford’s Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo, Missouri. More unusual applications offered include armored transport, blood donation units and prisoner transport. E-Transit is an electrified version of Ford Transit, America’s best-selling commercial van.

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EPA finalizes Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (Transport Rule)

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Transport Rule states. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized the new Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) (also called the Transport Rule). nonattainment and maintenance areas based on: the magnitude of a state’s contribution; the cost of controlling pollution from various sources; and. Source: EPA.

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6.8M gallons in new contracts for Redeem renewable natural gas

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has signed a 5-year maintenance and RNG supply contract for an anticipated one million gallons of Redeem to fuel its 70 street sweepers. Ruan Transportation Management Systems, a nationwide provider, has signed a three-year contract for an approximate 450,000 gallons of Redeem to fuel an additional 20 CNG tractors for its dairy operations.

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USDOT announces $84.9M through Lo-No program to expand advanced bus technologies

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The City of Tucson will receive funds to purchase electric buses with dedicated charging stations and provide maintenance and first responder training for the new technology. The Anaheim Transportation Network will receive funds to purchase advanced battery-electric buses. Regional Transportation District. Metro Transit.

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Study finds road conditions in US states worsening in important categories

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—Baruch Feigenbaum, lead author of the Annual Highway Report and assistant director of transportation at Reason Foundation. Missouri, Maine and Kentucky round out the top five states. North Dakota’s rural and urban Interstate pavement conditions both rank in the top 10 and the state has kept its per-mile costs down.

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GE researchers developing at-home chilled natural gas refueling station for NG vehicles

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GE researchers, in partnership with Chart Industries—a global manufacturer of standard and custom-engineered products and systems for cryogenic and heat transfer applications—and scientists at the University of Missouri, have been awarded $1.8 The total cost of the 28-month program will be approximately $2.3

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Why Schools Should Electrify Their Bus Fleets

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Empowering clean transportation for children We’ll start with the most important reason; electric school buses are healthier for the children. Roughly half a million school buses transport about 20 million students each school day in the United States, and nearly all those buses currently run on diesel.

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