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President’s 2016 Budget requests $29.9B for DOE; 9% boost over FY 2015 enacted; $793M (2.7%) for sustainable transportation

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billion over the FY 2015 Enacted level, to maintain a safe, secure, and effective nuclear weapons stockpile in the absence of nuclear testing and manage the research, development, and production activities and associated infrastructure maintenance and modernization needed to meet national nuclear security requirements. Within the $10.7

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Phoenix Motorcars deploys electric cargo truck to service family-owned business in Sacramento

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Funded through the Sacramento Emergency Clean Air & Transportation Grant Program (SECAT), the electric box truck deployment highlights the appetite amongst fleets in California to choose cleaner, sustainable transportation options. —Kristian Damkier, Assoc. Air Quality Engineer at Sac Metro Air District.

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How Eco-Friendly Transportation Boosts Business Success

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Doing Well by Doing Good Sustainability and eco-friendly decisions are leading trends in the transportation industry today, and for good reason. According to the Environmental Protection Agenc y (EPA), the transportation industry is responsible for 29% of all greenhouse gas emissions in 2023.

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Volvo Trucks receives order of 50 Volvo VNR Electric Trucks for WattEV’s Truck-as-a-Service start-up

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To support its TaaS model, WattEV is building a public network of heavy-duty battery-electric truck charging depots to service major transportation corridors, connecting shipping ports with freight distribution centers and warehouse locations.

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Driving Your City Forward With Clean Electric Public Transportation

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Transportation in the U.S. According to the American Public Transit Association, Americans took nearly 10 billion trips via public transportation in 2019. With that much activity, public transit makes a significant contribution to the total environmental and economic impact of the transportation sector in the U.S.

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Coach Atlantic Maritime Bus testing battery-electric MCI D45 CRTe LE coach in Canada

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Government officials, transportation stakeholders and sustainability experts will also take part in the tour. Coach Atlantic Maritime Bus has committed to green strategies throughout its offices, maintenance hubs and service routes, and anticipates introducing battery electric to its operation by 2022.

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Independent study confirms cost savings & emissions advantages for heavy-duty trucks running ClearFlame’s engine technology

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TWC systems are lighter and less expensive than SCR systems, and do not require the use of diesel emission fluid (DEF), resulting in lower capital, operating, and maintenance costs for the aftertreatment system. The independent study was commissioned by ClearFlame Technologies and conducted by GNA Clean Transportation & Energy Consultants.

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