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Pennsylvania invests $7.9M in 21 alt-fuel projects

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Western Pennsylvania Operating Engineers Joint Apprenticeship and Training Program —$486,066—to convert heavy equipment construction fleets to accept locally produced biofuels and to demonstrate the performance, cost-effectiveness, maintenance, training and research necessary to prove the concept’s viability.

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Study finds testing the technology the strongest initial motivation for fleet managers adopting EVs

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The study by William Sierzchula at Delft University of Technology, published in the journal Transportation Research Part D , used fleet manager interviews and pilot project report to investigate 14 US and Dutch organizations that adopted EVs from 2010 to 2013 to determine which factors influenced their purchase decisions.

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Coulomb Technologies to Provide 4,600 Free Home and Public Charging Stations Through ChargePoint America Program

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The ChargePoint America project will collect data characterizing vehicle use and charging patterns, and Purdue University and Idaho National Labs will analyze the data. Generating revenue for station owners to offset electricity and maintenance costs. The remaining stations will be installed by September 2011.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

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Uber’s also in the process of adding transit connection information to its app as it strives to become a one-stop mobility information service. as well as 600 universities throughout the country. However, the company pulled the plug on U.S. Zipcar’s potential is enormous. Her insights greatly helped with this article.

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DOT to award up to $60M for advanced transportation and congestion management projects; V2X, ITS and mobility services

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Infrastructure maintenance, monitoring, and condition assessment. The DOT is interested in using advanced technologies to improve the public’s connections to employment, education, healthcare, and other essential services. Infrastructure Maintenance, Monitoring, and Condition Assessment.