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Academy Bus orders 6 New Flyer electric buses for Columbia University

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Academy Express, LLC has awarded New Flyer a contract for six Xcelsior CHARGE battery-electric, forty-foot heavy-duty transit buses complete with three charging stations. The purchase is supported by New York State Electric Vehicle Voucher Incentive Funds (NYSERDA) focused on advancing clean vehicle technologies in New York.

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Tesla-Hertz partnership expands to sixteen new cities

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Initially, Hertz made its Model 3 and Model Y vehicles available in Atlanta, GA, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Los Angeles, CA, Miami, FL, Orlando, FL, San Francisco, CA, and Washington D.C. Now, sixteen new cities are being added to the company’s locations that have Teslas available for rent : Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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US auto dealers sue Mahindra & Mahindra over diesel pickup and SUVs

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—attorney Michael Diaz, the managing partner of Miami-based Diaz Reus & Targ. by dealerships in New Hampshire, Florida, California, New Jersey, and Washington. and elsewhere in clear violation of their commitments. The mass tort lawsuit was filed in U.S.

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$112.5M awarded to research consortia studying effects of Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Gulf of Mexico

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Member Institutions: Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Florida Institute of Oceanography, Georgia Institute of Technology, Naval Research Laboratory, Norwegian Meteorological Institute, Science Applications International Corporation, University of South Florida, University of West Florida, University of Miami, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

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US Public Transit Ridership in 2008 At Highest Level in 52 years; 10.7B Trips

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Light rail systems with double digit ridership in 2008 were located in the following areas: Buffalo (23.9%); Philadelphia (23.3 %); Sacramento (14.4%); Baltimore (13.7%); Minneapolis (12.3%); Salt Lake City (12.3%); the state of New Jersey (10.9%); Denver (10.5%); and Dallas (10.2%). Commuter rail increased in 2008 by 4.7%. in 2008.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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The buses will be operated on BCT's express bus routes servicing the Southeast Florida cities of Fort Lauderdale and Miami. The new buses will be used on routes that connect residents to employment opportunities. New Jersey Transit. City of Tallahassee.

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