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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

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Regents of University of Minnesota. Louis Vehicle Electrification Rides for Seniors (SiLVERS). Regents of the University of Minnesota. AOI 06a: Research to Transform the Efficiency of Off-Road Vehicles. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Reduced Cost & Complexity for Off-highway Aftertreatment. Zero Emission Freight Future.

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EPA awards $8M in FY2014 clean diesel grants in 21 states, Puerto Rico

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Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Louis Clean Cities is replacing six school busses. Franklin Soil & Water Conservation District is replacing three school buses and four agriculture engines and converting three irrigation pumps to clean burning electric. New Jersey and New York. New York.

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FTA awarding $55M to 10 projects deploying battery-electric and fuel-cell buses

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DTA provides approximately 3 million rides per year throughout St. Louis County in northeast Minnesota. DTA will use these new, zero-emission electric buses to replace some of the oldest diesel buses in its fleet. Stark Area Regional Transit Authority (SARTA).

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DOE awards $100M in 2nd funding round for 32 Energy Frontier Research Centers

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University of Minnesota. Washington University, St. Provide the scientific insights and design principles needed to realize a new generation of powerful and long lasting batteries based on nanostructures. Inorganometallic Catalyst Design Center (ICDC). Photosynthetic Antenna Research Center (PARC).

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