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Clemson, SC purchases 10 Proterra electric buses

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Clemson Area Transit (CATbus) has purchased ten 40' Proterra Catalyst E2 buses and related charging infrastructure. CATbus purchased the Proterra Catalyst E2 buses in part with $3.9 The Low-No program provided $55 million in bus-buying grants to municipalities in 2016, of which Clemson’s grant was among the largest.

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

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Eligible projects included those that replace, rehabilitate, lease, and purchase buses and related equipment as well as projects to purchase, rehabilitate, construct or lease bus-related facilities, such as buildings for bus storage and maintenance. Alabama A&M University. million for hydrogen fuel cell buses. 1,225,000.

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Obama sets goal of reducing US oil imports by 1/3 by 2025; domestic and Western Hemisphere production, natural gas, biofuels, electric vehicles, fleet purchases

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Obama was delivering a speech on energy policy at Georgetown University. In fact, the Air Force is aiming to get half of its domestic jet fuel from alternative sources by 2016. The fleet of cars and trucks we use in the federal government is one of the largest in the country. —President Obama.

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ICCT paper assesses leading regional EV markets in US and policies behind them

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regulation, purchasing incentives), local policy (e.g., The authors defined regions as the Midwest, Mountain, Northeast, South, and West, based on the US Census (2016). There are substantial purchase incentives in California, Colorado, Connecticut, North Carolina, and Washington. Click to enlarge. —Kwan et al.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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35 new businesses, non-profits, universities, and utilities signing on to DOE’s Workplace Charging Challenge and committing to provide electric vehicle charging access for their workforce. Expanding the EV fleet. Municipal fleet electrification. Among the actions announced are: Unlocking up to $4.5

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IEA: improving efficiency of road-freight transport critical to reduce oil-demand growth; three areas of focus

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Second, the IEA report finds that energy-efficiency improvements for the existing fleet should include aerodynamic retrofits to reduce drag as well as low-rolling resistance tires. Standards can be supported by differentiated vehicle taxation to incentivize the purchase and operation of efficient trucks.

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Study concludes US CAFE regulation can accelerate EV market penetration

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In a new study, a team from the University of Central Florida and MIT has found that the US Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards is an effective policy solution that does increase the adoption of EVs, whether it is implemented alone or in conjunction with another policy such as government incentives. in 2016 to almost 10% in 2030.

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