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million to the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) under the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program to build and to test seven hybrid fuel-cell, Class 8 trucks to transport cargo at the Long Beach and Los Angeles ports. gallons per minute models availabletoday.
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lower cost than those availabletoday, based on a friction. Improved Manufacturing for High-Performance Magnets. Electron Energy Corporation will develop a technology to. manufacture permanent magnets that are both stronger and. consolidation extrusion process. If successful, this technology. used in these machines. 2,904,000.
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