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WHYY reports Philadelphia’s Proterra electric bus fleet sidelined due to cracked chassis and other defects

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In a March 2021 email, SEPTA General Manager Leslie Richards said she planned to tell Federal Transit Administration officials, who helped underwrite the initial purchase of Proterra buses with a $2.6 million federal grant, that she had doubts about “the future of electric vehicle procurement.”. “I

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Li-ion manufacturer Ener1 files pre-packaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy

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million in federal grant funding under the stimulus package. None of Ener1’s foreign or domestic subsidiaries has initiated reorganization cases, and are not expected to be adversely impacted by the legal proceedings. Ener1’s legal advisor is Reed Smith LLP and its financial advisor is Houlihan Lokey Capital, Inc.

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Obama Announces Steps to Boost Biofuels, Clean Coal; RFS2, BCAP, BIWG and Carbon Capture and Storage Task Force

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USDA provides grants and loans and other financial support to help biofuels and renewable energy commercialization. In addition, technical assistance to accessing federal grants and loan programs should be readily and easily available. Biomass Crop Assistance Program.

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Rivian teams up with Ben & Jerry’s on an electric ice cream truck

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billion loan from the Department of Energy (DOE), though these plans are up in the air under the Trump administration’s recent freeze on federal grants and loans. Rivian is also aiming to build a factory in Georgia with help from a $6.6

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Brightline Brought High-Speed Rail to Florida. Can the Public Sector Follow?

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The project , unlike the one in Florida, whose construction costs have nearly all been paid by Brightline, has received $3 billion in promised federal grants. It aims to be Americas first genuine high-speed rail. The companys hope was to have service up and running before the 2028 Summer Olympics in L.A.

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