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4,400 Chevrolet Volt Owners to be Eligible for Free Home 240V Charging Stations

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To encourage consumer purchases of electric vehicles, federal grants and other funds have been awarded to install more than 15,000 home charge stations. The Chevrolet Volt is an electric vehicle with extended range capability, designed to drive up to 350 miles without stopping to recharge or refuel.

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GILLIG posts highest score for battery-electric bus at Altoona

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The Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Bus Test Program, conducted by the Larson Transportation Institute’s Bus Research and Testing Center in Altoona, Pennsylvania, evaluates how well vehicles perform under conditions that simulate the rigorous duty cycles required of transit buses. repair hours of unscheduled maintenance.

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King County Metro putting Proterra electric buses into service

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The 38-seat prototype buses have a composite body and can travel 23 miles or more between charges. The prototype buses are expected to get the equivalent of 15 miles per gallon more than a regular hybrid bus. million federal grant. Batteries take 10 minutes or less to fast charge. Metro is pursuing $3.3

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LA Metro and Via Join partner to offer shared rides to select transit stations; $1.35M grant

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The project is funded in part by the largest federal grant of its kind—a $1.35-million million grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for advanced technology to help bridge the first/last mile gap.

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Chrysler Group Awards UM-Dearborn $3.1M to Support Development of Plug-in Hybrid System for Ram Pickup Project

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billion in federal grant monies awarded to accelerate the manufacturing and deployment of hybrid electric vehicles and new-generation batteries for a project to develop, validate, and deploy 220 advanced plug-in hybrid electric pickups and minivans. Earlier post.). Power management will be one of the key challenges in this development?

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Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporations All-Electric Walk-In Van Chassis Debuts at NTEA Work Truck Show; Enova Drive System, Tesla Battery Pack

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The FCCC electric WIV also marks the first commercial vehicle application of a Tesla Motors Li-ion battery pack, which provide up to a 100-mile driving range on a single charge. FCCC initiated our all-electric project well before stimulus money and federal grants were available for alternative-power transportation projects.

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Freightliner Custom Chassis and Morgan Olson Introduce Next Generation Vehicle for FCCC All-Electric Walk-In Van

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The battery pack provides up to a 100-mile (161 km) driving range on a single charge. The all-electric chassis also was initiated before stimulus money and federal grants were available for alternative-fuel transportation projects. The battery pack will charge from fully depleted to fully charged in six to eight hours.