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Louisville launches America’s first 100% electric garbage truck fleet

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In what the city is calling a national first, Louisville, Colorado officials held a “ribbon cutting” last Tuesday to celebrate the launch of a new, all-electric residential recycling and waste collection fleet, which is already the city’s streets. As for the trucks themselves, the Louisville fleet includes four McNeilus Volterra ZSLs.

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San Francisco selects BAE Systems Series-ER for 68 transit buses for Green Bus Zones

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The nine green zones are located in population-dense neighborhoods most affected by air pollution. Boston, Louisville, Montreal, Nashville, and Seattle are using Series-ER technology to cut down emissions. Each of the zones have a large presence of traffic that is contributing to a high rate of air pollution.

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

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The Transit Authority of River City (TARC), the transit agency for Louisville, Kentucky, and southern Indiana, will receive funding to deploy five Proterra battery-electric buses and a fast charging station. The circulator serves the city’s central business district, the Uptown area and historic Oak Cliff neighborhoods. 54,469,249.

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President Obama Outlines Vision and Plan for US High-Speed Passenger Rail System; $13B to Start

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Louis, Kansas City, Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Louisville). Joint 2006 study by the Center for Clean Air Policy and Center for Neighborhood Technology. Gulf Coast Corridor (Houston, New Orleans, Mobile, Birmingham, Atlanta). Chicago Hub Network( Chicago, Milwaukee, Twin Cities, St.

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