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BAE Systems’ HybriDrive HDS300 technology to power new articulated buses in San Jose

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New Flyer Industries has selected BAE Systems’ HybriDrive HDS300 propulsion system to power a fleet of new 60-foot, low-floor rapid transit buses for the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) in San Jose, California. The simple design of the MTS reduces the cost of maintenance as well as the overall life cycle cost.

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California Energy Commission awards >$6M for EV charging, H2 fueling and V2G

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million contract to the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory will help fund demonstration of an all-electric, heavy duty, non-tactical vehicle-to-grid (V2G) fleet at Moffett Field near San Jose. Operations and maintenance for hydrogen fueling stations: Four grants totaling $1.2

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Clean Energy Fuels delivered 143M gallons of Redeem renewable natural gas in 2019, up 30% year-on-year

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Redeem sales were also strengthened by the addition of more ultra-low emissions trucks operating in the ports of Los Angeles; and from wider adoption by municipalities including Santa Monica, Santa Clarita, Midway City, Redondo Beach, Sacramento, Ontario and San Jose. Homewood Disposal Inc.,

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Ryder begins taking delivery of 125 Chanje electric vans

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These initial 125 EVs will be maintained at Ryder’s state-of-the-art maintenance facilities within the California, New York, and Illinois markets where EV charging stations are being installed. Ryder also plans to equip its maintenance facilities in the San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento, and San Jose, Calif.

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California Energy Commission awards $9.6M to 8 projects on electric vehicles, natural gas and biofuels

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The grant will allow the transit system to install larger, higher capacity fueling compressors that will cut in half the time needed to refuel a CNG bus at its South Bay Maintenance Facility. 1,900,000 to the City of San Jose to build and demonstrate a new system that turns trash into natural gas that can be used as a transportation fuel.

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Why NPR Hates Electric Cars - A Greenius Expose

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He didn’t subtract the maintenance costs you’ll no longer have, including things like smog checks too. Frank didn’t mention anything about the different cities like Portland and San Jose to name a couple who are building the first wave of plug in infrastructure. Greetings From Plugged-In San Jose.

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Study finds that linking increased transportation tax to environmental or other specific benefits increases Americans support for higher transportation taxes

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per gallon to improve road maintenance. The Survey and Policy Research Institute at San Jose State University conducted the national, random-digit-dial telephone survey of 1,519 adults from 1 March to 6 April 2011, on behalf of MTI's National Transportation Finance Center. The 24% support for a $0.10

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