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USDOT Awards Nearly $60 Million in Advanced Vehicle Technology Grants to Arizona, Texas, & Utah to Serve as National Models & Help Save Lives on Our Nation’s Roadways

June 24, 2024 admin Arizona, clean transport, department of transportation (dot), Electric vehicles, ev charging, federal highway administration (fhwa), fhwa, grid, Pete Buttigieg, policy & politics, press releases, Smart Grid, texas, usdot, Utah, v2x, vehicle to grid

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2024 15:06:23 +0000

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced that it is awarding $60 million in grants under the Saving Lives with Connectivity: Accelerating V2X Deployment program to advance connected and interoperable vehicle technologies. The grants to recipients in Arizona, Texas, and Utah will serve … [continued]

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces 3rd Year of SMART Grants, Funding Transportation Technology & Innovation

May 16, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, bipartisan infrastructure law, clean transport, department of transportation (dot), green economy, green jobs, investing in america, investment, Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, usdot

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Mon, 13 May 2024 22:57:04 +0000

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced today that it is accepting applications for the third year of its Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program. The SMART Grants Program was made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, signed by President Biden on November 15, 2021. As … [continued]

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Biden-Harris Administration Releases First-Ever National Strategy to Accelerate Deployment of Zero-Emission Infrastructure for Freight Trucks

March 15, 2024 admin clean transport, department of transportation (dot), electric trucks, Electric vehicles, environmental protection agency (epa), EPA, jennifer granholm, Joe Biden, policy & politics, press releases, Shipping, subsidies, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2024 03:57:55 +0000

Landmark Strategy Will Build on New National Electric Vehicle Freight Corridors Designated by the Federal Highway Administration and Advance the President’s Clean Transportation Goal to Decarbonize the Freight Sector to Improve Our Communities, the Environment, and the Economy WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Biden-Harris Administration today released the National Zero-Emission Freight Corridor … [continued]

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U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $31.4 Million Loan to Upgrade Critical Rail Lines in California

February 1, 2024 admin clean transport, department of transportation (dot), mass transit / public transit, policy & politics, trains / rail

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2024 01:59:20 +0000

New and Improved Rail Infrastructure Will Enhance Safety and Supply Chain for the Region WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation … [continued]

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U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Transportation, & Transport Canada — Taking Action to Reduce Rail Sector Emissions

December 9, 2023 admin clean transport, department of transportation (dot), jennifer granholm, Pete Buttigieg, policy & politics, trains / rail, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2023 02:42:55 +0000

Today, on the margins of COP28, United States Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm, United States Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, … [continued]

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U.S. Federal Government Takes Next Steps On Infrastructure Bill EV Charging

May 25, 2023 admin argonne national laboratory, bipartisan infrastructure law, clean transport, department of transportation (dot), Electric vehicles, ev charging, idaho national laboratory, jennifer granholm, Joe Biden, national renewable energy laboratory, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), policy & politics

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 23 May 2023 11:35:21 +0000

The Biden administration recently announced a Ride and Drive Electric funding opportunity worth $51 million. This initiative is part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and aims to expedite the electrification of the nation’s transportation sector. Furthermore, this move aims to encourage private sector investments in clean transportation. Additionally, the administration has launched the National Charging […]

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EV Charging Between Canada & The US? Enjoy The New Binational EV Corridor

May 24, 2023 admin bipartisan infrastructure law, Canada, clean transport, department of transportation (dot), Electric vehicles, ev charging, Pete Buttigieg, policy & politics, US

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 22 May 2023 11:10:57 +0000

Canada and the US have announced a collaborative alternative fuel network, to be called the Binational EV Corridor, which is designed to assure EV drivers from both countries that they’ll have easy, reliable charging when travels take them across the border. Both countries have committed to harmonize charging standards and develop interrelated alternative fuel corridors, […]

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Biden–Harris Administration Releases 1st-Ever Blueprint to Decarbonize America’s Transportation Sector

January 12, 2023 admin clean transport, department of transportation (dot), Electric vehicles, environmental protection agency (epa), EPA, jennifer granholm, Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, policy & politics, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2023 14:16:56 +0000

Landmark Blueprint Will Advance the President’s Clean Transportation Agenda, Slashing Consumer Costs, Improving Public Health, and Increasing the Nation’s Energy Security

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Buy Clean Takes Center Stage at U.S. DOT & Other Agencies

September 17, 2022 admin asphalt, buy clean, clean power, clean transport, concrete, department of transportation (dot), inflation reduction act of 2022., Joe Biden, steel

Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2022 20:17:55 +0000

Both the Biden administration and Congress recognize the importance of investing big in a clean and globally competitive industrial manufacturing base. A cornerstone of that effort is leveraging the federal government’s purchasing power to buy cleaner concrete, steel, and other industrial materials to catalyze market transformation. The Biden administration has already laid vital groundwork to do […]