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Newsby StaffDecember 17, 2010

Obama signs $858B tax bill

Bill includes the extension of both the Commuter Tax Benefit and the alternative fuel tax credit, as well as other programs that were set to expire at the end of year.

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Newsby StaffDecember 17, 2010

Clean Energy to supply Hertz LAX fueling station

The new CNG fueling facility, available 24/7 for public access, will support the expanding Hertz fleet of clean-burning CNG airport shuttle buses. The company currently deploys CNG airport buses at its LAX location to transport its rental car customers to and from airline terminals.

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Newsby StaffDecember 16, 2010

Proterra builds first battery-electric bus at S.C. plant

The first bus will be sent to Altoona for safety testing. The EcoRide BE35 will be the first all-electric bus that the center will be testing and once completed, allows Proterra to mass produce and sell the bus on a commercial scale.

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Newsby StaffDecember 15, 2010

DesignLine receives substantial financing

The patented and proprietary designs for hybrid and all-electric buses significantly reduce emissions and provide lower total life-cycle operational costs, according to the company.

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Newsby StaffDecember 15, 2010

S.F. MTA unveils 100th transit shelter

Some of the new transit shelters will use third-generation organic-dye-based photovoltaic solar film to power the shelter lights and information systems. The structures of the new shelters use steel with high-recycled content as well as energy-efficient LEDs.

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Newsby StaffDecember 13, 2010

Car-sharing option helps students get home for holidays

The Hertz Connect program lets college students at Oberlin University reserve cars by the hour or by the day for as little as $8 an hour, including gas and insurance.

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Newsby StaffDecember 8, 2010

Clean Energy to acquire Wyoming Northstar Inc.

Northstar is the recognized leader in LNG/LCNG (liquefied to compressed natural gas) fueling system technologies, including the manufacture of one of only two weights-and-measures certified LNG dispensers.

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Newsby StaffDecember 6, 2010

Calif.’s Big Blue Bus honored for eco-maintenance facility

The $60M, 66,000 square-foot maintenance facility enables mechanics to service every type of alternative fueled vehicle, and features 600 roof-mounted photovoltaic panels, minimum energy water heaters to help reduce operating costs, and an urban runoff system to filter storm water.

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Newsby StaffDecember 2, 2010

Krystal enters pre-arranged Chapter 11, will emerge with all-electric vehicles

All operations, including manufacturing, sales and warranty support, will continue to operate as usual during the reorganization, company officials said.

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Newsby StaffDecember 1, 2010

FRA awards bio-based fuels, lubricants grants

With a similar grant, Amtrak equipped a Heartland Flyer train operating between Oklahoma City, Okla. and Ft. Worth, Texas to run on a biodiesel blend known as B20, which is 20 percent pure biofuel and 80 percent diesel.

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