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CTE is proud to highlight the work Joel Donham, one of our engineering consultants working from our Saint Paul, Minnesota office.

The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Monday to pass its Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) Appropriations Bill, The bill includes several key provisions related to the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Low or No Emission Vehicle Program (Low-No), including setting funding levels at $75 million for FY2020, a huge win for proponents of zero-emission vehicles all over the United States.

CTE, in partnership with the Midwest Hydrogen Center of Excellence (MHCoE), Cleveland State University (CSU), and the Stark Area Regional Transit Authority (SARTA) have released a study evaluating the relationship between ambient temperature and fuel economy for zero-emission buses.

CTE wrote an article for ACT News on our work to electrify the heavy-duty vehicle industry. Transportation accounts for 30% of the greenhouse gas emissions in the US with 25% of these emissions coming from the medium and heavy-duty vehicle markets. Consider this within the context that medium and heavy-duty vehicles represent just 4% of the vehicles on the road. This is the driver behind our work removing fossil fueled vehicles from the road.

CTE's Executive Director, Dan Raudebaugh, speaks with Jason Margolis on PRI's The World about the future of electric vehicles, China's domination in the electric bus market, the difficulty of transitioning to new energy sources, and the United States' effort to get on board.

Anheuser-Busch, BYD (Build Your Dreams), the Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE), and ENGIE Services U.S. (ENGIE) announced that Anheuser-Busch will be deploying 21 BYD battery electric trucks in their California fleet as part of a state project to showcase economically and environmentally sustainable warehousing and distribution technology. This is a landmark achievement as the largest Class 8 electric truck deployment in North America.

The Center for Transportation & the Environment (CTE) was selected by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to coordinate research and outreach priorities for the newly created Transit Vehicle Innovation Deployment Centers (TVIDCs).

Last weekend, Proterra's first zero-emission bus (ZEB) was inducted into the National Bus Museum in Hershey, PA. This bus was successfully designed, built, and demonstrated around North America under a partnership between the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Proterra, and CTE, among others.