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About 20 metro Chicago municipalities are selected to participate in a ComEd-backed electric vehicle readiness program that promotes collaboration on EV infrastructure policies. (Landmark)
Maryland announces launch of $17 million grant program to expand adoption of electric school buses in the state. (CBS News)
Milwaukee Public Schools and the city of Milwaukee receive nearly $18 million in federal funding to replace diesel buses and heavy duty vehicles with electric and zero-emissions models. (Wisconsin Public Radio)
The U.S. Postal Service has only received 93 of the 3,000 electric trucks it anticipated at this point due to manufacturing delays and supplier infighting, putting the program even more at risk of being undercut by President-elect Trump. (Washington Post)
A Virginia school district is adding 10 electric school buses to its fleet with the help of a $3.45 million federal grant. (WRIC)
Maine has no current plans to bring back its electric vehicle rebate program after it exhausted its $13.5 million in funds, and instead expects to focus more limited funding on low-income households and other groups that are “slower to adopt” EVs. (Maine Morning Star)
Michigan receives $4.4 million in federal funding to deploy 15 electric recycling trucks along with charging stations in three southeastern counties. (Michigan Advance)