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IHS Markit: average age of cars and light trucks in US rises again in 2019 to 11.8 years

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From 2008-2013, however, the increase was 12.2%. The youngest average age is in Vermont, where the average age of light vehicles is 9.9 There is simply a lack of 2008 and 2009 model year vehicles due to the lower sales numbers during that timeframe. From 2002-2007, the average age of light vehicles in the US increased by 3.5%.

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EPA announces $46M for latest Diesel Emissions Reduction Act funding

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The maximum amount of federal funding that may be requested per application varies by Region: Region 1 (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont) will accept applications requesting up to $1,000,000 in grant funds. Region 2 (New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, U.S. Background.

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EPA announces ~$44M in DERA funding to reduce emissions from diesel engines

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Since the first year of the DERA program in 2008, EPA has competitively awarded more than 790 grants and 420 rebates across the country. Region 1 (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont) will accept proposals requesting up to $1,000,000 in grant funds. Background.

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USDA awards $5.6M to 220 biofuel producers

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The funding for producers is being provided through USDA’s Advanced Biofuel Payment Program, which was established in the 2008 Farm Bill. The biodiesel is distributed throughout Vermont and New Hampshire. White Mountain Biodiesel, LLC of North Haverhill, N.H., a producer of biodiesel from waste vegetable oil, received $8,655.

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EPA announces availability of $26M for projects to reduce diesel emissions from existing fleet

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The top and bottom funding limits that will be considered for each proposal varies by region: Region 1 (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont): EPA is requesting proposals between $100,000 and $800,000. Since the first year of the DERA program in 2008, EPA has awarded nearly 700 grants across the US.

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Governors of 11 Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States Agree to Work Together Toward Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Fuels; Timeline for Developing a Potential Low Carbon Fuel Standard for Region

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The Commonwealth’s Clean Energy Biofuels Act, signed in July 2008, also required Massachusetts to seek an agreement with its fellow RGGI member states to implement a LCFS on a regional basis.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

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Basin Electric Power Cooperative , 2008 Ford Escape by Hymotion, Oct 2007 (Bismark, ND), contact Chris VandeVenter. Peter Mullen, PHEV 2008 Prius by Hybrids Plus , Nov 2007, (Boulder, CO for Seattle resident). Contact Toronto Atmospheric Fund Office for Resource Efficiency Escape by Hybrids Plus , Jan 16, 2008, (USA).

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