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Canada and California to work together on cleaner transportation

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Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, and the Chair of the California Air Resources Board, Mary Nichols, today signed a new cooperation agreement to advance cleaner vehicles and fuels. The transportation sector is the source of nearly a quarter of Canada’s carbon emissions and more than 40% of California’s.

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GAC and Huawei partner to develop Level 4 electric SUV out in 2023

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This strategic cooperation will allow them to build a new generation of intelligent vehicles and digital platforms. Data predicts that the EV global market will expand almost fivefold between 2016 and 2027; an annual increase of 20%. This SUV and multiple other future models will utilize GAC’s GEP.30

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Canada to invest C$120M for EV infrastructure, alt fueling stations and demo projects

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billion) over 11 years to support green infrastructure that will advance Canada’s efforts to build a clean economy. This funding builds on Budget 2016’s investment of C$62.5 Overall, Budget 2017 proposes to invest C$21.9 billion (US$16.4 million (US$436.7

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Ford cuts manufacturing energy use 22% in 6 years; targeting additional 25% Drop by 2016

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The company also announced plans to reduce usage another 25% on a per-vehicle basis by 2016. Ford has reduced the amount of energy required to produce each vehicle in its manufacturing facilities by 22% in the last six years.

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Our enemies are gasoline and the internal combustion engine

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From 1982 to 2016, Green Energy Consumers Alliance focused our attention on building energy fo r homes and businesses. But in 2016, alarmed at the rise in greenhouse gas emissions from cars, we became aware of the potential of vehicle electrification as a measure to reduce those emissions.

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California ARB approves $373M funding plan for advanced vehicle technologies in FY2015-2016; up from $150M last year

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Among the heavy-duty vehicle investments are three new programs, including a trade-up pilot program to transition off-road agricultural equipment to cleaner technologies. 59 million for advanced technology demonstration projects for larger vehicles, building on demonstrations funded with last year’s appropriation. The remaining $5.5

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AZRA invests C$40 million (CAD) in transport electrification in Canada; 2K new charge points and Twizy

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Certified since 1 March 2016 by Transport Canada, its speed is capped at 40 km/h (25 mph) to come under the category of low-speed vehicles. They will be installed for free on private property through the establishment of partnerships with owners of office buildings, shopping centres and other types of buildings.

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