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New coalition forms to drive adoption of EVs in New Jersey

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Technology companies, automobile dealers, utilities, environmental and community advocates launched a new coalition to push New Jersey to the forefront on electric vehicle adoption. New Jersey has the opportunity to realize these benefits and more, but only with proactive planning and policies.

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DOE awards up to $47M each to 3 offshore wind projects

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The Energy Department selected three offshore wind demonstrations to receive up to $47 million each over the next four years to deploy innovative, grid-connected systems in federal and state waters by 2017. The projects are located off the coasts of New Jersey, Oregon, and Virginia.

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Ninth annual Green Innovation Index finds California light-duty vehicle emissions spike; major challenge to 2030 climate goals

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In the first quarter of 2017, ZEVs accounted for nearly 5% of the state’s auto sales. public charging outlets per ZEV, placing it ahead of only New Jersey and Alaska for availability of infrastructure. The state needs to increase renewable generation by 24% between 2017 to 2020. below their 2006 levels.

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Grabbing the prime real estate for electric truck charging hubs

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Fast-forward to 2017. I started bringing these vehicles to fleets in New York, New Jersey and California. And they assigned us every bit of capacity that was available on the grid. What I can tell you is that the next sites are going to be Newark, New Jersey, and Savannah, Georgia. Get in line.

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Honda launches new “Green Path” initiatives for manufacturing and operations; new $210M paint line at Marysville with new 4C2B process

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The new paint line will cut CO 2 emissions in the painting process by 18% (12,000 metric tons annually) and reduce volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by 66%. Construction of the new paint line will begin this December and is slated for completion in December 2017. million dollars. Source: Honda North America. Click to enlarge.

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