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Biden Administration turns to Tesla for help on renewable fuel policy reform

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The updated policy is expected to include benefits for electric vehicles from the United States’ renewable fuel subsidies. Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program. The RFS is a federal program that requires transportation fuel sold in the United States to contain a minimum volume of renewable fuels.

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The US Needs 20 Times More EV Charging Stations by 2030… Or Else

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While it’s great news that electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming more popular in the United States, it does pose a unique issue: EV sales are now outpacing EV charging infrastructure. How many EV chargers are currently installed in the United States? Which kinds of EV charging incentives are available?

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How Truck Stops and Convenience Stores Can Benefit from Holiday EV Travel

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The number of holiday travelers has returned to pre-pandemic levels, which means a lot of people are hitting the road in the United States. The American Automobile Association (AAA) predicts that 115.2 million Americans will travel during the 2023 holiday travel period, and 90% of them will travel by car.

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Senate Energy Bill Contains $3.8B for Natural Gas Vehicle Conversion and Purchasing, $400M for Plug-in Vehicle Deployment

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The bill establishes within the Department of Energy a Natural Gas Vehicle and Infrastructure Development Program for the purpose of facilitating the use of natural gas in the United States as an alternative transportation fuel, in order to achieve the maximum feasible reduction in domestic oil use.

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MIT Energy Initiative Publishes Report on Reducing CO2 Emissions from Existing Coal Plants

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In the interim, we need a large, focused, federal program to develop and demonstrate commercial-scale technologies. However, specific retrofit projects will need to pass various site-specific screens, such as available space, increased water supply, and CO 2 off-take options.

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Hyundai to offer Tucson Fuel Cell vehicle to LA-area retail customers in spring 2014; Honda, Toyota show latest FCV concepts targeting 2015 launch

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Availability begins in Spring 2014 at several Southern California Hyundai dealers. Availability of the Tucson Fuel Cell will expand to other regions of the country consistent with the accelerating deployment of hydrogen refueling stations. This also is why Honda is an enthusiastic participant in a federal program, H 2 USA.

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National Research Council Report Recommends Setting a US Carbon Budget Through 2050; Concludes Known Technologies Not Sufficient to Meet Budget Goals

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The US emitted approximately 7 gigatons of CO 2 equivalent in 2008 (the most current year for which such data were available). Improvements in nuclear technology are commercially available, but power plants using this technology have not yet been built in the United States.