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3 Key EV Charging Infrastructure Issues that need to be Addressed

Clean Fleet Report

They also recommended collaboration and interoperability between charging providers to address the fragmentation that makes it more difficult for people to find and use the available chargers. More specifically, 44% felt worried about charging point availability. Long-term and widespread improvements will take time, however.

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USDA providing $9.6M to create 9,000 acres of BCAP project areas for non-food energy crop production

Green Car Congress

Producers in these 28 counties throughout Arkansas, North Carolina and New York who voluntarily sign up and enter into BCAP contracts are eligible for reimbursements of up to 75% of the establishment costs of the perennial energy crop, and up to five years of annual maintenance payments for herbaceous crops and up to 11 years for woody crops.

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kWh Billing and New EV Charging Tax Policies: What You Need to Know

Blink Charging

Taxing charging revenue The federal government and many states currently tax sales of gasoline and diesel to fund “related government services like road construction, maintenance, repair, and public transportation.” Similar to Iowa, Montana introduced a $0.03 Kentucky will implement the kWh tax starting in January 2024.

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State Department releases Keystone XL Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement

Green Car Congress

Varying pipeline availability has little impact on the prices that US consumers pay for refined products such as gasoline or for heavy crude demand in the Gulf Coast. Moreover, the 2011 Final EIS route went from Montana to Steele City, Nebraska, and then from Cushing, Oklahoma, to the Gulf Coast area.

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Ford showcasing vehicle-to-vehicle communication for crash avoidance; potential for leveraging WiFi and smartphones to extend quickly the number of participating vehicles

Green Car Congress

On-board equipment may also advise vehicle owners on how to optimize the vehicle’s operation and maintenance for maximum fuel efficiency. If you have two cars about to collide at an intersection, you need something with high availability and low latency on a dedicated channel.

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Are Disposable Hotel Slippers the Next Plastic Straws?

Baua Electric

The maintenance crew suggested electric locks on guest room doors. Six Senses Crans-Montana in Switzerland stocks Kaaita felt slippers made from recycled plastic bottles that can be washed and reused or recycled at the end of their life span. The food and beverage department proposed making jams from fruit peels.