Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has put the Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP) on hold after receiving voucher requests for its entire $142-million budget. In total, the program has helped more than 1,500 California fleets buy cleaner vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

To ensure and accelerate the transition, we must move beyond the set of traditional mechanisms that have been used to assist one-to-one replacements of trucks and buses, such as grant programs providing basic buy-down payments. To date, traditional government grant programs have helped fleet owners replace diesel trucks with cleaner ones.

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Financing Fleet Stimulus Grant 221

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2022

The California Air Resources Board approved the Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) rule. They include: Clean Cars 4 All provides up to $9,500 to low-income drivers who scrap their older vehicles and want to purchase something that runs cleaner.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2016

Ken Kurani of the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies will present findings from a study commissioned by the California Air Resources Board (ARB) assessing consumer attitudes, barriers, and motivators toward purchasing zero, near-zero, and low-emission vehicles. The 1:30 PM PDT seminar will be webcast.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2019

Lightning Systems, a global developer of zero-emissions drivetrains for commercial fleets, has had its longer-range, higher-speed, Generation 2 model of its Lightning Electric system for the Ford Transit ( earlier post ) named in an Executive Order from the California Air Resources Board (CARB). The new vehicle also is available nationwide.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2012

The California Energy Commission unanimously approved funding of $1,974,330 for the expansion and upgrade of a biodiesel production facility and buy-downs of alternative-fuel vehicles. in Stockton, for the buy-down of 19 propane gas vehicles of 8,501 to 14,000 pounds gross vehicle weight. Yokayo Biofuels, Inc.

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Alternative Fuels California Fuel Energy 244

Plug in America

MARCH 11, 2022

This will greatly improve the EV buying experience and make it easier for consumers to transition to clean EVs. We are excited to work with NADA and CSE to help dealers educate consumers about the many benefits of EVs, from cleaner air to convenience to the great driving experience.”. “By said NADA president and CEO Mike Stanton.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Marine shipping fuels will get cleaner in 2020 when a regulation by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) requires a decrease in the allowable amount of sulfur in fuel oil from 3.5% Now, a new open-access study published in Nature Communications quantifies these health benefits and finds cleaner shipping fuels will result in a 3.6%

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2012

The new strategic approaches we outline in our plan address those needs and will help transition to the energy resources of tomorrow. The plan focuses on four key strategies: Facilitate California’s transition to a smarter, cleaner, more reliable and secure energy future. —Steve Berberich, ISO President and CEO.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

The awards, funded from the Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program, help to pay the difference between a conventional gasoline- or diesel-powered vehicle and one powered by a cleaner alternative fuel. The Energy Commission already has awarded nearly $15.5 West Coast Bus Sales, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2009

Using AT&T’s vehicle replacement program (a 10-year program to buy or convert 15,000 of its vehicles to cleaner technology, earlier post ) as a case study, CAR estimated the impact of buying or converting 15,000 vehicles to cleaner technology over a 10-year period. The report was prepared for AT&T.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 4, 2023

From reducing emissions and preserving natural resources to enhancing energy security and creating new jobs, the electric vehicle (EV) revolution is changing how people live and work. Many of these businesses are buying junk cars for cash, like the EZ cash for junk cars , which has some pretty enticing offers.

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Electric Vehicles Vehicles Electric Electrical 89

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2019

That mix is cleaner on both the East and West coasts, with higher usage of renewable energy sources and relatively low-emissions natural gas, while in the upper Midwest there is still a much higher proportion of coal-burning power plants. Di Wu, Fengdi Guo, Frank R. Field, III, Robert D. De Kleine, Hyung Chul Kim, Timothy J. 9b00648.

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MIT Ford Vehicles Gasoline-Electric 236

Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 4, 2024

The car market, including secondhand vehicles, is very expensive at the moment, so not everyone has the luxury of just getting up, going to their local dealer and buying a new EV or even a new car that isn’t a gas guzzler. Is It More Eco-Friendly to Just Buy a New Vehicle? So before you buy anything, do some thorough research.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2017

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) today approved the first of four plans by VW to invest $800 million over 10 years in zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) infrastructure, public outreach, and access to these ultra-clean vehicles for residents of disadvantaged communities. Earlier post.) million to the State in penalties.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2010

At its meeting in Sacramento yesterday, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) endorsed the state’s cap-and-trade regulation. Companies that need additional allowances to cover their emissions can purchase them at regular quarterly auctions ARB will conduct, or buy them on the market. Proposed Regulation to Implement.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2017

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has received Volkswagen’s (VW) first 30-month Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Investment Plan. liter Partial Consent Decree to be spent by California on replacing older, dirtier heavy-duty vehicles and equipment with cleaner vehicles and equipment. VW California ZEV Investment Plan: Cycle 1.

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Electric Auto Association

APRIL 1, 2021

Education is the tool “The more we can educate women on the benefits of driving electric, the more women will buy and lease electric,” Sinclair remarked. They need to understand they’ll be driving a cleaner vehicle, and that it’s possible to charge up with clean energy, too. They just don’t realize how easy it is to drive electric.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2016

With prices set to double by 2018, we’ve seen the bottom of the uranium market, and the negative sentiment that has followed this resource around despite strong fundamentals, is starting to change. It’s impossible to find another natural resource that is so fundamentally necessary and yet has carried such negative sentiment as uranium.

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Get Electric Vehicle

APRIL 20, 2021

Building infrastructure and online platforms for their autonomous cars is a huge challenge for automobile companies because it requires a huge amount of money and other resources to build one. Two great and dynamic industries come together to make our lives better by making the world safer and cleaner. How Is It Going To Work ?

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GM Cars Automobile Manufacturer Automobile 52

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

This pursuit of renewable energy benefits our customers and communities through cleaner air while strengthening our business through lower and more stable energy costs. Establishing a 100 percent renewable energy goal helps us better serve society by reducing environmental impact. —GM Chairman and CEO Mary Barra.

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Get Electric Vehicle

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The carbon footprint of operating an electric vehicle varies based on the source of its electricity since different states have different energy resources. Purchase EVs: Buy and use an EV if you or your friends are in the market for one. We encourage you to learn more about EVs and how they can bring a brighter and cleaner tomorrow.

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Petrol Pollution Gasoline-Electric Diesel 75

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2009

Perspective by Deron Lovaas, Federal Transportation Policy Director, Natural Resources Defense Council. Of course, other countries benefit from this fact, with about $900 million flowing out of the US to buy foreign oil every day, and about 40% of that going to OPEC. [ In short, we need mobility choice. 3 ] NRDC Policy Brief.

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EV Central

AUGUST 4, 2022

You can see that in Australian communities and the way the accepted order of things has changed, from the politicians we elect to the cars that we buy. Its commitment to electric and electrified vehicles show it is all-in when it comes to a cleaner, greener and more sustainable motoring future.

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Plug in America

JULY 21, 2023

This includes all of the resources used in manufacturing the vehicle, the battery, and powering the vehicle. keeps getting cleaner, meaning that these benefits will continue to grow in future years. EVs Cost Less to Fuel Powering your ride with electricity costs about 60% less than buying gasoline.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 18, 2022

Peter Andersen, a distributed energy resources researcher in Denmark, also wonders about how charge points will be deployed and used in more crowded urban centers—places where few people have garages, and it is harder to get around in a big pickup truck—as well as the way in which network hardware will be developed.

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My Electric Car

AUGUST 25, 2019

Buying a new car is always a significant investment, often involving plenty of research and testing beforehand, and buyers will likely give new, upcoming electric models a similar treatment. As the price of oil and petrol continues to rise, electric vehicles are emerging as an answer to the problem of dwindling resources.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Washington Governor Jay Inslee announced a set of proposals to transition Washington to cleaner sources of energy and to meet greenhouse gas (GHG) emission limits adopted by the state Legislature in 2008. Cleaner transportation options for consumers. Cap-and-trade. 12 M, capital budget). M, operating budget). M, operating budget).

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EV Life

APRIL 14, 2023

Making Electric Vehicles More Affordable: EV Life When it comes to buying a car, you shouldn’t have to choose between saving the planet and saving money. The Clean Cars 4 All program helps eligible lower-income consumers switch to EVs by retiring their older, higher-polluting vehicles and upgrading to cleaner ones.

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California Tax Credit Climate Change Grant 52

Creative Greenius

MARCH 11, 2015

How am I supposed to look anyone under 40 years old in the eye unless I do everything I can to buy them some more time and stave off the worst of what’s coming? . I had every possible tool and resource and opportunity. I gave the Carson City Manager what has now become my standard reply. “What’s in it for me?”

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2015

The new catalyst could cost-effectively remove benzene from the other aromatic compounds in gasoline, making it cleaner but without eliminating other aromatics; aromatics in gasoline are used to improve gas octane numbers and fuel efficiency. The gasoline we buy is one-third a mixture of aromatics, and benzene is one of them.

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Gasoline Cleaner Hydrogen EPA 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2009

It finds that policy can play a big role in helping drivers leave their car at home and that Britain lags behind the leading countries in use of cleaner modes of travel. The report reviews more than 500 international reports and papers on the subject, each of which was categorized and assessed for relevance. But there is a bigger picture.

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Fuel Tax Green Cars Tax Cars 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2014

Since the advent of the first Low-Emission Vehicle regulations in 1990 and the passage of California Assembly Bill 32 (AB 32) in 2006, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) has attempted to address the state’s air quality and climate goals by requiring development of motor vehicles that do not directly emit NO x or other criteria pollutants.

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Cars That Think

MAY 17, 2023

Or alternatively, will AI and robotics kind of diverge for a while, while enormous resources are put on large language models? You buy stuff at home, expect it to be delivered to your home. But given that, is there some other avenue of AI development now that will prove more beneficial for robotics, or more transformative?

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2010

Even on land, getting oil from tar sands depletes water and other resources and doubles oil’s carbon footprint. Since our cars and trucks use almost two-thirds of the oil we buy, the quickest way to cut oil use is to free transportation from its grip. We have cleaner, cheaper, safer ways to drive everywhere.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

In a new report examining the effect of federal tax credits on the plug-in market, the CBO finds that tax credits for buying electric vehicles—which account for about one-fourth of the policy cost—are likely to have the greatest impact on vehicle sales. billion through 2019. Cultivate local PEV clusters. Electric Vehicles.

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Plugs and Cars

NOVEMBER 28, 2006

Tell your local dealer you’ll buy a hyrid with a plug. Cars have gotten cleaner, but there are more of them. If you are a member of the Sierra Club, the Natural Resources Defense Council, or the Union of Concerned Scientists, let them know you want them to support efforts to bring plug-in cars to market. . And not until then!

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