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Rhode Island EV Rebate Program is Open for Applications

Green Energy Consumers

Starting today, July 7, Rhode Islanders who want to purchase or lease an electric vehicle (EV) are eligible to receive a rebate from the newly re-instated DRIVE EV program. This is big news for drivers who are tired of paying $5 per gallon of gasoline and are ready to buy a car that’s much better for the climate.

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Rhode Island's Renewable Energy Goal a Beacon for Other States

Cars That Think

It is true that Rhode Island is small. Rhode Island’s 2033 deadline comes in the form of a renewable energy standard, setting a goal that electricity providers must meet by collecting a certain number of certificates. But Rhode Island plans to fill the gap with as much as 600 megawatts of new wind power.

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What the Sale of Narragansett Electric Means for RI's Clean Energy Future

Green Energy Consumers

One of the biggest questions in Rhode Island’s clean energy future is on the verge of conclusion: will Pennsylvania-based utility PPL succeed in buying National Grid’s Rhode Island electric and gas utilities? If the sale goes through, PPL will become the new utility company for almost all Rhode Islanders.

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Two EVs at Plymouth State University delivered 1 MWh over 6 months with Fermata Energy bidirectional charging platform

Green Car Congress

The day-ahead electricity pricing enables PSU to buy electricity from the New Hampshire Electric Cooperative at low prices and store that energy in the EV batteries. Fermata Energy has V2X bidirectional programs working in several New England utilities, including Green Mountain Power, Eversource, and Rhode Island Energy.

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New Jersey to ban the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035

Teslarati

Despite the impending ban, New Jersey will not prohibit the ownership or use of gasoline-powered cars or force consumers to buy electric cars. It joins California, Vermont, New York, Washington, Oregon, Massachusetts, Virginia, Rhode Island, Maryland, and Connecticut. The rule will only apply to new car sales.

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Lightning eMotors partners with Soderholm Bus & Mobility to sell electric commercial vehicles in Hawaii

Green Car Congress

Soderholm Bus & Mobility, headquartered on Oahu, is the Nº 1 bus distributor in the Pacific Islands and has sold more buses over the last 30 years than any other dealer. Lightning is shipping the first vehicle to Soderholm next month, and demonstration vehicles will be available in Hawaii this summer for fleets to test drive.

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Looking To Buy A Used Diesel Car? Head To Buffalo

Green Car Reports

The home of chicken wings and the Bills football team is the least-expensive city in which to buy a used diesel, with prices 6.0 The combined Providence, Rhode Island-New Bedford.' Turns out Buffalo is the best place to go, according to new data from iSeeCars.com. percent below the national average.