Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2020

The California Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) program, starting with sales of model year 2025 vehicles. This stakeholder input will inform the design of the proposed regulation in advance of its consideration by the State Environmental Commission and state Legislative Commission.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 2, 2023

California has begun the process of phasing out diesel trucks as it moves further toward a zero emissions economy.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2020

The California Energy Commission (CEC) awarded $7.8 California’s vast lithium deposits—as much as one third of the world’s current lithium demand according to some industry estimates—are also seen as a way to propel the state’s green economy. to two lithium recovery projects.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2022

UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography selected naval architecture and marine engineering company Glosten as the naval architect for the university’s new California coastal research vessel. California legislators allocated $35 million towards the design and construction of this vessel last summer. Conceptual rendering.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2021

The California pilot program was part of a $22.6m-illion illion grant from the California Air Resource Board (CARB) awarded to Wabtec, BNSF and the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District. The region is classified as a non-attainment area, where the air quality is worse than the National Ambient Air Quality Standards.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2020

The first pilot Volvo VNR Electric truck will operate at the Volvo Trucks North America TEC Equipment dealership in Fontana, California. million from CARB as part of California Climate Investments (CCI). The zero-emission truck will transport local parts between the TEC Equipment dealerships in Fontana and La Mirada.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2021

The US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that it will soon propose robust new fuel economy standards. NHTSA will also begin work, under a new Presidential Executive Order, to develop fuel economy standards for passenger cars and light duty trucks for model years 2027-2030.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Specifically, in this action, NHTSA is affirming that its statutory authority to set nationally applicable fuel economy standards under the express preemption provisions of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) dictates that such state and local programs are preempted. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

As part of California’s AB 32 climate change program, Executive Order B-48-18 administratively created a goal of 5 million zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) on California roads by 2030. of the 2030 goal, notes a new report from the California Center for Jobs & the Economy. Graph: California Center for Jobs & the Economy.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Freight trucks are critical for the economy but represent a major source of California pollution. Many programs, from the federal to local level, are available to help pay for the transition to zero-emission vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2021

California Governor Gavin Newsom has directed the Department of Conservation’s Geologic Energy Management (CalGEM) Division to initiate regulatory action to end the issuance of new permits for hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) by January 2024. California’s production of oil has been steadily dropping since 1985. gCO 2 e/MJ in 2019.

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InsideEVs

JANUARY 5, 2023

In a rare blog post on its website, Tesla talks about how many jobs it has created and how much money it has invested in California.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Anheuser-Busch, BYD, the Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE), and ENGIE Services US announced that Anheuser-Busch will be deploying 21 BYD battery electric trucks in their California fleet as part of a state project to showcase economically and environmentally sustainable warehousing and distribution technology.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Prior to this modification, California utilities were guided by a California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) decision established in 2010 that exempted light-duty vehicle charging station providers from being regulated as a utility but did not explicitly exempt medium- and heavy-duty charging station providers.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 9, 2018

In response to an EPA proposal to freeze emissions and fuel economy standards, California said it will not honor federal vehicle certifications if the proposal goes through.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 10, 2024

Photo courtesy of Tom Brewster/BLM California Avangrid (NYSE: AGR), one of the US’s largest clean energy operators, has begun construction on its first solar farm in California. GW of installed capacity of renewables in the US, is building the 57-megawatt (MW) Camino Solar Project in Kern County, California. Get started here. –ad*

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 18, 2022

Tesla Models 3 and Model Y electric vehicles have outsold all new cars in California in the first quarter of 2022, even gas-powered vehicles. In 2018, California became the world’s 5th-largest economy — even larger than Britain — with an economic output […].

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Electrek

MAY 2, 2022

For the first time ever, California, the world’s fifth-largest economy, was powered by 100% clean energy on Saturday, April 30. The post California runs on 100% clean energy for the first time, with solar dominating appeared first on Electrek. That milestone was driven largely by solar power.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The Blue Ribbon Commission on Lithium Extraction in California (Lithium Valley Commission) submitted its report of findings and recommendations to the state Legislature. Known Geothermal Resource Areas (KGRA)in Imperial County, California. Source: California Energy Commission staff.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2022

ZeroAvia, a developer of hydrogen-electric aviation, signed an MoU and announced a new partnership with the hydrogen fueling firm ZEV Station to develop green hydrogen refueling infrastructure for airports in California. Airports are central points of significant demand thanks to the high volumes of hydrogen required to power aircraft.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2018

California Governor Edmund G. today signed executive order B-18-18, directing all State entities to work with the private sector and all appropriate levels of government to put at least 5 million zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) on California roads by 2030. million zero-emission vehicles to California by 2025. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2019

The California Energy Commission and California Air Resources Board (ARB) have released a joint report on the planning, design, development, and deployment of hydrogen refueling stations critical to supporting the adoption of fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs). California has 38 ARFVTP-funded open retail stations.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2022

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has released the results of a multiyear study evaluating exhaust emissions from the use of California Reformulated Gasoline (CaRFG) that contains 15 volume percent ethanol (E15). California currently limits the ethanol content of gasoline to 10 percent.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2019

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced a competitive grant solicitation for one or more grantees to implement the Clean Mobility in Schools Pilot Project for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018-19. This solicitation includes an option for new Grant Agreements for fiscal years FY 2019-20 and FY 2020-21, if additional funds become available.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2022

In California, the 2021 Budget Act committed $3.9 In his new budget proposal for 2022-23, California Governor Gavin Newsom is adding an additional $6.1 According to the Budget, “Green hydrogen is critical to the decarbonization of California’s economy and achieving carbon neutrality.”. billion ($3.5

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2021

Funding for CMO is made possible by California Climate Investments, a statewide initiative that puts billions of cap-and-trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy, and improving public health. Projects were awarded across the state.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2018

XL received approval from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to sell hybrid electric Ford F-250 pickup trucks in California, marking the 14 th CARB executive order achieved by the company. California continues to set a high bar for electrified vehicle technology, and we’ve seen many US states following California’s lead.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The Tesla Model Y was the best-selling vehicle in California in 2022, while the Tesla Model 3 took second place in the state beating out all legacy automakers. It’s no secret that California is a Tesla stronghold. Tesla sold 87,257 Model Ys in California during 2022, making it the most popular vehicle in the state.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2019

The California Energy Commission approved nearly $70 million in funding to replace more than 200 old diesel school buses with all-electric buses that will reduce school children’s exposure to harmful emissions and help the state reach its climate and air quality goals. million of the program’s funds to schools in 26 California counties.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Dynamic torque integrates seamlessly with all three available drive modes: performance, economy, and extra economy. The engine is available in nine different ratings and can be selected in a High Torque, Economy, Adaptive Gearing or Superdirect configuration.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The pilot trucks will be based out of one of NFI’s warehouse facilities in Southern California that serves as a central distribution center for the region.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 29, 2024

continued] The post Tesla’s California Factory Now Largest Auto Production Factory in USA appeared first on CleanTechnica. This was a stunning news item that I didn’t catch until the end of Iqtidar Ali’s article about Tesla’s 2023.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2021

Funding for CMO is made possible by California Climate Investments, a statewide initiative that puts billions of cap-and-trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy, and improving public health. Projects were awarded across the state.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 19, 2023

California places big bet on hydrogen fuel cell trains to help decarbonize public transportation, with an assist from renewable hydrogen.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2021

However, they note, a clean US hydrogen economy will require a comprehensive strategy and a 10-year plan. Ravi Prasher is an Adjunct Professor at the University of California, Berkeley. The Hydrogen Earthshot is necessary to create a hydrogen economy, but it is not sufficient. A clean H 2 economy does not exist today.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2020

California’s latest greenhouse gas data shows that while the state continues to stay below its 2020 target for emissions, there is much more work to do to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045. Source: California Air Resources Board (ARB). Per capita GHG emissions in California have dropped from a 2001 peak of 14.0

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Propel Fuels, California’s leading low carbon fuel retailer, plans to launch an electric vehicle (EV) charging network to bring fast and affordable access across the state of California. Propel has success in serving hard-to-reach low carbon fuel constituencies, including California’s designated disadvantaged communities.

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