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Converting Coal Power Plants to Nuclear Gains Steam

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In Hainan, China, Linglong One —the world’s first small modular reactor plant—is now under construction.) On the state level, no fewer than 12 —California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Vermont—all have their own conditions restricting new nuclear construction.

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Mitsubishi to debut eight xEVs in next five years: hybrids, plug-in hybrids, EVs

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Concurrently, the company will focus on producing new compact vehicles and SUVs in emerging markets, and will strengthen manufacturing capabilities in China, Russia, and Thailand. The vehicle is expected to carry a MSRP of $29,995 before taxes and incentives.

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Next 10 report finds California will meet or exceed original target of 1.5M ZEVs by 2025

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China leads with over 75 EV models. Public Policy: National governments including China, the UK, France, the Netherlands and India have stated the intention to phase out the internal combustion engine. of the MoU goal, followed by Oregon with 10%. It introduced 25 new models in 2016 and saw sales jump 70%.

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The Complex Calculus of Clean Energy and Zero Emissions

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government was going to try a whole bunch of different government interventions—incentive programs, tax credits, grants, infrastructure investments—to bend the trajectory of our energy transition. I engaged in integrated resource planning for the two investor-owned utilities in Oregon—PGE and Pacific Power.

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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Navigant’s analysis indicates that only buyers in California and Oregon will purchase sufficient numbers of vehicles in order to meet the ZEV requirement in 2018 and 2019. million e-bicycles and e-scooters compared to about 30,000 e-motorcycles were estimated to have been sold in 2013 outside of China), Navigant says.

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Nissan Updates on Nissan Green Program 2010; New Vehicle CO2 Needs to Be Reduced 90% by 2050

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Other actions included: In April 2009, Nissan introduced the Nissan ECO Series (NECO Series), which qualify for tax breaks under Japan’s new preferential tax scheme for environment-friendly vehicles. in the United States; and Israel, Portugal, Monaco, United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Ireland, China, Hong Kong and Singapore.

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The Tailwinds Behind Massive Growth of EV Charging

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China now requires 12% of all units sold by automakers to be EVs, and the percentage is scheduled to increase over time. Oregon has implemented a similar program, while Washington is expected to ratify a program of its own in the near future. Further, it is expected that under the new Biden Administration, the U.S.