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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

Green Car Congress

Geographical distribution of Clean Cities Recovery Act awards. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 25 cost-share projects under the Clean Cities program that will be funded with nearly $300 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Clean Energy Coalition’s CEC Michigan Green Fleets Initiative.

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Your Guide to Electric-Vehicle Charging-Station Tax Credits

EV Connect

Some type of incentive program is available in 44 states and Washington, D.C. , Washington state offers tax credits for up to 50% of the costs of equipment and related costs. They usually come in the form of a tax rebate to reduce your business’s tax bill, but they may come in other forms (as we’ll discuss later).

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First public trial of electric smart is launched

Green Cars News

The centre is being established near to Nissan’s factory in Washington within the Low Carbon Economic Area. Chris Pywell, Head of Strategic Economic Change at One North East, said: “This important trial will help us to spread the message that electric vehicles are already a viable and clean alternative to the internal combustion engine. “It