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Dirty money from polluters funds clean-car incentives in Rhode Island

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Rhode Island is one of the many states to offer purchase rebates for new electric cars. Under the recently introduced Driving Rhode Island to Vehicle Electrification (DRIVE) incentive program, buyers can get up to $2,500 for their electric-car purchases.

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3 East Coast states and DC first to participate in TCI-P cap-and-invest program for transportation

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The governors of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, and the mayor of the District of Columbia announced that theirs will be the first jurisdictions to launch a new multi-state program that the principals expect will invest some $300 million per year in cleaner transportation choices.

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ICCT report quantifies emissions benefits if 12 states & DC adopt slate of California medium- and heavy-duty vehicle regulations

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The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has released a report it commissioned from Sonoma Technology, Inc. The signatories are California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and the District of Columbia.

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Rhode Island’s DRIVE EV program encourages sustainable transport

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Rhode Island is offering new incentives to encourage the purchase of electric vehicles with its new DRIVE EV program. The program, which pushes for both individual and fleet EV purchases, offers rebates based on a consumer’s choice to drive a sustainable powertrain. I’d love to hear from you!

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Clean Energy Capital to develop first commercial-scale sugarcane ethanol plant in US

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Clean Energy Capital LLC , a US private equity firm specializing solely in investments in ethanol, is developing the first major sugarcane ethanol refinery in the continental United States, in the Imperial Valley of California. —Scott Brittenham, CEO of Clean Energy Capital.

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Canada and California to work together on cleaner transportation

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Canada is developing a Clean Fuel Standard that will cut emissions by 30 million tonnes in 2030. In the 2019 budget, the Government of Canada announced rebates of up to $5,000 for consumers on the purchase of zero-emission vehicles. Combined, these states and California constitute more than 40% of the US passenger vehicle market.

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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

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Clean Energy. Clean Fuels Ohio. Natural Gas Credit Purchase system; deliver technical and safety workshops. Purchasing Agreements; train and deploy Energy Coaches who will work. availability of transportation fuels across Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Region Clean Cities.

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