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California ARB fines two companies $507K for selling illegal aftermarket parts for cars & trucks

Green Car Congress

As a result, it is illegal to sell or install them on consumer vehicles in California. As directed by the settlement agreement, Derive Systems paid $211,380 to the California Air Pollution Control Fund, which supports efforts to decrease air pollution through education and the adoption of cleaner technologies. Hypertech, Inc.,

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10 Reasons Your Next Car Should Be an EV

Plug in America

keeps getting cleaner, meaning that these benefits will continue to grow in future years. According to an analysis from Environmental Defense Fund, states like Tennessee, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Kansas, and North and South Carolina are big winners in manufacturing investment. In addition, electricity in the U.S.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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The City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) will receive funding to purchase Proterra 35-foot, battery electric, zero emission buses with a capitalized lease for the electric battery and to install electric charging stations at the Sylmar/San Fernando Valley and Downtown Bus Facilities. Redding Area Bus Authority.

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Why the Next Microgrids Will Be Well Connected

Cars That Think

Next year, we plan to install and further test our controller on-site in the central Puerto Rican community of Adjuntas. Alexis Massol González, founder of the environmental nonprofit Casa Pueblo de Adjuntas, stands next to a rooftop PV installation, one of more than 400 deployed in the region.

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Miami commits to putting 100 electric school buses on the road

Baua Electric

The awards, which are made possible through President Biden’s “Investing in America” agenda, will help selected districts purchase clean school buses and install supporting charging infrastructure. I’ve sat next to students on their very first clean school bus ride and their excitement reflects the power of good policy.

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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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Agreements already have been reached between the Alliance and Kanagawa Prefecture and Yokohama City in Japan; the State of Tennessee; the State of Oregon; Sonoma County and San Diego in California; Phoenix and Tucson in Arizona; Seattle, Wash.; Raleigh, N.C. and Washington, D.C.

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The redesigned federal EV tax credit and other EV-related measures

Charged EVs

The IRA also provides a 30% tax credit for installing charging infrastructure—a huge sweetener for fleets that are considering going electric. The IRA also extends existing renewable energy tax credits for utilities, which could make EV charging cleaner and cheaper. Goin’ postal. Last month, the Energy Department awarded a loan of $2.5