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SoCal Edison offering EV grant writing assistance to medium- and heavy-duty fleet owners

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The cost of electrifying commercial fleets can be a significant barrier. Although many millions of dollars in electric vehicle grants are available each year to help with the cost of going electric, the grant programs are often complex, and the application process is time-consuming and very competitive.

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Penn State University lands $3.3M grant to replace diesel fleets with EVs

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million grant from the state that will help it replace diesel fleets with zero-emissions electric vehicles and round out its infrastructure. Additionally, it will install four DC fast electric vehicle chargers and one Level 2 EV charging plug at three locations across the University Park campus located in State College, PA.

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EPA grants waivers for California’s on-highway heavy-duty vehicle and engine emission standards

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is granting two waivers of preemption regarding four California Air Resource Board (CARB) regulations related to California’s heavy-duty vehicle and engine emission standards. In this instance, CARB requested two waivers for regulations relating to heavy duty vehicles and engines.

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InCharge Energy launches suite of V2X charging solutions for fleets

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InCharge Energy has launched its vehicle-to-everything (V2X) DC fast charger portfolio. Applicable to many use cases, V2X is suited for fleets with long dwell times, time-of-use energy tariffs and facilities in outage-prone regions. ICE-22 V2X is available with dual CCS1 (CHAdeMO upon request).

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Colorado Grant Programs to Fund Electric School Buses, Low-Zero-Emission Fleets

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Colorado state health department announces selected projects for grant programs to fund electric school buses, low- and zero-emission fleet vehicles

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RTC of Southern Nevada adds state’s first two hydrogen fuel cell electric buses to fleet; 7 more on order

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The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) has added two hydrogen fuel cell electric buses to its fleet. million Low or No Emission Grant from the US Department of Transportation. The grant also provides funding to train staff to maintain and operate the new technology.

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US SecAg directs USDA fleet to increase biofuels usage; $100M for biofuels infrastructure program

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US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has directed the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to acquire alternative fueled vehicles (AFV) when replacing conventionally fueled vehicles. Background on USDA Fleet. This will occur over time during the normal fleet renewal process. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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