article thumbnail

FTA LoNo grant recipients to purchase 35 Proterra electric transit buses

Green Car Congress

Proterra announced that eight new and existing customers have won Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Low or No Emission (LoNo) Vehicle Deployment Grants. The 2016 LoNo grant winners will use their funds, a total of $22.8 SporTran (Louisiana), five 35' Catalyst FC buses. With more than 2.4

Grant 150
article thumbnail

Department of Interior awards initial $560M to 24 states to plug, cap and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells

Green Car Congress

Fifteen states will utilize Initial Grant funding to set up methane measuring capacity while 6 states—including California, Mississippi and West Virginia—have committed to measuring methane before and immediately after remediation. Of states eligible for funding, 22 have been allocated $25 million each in Initial State Grants.

article thumbnail

UPS plans to purchase 1,000 propane-fueled package delivery trucks, install fueling stations; $70M investment

Green Car Congress

UPS plans to purchase 1,000 propane package delivery trucks and install an initial 50 fueling stations at UPS locations. The propane fleet will replace gasoline- and diesel-fueled vehicles used largely in rural areas in Louisiana and Oklahoma with other states pending. —David Abney, UPS chief operating officer.

Purchase 291
article thumbnail

Louisiana's Latest Political Drama Involves Alt-Fuel Vehicles

Green Car Reports

There's a storm a-brewin' in Louisiana over alternative vehicle tax credits. In 2009, the state legislature passed Act 469 (PDF) which grants tax credits of up to $3,000 to anyone who purchases a low-emissions vehicle that runs on alternative fuel, "including but not limited to compressed.

article thumbnail

USDA: $210M to be invested in renewable fuel pump infrastructure through the Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership

Green Car Congress

In May 2015, USDA announced the availability of $100 million in grants through the BIP, and that to apply states and private partners match the federal funding by a 1:1 ratio. A typical gasoline pump delivers fuel with 10% ethanol, which limits the amount of renewable energy that consumers can purchase.

article thumbnail

USDA announces state finalists for $100M Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership for pumps with higher ethanol blends

Green Car Congress

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that 21 states will receive $100 million in grants through the Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership (BIP) to add infrastructure needed to supply more renewable fuel to drivers in the US. Since announcing the program in May 2015, the US. State finalists and estimated pumps. North Carolina.

article thumbnail

Tesla Model 3 price cuts puts new car cheaper than some used Model 3s

Teslarati

The recent price cuts enable buyers to purchase a base Model 3 for $43,990, and with the EV tax credit, that price is further reduced. For those living in certain states or cities, the prices can be even further reduced with grants or EV incentives, as seen in the tweet by Ash Martian below. due to the recent price cuts.

Price 98