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California will ban new gasoline car sales

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The rule is being issued by the California Air Resources Board, known as CARB, and will prohibit any driver from buying a new vehicle that utilizes an internal combustion engine for its powertrain. California has the most cars in the United States, according to the Department of Highway Statistics. It aligned with them this year.

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ICCT assesses factors driving EV market in US cities

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A new white paper from a team at the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) assesses the growing US electric vehicle market and the factors that are driving it, with a focus on the 50 most populous US metropolitan areas.

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ICCT paper assesses leading regional EV markets in US and policies behind them

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A new white paper from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) assesses which policy actions are behind the regional leading markets in the US for electric vehicles. The base regional unit for the study was the metropolitan statistical area (MSA). The assessment includes promotion actions by state policy (e.g.,

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ICCT study finds state EV incentives playing a significant role in driving sales

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A study by a team from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) shows that state electric vehicle incentives are playing a significant early role in reducing the effective cost of ownership and driving electric vehicle sales.

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CEC report sets out North American plan for change and investment to achieve sustainable freight transportation

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—“Destination Sustainability” The report identifies seven challenges to achieving more–environmentally sustainable freight transportation in North America: Lack of internalization of external costs of freight transportation. Inadequate coordination among North American transportation agencies. Supply Chain Management.

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DOE, BOEMRE and NOAA awarding nearly $5M for projects to advance ocean renewable energy

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Parametrix (Auburn, Washington) will apply advanced probabilistic statistical methods to integrate oceanographic, ecological, human use data, stakeholder input, and cumulative impacts for the purpose of evaluating ocean renewable energy siting proposals. Approximate award amount: $746,000 (over two years); Funding agencies: DOE, BOEMRE, NOAA.