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NCSU study finds shared e-scooters aren’t always as green as other transport options

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A new study from North Carolina State University finds that while shared e-scooters may be greener than most cars, they can be less green than several other options, including, in some cases, buses. These results were similar to those of a larger survey done by the city of Portland, Oregon. —Jeremiah Johnson.

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

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Four of the areas—Portland, San Jose, San Francisco, and Santa Cruz—have 20 or more actions in place. There are substantial purchase incentives in California, Colorado, Connecticut, North Carolina, and Washington. Source: The ICCT. Click to enlarge. State consumer financial incentives play a prominent role.

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

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Greater Portland. North Carolina State. University, North. Carolina Solar Center. The Alternative Fuel Implementation Team (AFIT) for North Carolina project. Indiana, will work to make existing municipal fueling stations available to. Council of. Governments. 500,000.

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Pike Research forecasts US plug-in vehicle penetration rates to be highest in smaller states

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The MSAs that most match the model demographics were: Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA. Scores ranged from 4.36, for Northern California, to 0.07 (effectively, a negative overall opinion) in North Dakota (1.0 North Carolina: 2.86. Salt Lake City, UT. Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO. Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, MA.

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DOE Awarding $4.4M to Six Projects for Carbon Capture and Conversion

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The projects are located in North Carolina, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Georgia, and Quebec, Canada (through collaboration with a company based in Lexington, Ky.). The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding US$4.4 Total value of the projects, including cost sharing, is approximately US$5.9 CCS Materials, Inc.

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RMI Launches Project Get Ready to Help Communities Prepare for Plug-ins

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Community members in Portland, Oregon; Indianapolis, Indiana; and Raleigh, North Carolina soon expanding to the Triangle region have already agreed to work with RMI’s Project Get Ready. Instead of battling this diversity, Project Get Ready welcomes it, allowing communities to get ready in their own way.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

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Portland General Electric, Toyota Prius by Hymotion, November 2008 (Portland, OR) Rick Durst Tom Heywood, 2005 Prius, by Galpin Motors Van Nuys, CA, December 2008 (Solana Beach, CA), contact jthomasheywood@yahoo.com 858-805-5779. Yayoi Fox, 2006 Prius, by Green Gear Car Co/Hymotion, November 2008 (Seattle, WA).

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