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Impact Clean Power to build gigafactory in Poland

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Poland-based Impact Clean Power Technology S.A. Impact Clean Power Technology S.A. has been in the market since 2007. ICPT ), a manufacturer of battery systems for transportation, robotics and stationary energy storage in Europe, has begun construction of GigafactoryX.

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Harbour Air and magniX partner to build world’s first all-electric airline; seaplanes to ePlanes

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Through this partnership, both companies are furthering the vision to someday connect communities with clean, efficient and affordable electric air travel. Harbour Air first demonstrated its commitment to sustainability by becoming the first fully carbon-neutral airline in North America in 2007, through the purchase of carbon offsets.

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California Energy Commission approves $1.4B plan for zero-emission transportation infrastructure and manufacturing

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billion plan to close the state’s funding gap to speed up the zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) infrastructure build-out in support of Governor Gavin Newsom’s executive order phasing out the sale of new gasoline-powered passenger vehicles by 2035. The California Energy Commission (CEC) approved a three-year, $1.4-billion

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EC Releases Communication on European Strategy for Clean and Energy-efficient Vehicles; Special Focus on EVs

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The strategy builds on the existing 2007 strategy to reduce CO 2 emissions from passenger cars and light-duty commercial vehicles, and complements ongoing and planned activities to decarbonize transport and to reduce their environmental impacts. The strategy aims to provide a technology-neutral policy framework. Standardization.

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California Energy Commission approves $8M grant for H2 fueling station at Port of Long Beach

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Assembly Bill (AB) 118 (Nùñez, Chapter 750, Statutes of 2007), created the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (ARFVTP). The Energy Commission also approved a plan outlining actions that California can take to improve clean energy access in the low-income multifamily building sector.

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Fuel Cell Equinox tops 100,000 miles in real-world driving

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The specially equipped 2007 Chevrolet Equinox was part of GM’s 119-vehicle Project Driveway program, launched in 2007. According to Clean Energy Patent Growth Index, GM ranked Nº 1 in total fuel cell patents filed between 2002 and 2012. The company is currently building a new Fuel Cell Development Laboratory in Pontiac, Mich.,

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Jay Leno on Elon Musk & EVs: “I think he should get a certain amount of credit for leading the charge”

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Hybrids are not fully electric but rely on both batteries and fossil fuels yet oddly, count as clean vehicles. ” Leno shared the story of when Elon Musk visited him with the Tesla Roadster prototype in 2007. “I remember sitting and he said: ‘Well, what I want to do is build charging stations all up and down the coast.