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Tesla cuts ties with Connecticut town that rejected potential showroom

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Tesla is cutting ties with South Windsor, Connecticut, after the town’s Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously rejected the automaker’s proposal to open a showroom in the town. A 2016 study found that 34 percent of people would rather wait in line at the DMV than buy a car.

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Tesla Service Center permit revoked due to local dealership concern over direct sales

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Tesla has had a permit for a new Service Center from the East Hartford, Connecticut Planning and Zoning Commission revoked after a local dealership voiced concern regarding direct-to-consumer sales laws. The East Hartford PZC voted to approve the Tesla Service Center, which would be located at 300 Connecticut Boulevard, last April.

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Canada and California to work together on cleaner transportation

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California conducted a similar review in 2016 for vehicle standards through the 2025 model year and found the standards achievable, cost-effective and appropriate. Businesses that buy zero-emission vehicles are also now eligible for a tax benefit estimated to be worth around $13,000 in the year they purchase the vehicles.

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Rhode Island's Renewable Energy Goal a Beacon for Other States

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Electricity providers can earn those certificates by generating electricity from renewable sources themselves; alternatively, they can buy certificates from other providers. Just two nuclear power plants (Millstone in Connecticut and Seabrook in New Hampshire) pump out more than a fifth of the region’s electricity.

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Renewable Energy Generation: Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy, a lesson exported from Detroit

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mpg by 2016. Even ruling Hawaii out as an outlier, the cost of electricity in Connecticut was 17.79 Even with the implementation of the smart grid it seems unlikely that we will all be able to buy our power from West Virginia. in Connecticut. Globally, more than 100 nations have established renewable energy targets.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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Connecticut Department of Transportation. The Connecticut Department of Transportation will receive funding to purchase 40' Proterra E2 Max battery electric buses through a joint effort with CTtransit’s Hartford Division and Greater Bridgeport Transit. The buses will replace diesel buses that have exceeded useful life. 1,000,000.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Connecticut Green Bank. The Office of Federal Sustainability is inviting State, county and municipal government fleets to join forces with Federal agencies to maximize their collective buying power, and aggregate their EV and charging infrastructure purchases. Berkshire Hathaway Energy. California Air Resources Board. ChargePoint.

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