article thumbnail

Berkeley study finds clean vehicle rebates have predominantly benefited wealthy, white Californians

Green Car Congress

Researchers Dana Rubin and Evelyne St-Louis, two recent graduates of the University of California, Berkeley’s master’s program in city and regional planning, analyzed 98,901 rebates issued to Californians buying or leasing low-emission vehicles from the inception of the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project in 2010 through March 2015.

St. Louis 290
article thumbnail

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

Green Car Congress

Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority will receive funding to execute a second phase of its electric bus program to install charging infrastructure (on-route & charging bank for depot chargers) and buy electric buses. The charging infrastructure is an integral part of PSTA's long-term battery electric bus program. 1,000,000.

Purchase 191
article thumbnail

3 Surprising Marketing Benefits of Electric Car Charging Stations

EV Connect

drivers would consider buying an electric vehicle in the future. Luke Daugherty is a freelance writer, editor and former operations manager based in St. Attract a New — Increasingly Green — Customer Base Even if you’re not thinking about electric vehicles much, your customers probably are. What Happens When Offices Reopen?