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PA Governor Wolf announces $8.5M from Volkswagen Settlement to reduce transportation pollution

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Driving PA Forward launched in 2018 with the goal of permanently reducing NO x emissions in Pennsylvania by 27,700 tons by supporting clean transportation projects with funding from the commonwealth’s $118.5 The buses will operate on the 88 Penn route, linking downtown with East End neighborhoods. million settlement with Volkswagen.

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Three Major Sources of Funding for EV Charging at Convenience Stores and Truck Stops

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times more than in 2018. Businesses like convenience stores and truck stops are poised to take advantage of the current increase of EVs by installing public EV charging infrastructure. In addition, funds must be used for the installation of a bank of at least four 150kW DC fast chargers at a given location.

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ICCT report highlights importance of California ZEV mandate for EV policies worldwide, recommends steps forward

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Appropriate metrics for measuring progress toward commercialization. But despite these trends and the rapid advancements in ZEV technology, the potential for commercialization remains unclear. There is substantial uncertainty regarding commercialization potential. to encourage the installation of electric vehicle infrastructure.

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An inside look at how utilities view EVs: expanding electricity sales without adding new customers

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Since 2010, OUC, a municipally-owned public utility, has installed hundreds of public charging stations, some powered by solar arrays. He tells us that Florida utilities have been very engaged in electrification of transportation since OUC led its first electrification roundtable back in 2018. In January 2022, there were 5,000.

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UCLA orders all-electric shuttle bus powered by Motiv Power Systems

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Developed in partnership with Commercial Fleet Financing, the shuttle bus is projected to be delivered in early 2018. Motiv’s Powertrain installs on standard truck or bus chassis such that minimal modification to the body and final vehicle design is required and fleets can continue to purchase through their existing providers.

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The promise of wireless charging: smaller batteries, longer battery life, fewer charging stations

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Wireless charging is nothing new— Charged has covered wireless EV charging since at least 2011—but it may be that its true value is only coming into focus now, as more and more commercial and transit fleets are electrifying. Charged : What’s involved with installing the vehicle-side system? John Holland: Yes.

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

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Our 2020 study , published in Nature Climate Change , found that manufacturing a typical EV sold in the United States in 2018 emitted about 7 to 12 tonnes of carbon dioxide, compared with about 5 to 6 tonnes for a gasoline-fueled vehicle. vehicle-to-grid technologies that exploit the installed base of EV batteries.