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GHSA estimates US pedestrian deaths rise yet again in first half of 2022

Green Car Congress

The data analysis found that the recent increase in pedestrian deaths is even more alarming when looking back to 2019, the last pre-pandemic year. Pedestrian deaths have surged 18%—519 additional lives lost—between the first half of 2019 and 2022. Nationally, there were 1.04 of research firm Westat.

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ICL, CMU study associates PM2.5 air pollution in US with >30,000 deaths and reduced life expectancy

Green Car Congress

Air quality in the US may be linked with increased mortality and reduced life expectancy according to new research from Imperial College London and the Center for Air, Climate and Energy Solutions at Carnegie Mellon University. was largest around Los Angeles and in some southern states, such as Arkansas, Oklahoma and Alabama.

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Advocating electric in the heartland

Electric Auto Association

Members of Mid-America Electric Auto Association (MAEAA) , straddling KansasCity and stretching into Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma, have been active in challenging two pieces of legislation in the Kansas State Legislature, including a 2019 ordinance to level a demand charge on the state’s solar-powered homes.

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EV Tax Credit: The Guide Your Car Dealer Doesn’t Want You To Read

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For example, if you buy a Tesla Model Y with a $7500 tax credit in 2023, but you only owe the federal government $3000 in taxes in 2019, the maximum credit you can use is $3000. How our EV Climate Loan works: Pre-qualify in minutes. How to determine if you can use the EV tax credit? Finance your EV for less. Drive big savings anywhere.