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CARB designing Sustainable Transportation Equity Project

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STEP is a new pilot project within the Low Carbon Transportation program and is part of the proposed Fiscal Year 2019-20 Low Carbon Transportation Funding Plan. STEP has $20 million available for one to three implementation block grants to fund clean transportation and land use projects.

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Forth and Mobility Development partner to launch national EV carsharing program; affordable model for underserved communities

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In November 2021, Forth was awarded two grants from the US Department of Energy (DOE) as part of the Low Greenhouse Gas (GHG) funding opportunity for the creation of solutions that reduce vehicle emissions and accelerate the expansion of EV infrastructure and charging (DE-FOA-0002475, earlier post ).

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1.65 lakhs electric vehicles supported under the FAME II schemeĀ 

Electric Vehicles India

As per the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) report, the Auto industry generates employment of 13 persons for each truck, 6 persons for each car and four persons for every three-wheeler and one person for two-wheelers. Phase- l of the scheme was available up to 31st March 2019. 108 crores (approx.)

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Tesla registers Cyberquad trademark, but not for the Cyberquad itself

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In November 2019, Tesla unveiled the all-electric Cybertruck. Tesla applied for the trademark for the Cyberquad in September 2019 under six different U.S. The most recent update to that timeline came in April when the USPTO granted an extension to Tesla as the automaker requested an “extension of time to file a Statement of Use.”

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DEED advertising pays off

Electric Auto Association

The members of EAA San Joaquin Valley (EAASJV), largely held back from holding in-person events since the chapterā€™s founding in 2019 due to the pandemic, were determined to make their 2022 Drive Electric Earth Day event a rousing success. We shared ideas on how to do that; personally, I read a book about marketing.ā€

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Toyota Mobility Foundation and partners to launch Rama4 project to ease traffic congestion in Bangkok

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This new ā€œRama4 Modelā€ project, which will be funded through a grant of approximately 50 million baht (US$1.7 million) from Toyota Mobility Foundation to Chulalongkorn University, is scheduled to last about 18 months from November 2019 through early 2021.

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Street network patterns reveal global trend towards increasing urban sprawl

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Past research has shown that the increased accessibility offered by gridded street networks makes walking, cycling and the use of public transit much simpler while cul-de-sacs tend to encourage the use of personal motorized vehicles. 1905232116. 0223078.

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