EV Life

APRIL 14, 2023

It’s no secret that motor vehicle emissions are one of the main sources of pollution in the state of California and one of the leading causes of climate change in the country. Californians collectively drive over a billion miles every day, releasing tons of greenhouse gases (GHG) and pollutants into the air.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2017

California Climate Investments is awarding a $12.5-million million grant to SunLine Transit Agency for five new zero-emission New Flyer hydrogen fuel cell buses. The cap-and-trade program also creates a financial incentive for industries to invest in clean technologies and develop innovative ways to reduce pollution.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2017

The demonstration truck project is funded by $9 million from the State’s climate change-fighting cap-and-trade program and another $10.2 The two types of trucks funded by the grant are the most common at every major freight location in the US, providing a model for truck electrification that could be scaled to any facility.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2013

Among the transportation-related elements of US President Barack Obama’s new climate action plan, which he is outlining today in a speech at Georgetown University, is the development of new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018. Preparing the US for the impacts of climate change. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Applications for grant funding will be accepted March 1-30. These newer and cleaner school buses also reduce fine particle pollution and toxic air contaminants, which are harmful for children whose respiratory systems are still developing.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2015

The grant will fulfill a key mandate of SB 1275, the Charge Ahead California Initiative, enacted last year to make clean transportation more widely available, particularly in low and moderate-income neighborhoods. The funding for the project comes from fees collected under the state’s climate change law, AB 32. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2018

California’s South Coast Air Quality Management District, the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District and the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District also are investing in the project. —Dave Johnson.

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Electric Auto Association

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Most comprehensive climate package in U.S. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is a massive climate, health care, and tax bill with the overarching goal of slowing the rise in consumer prices that have been climbing at the fastest pace in approximately 40 years. history affects EV policy. programs.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2021

It is important to support the development of low-carbon hydrogen if governments are going to meet their climate and energy ambitions. We have experienced false starts before with hydrogen, so we can’t take success for granted. —Fatih Birol, the IEA Executive Director.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2018

Ceres’ BICEP network: “This decision will also increase air pollution, which will raise healthcare costs and lead to less productivity as a result of more missed work and school days.”. Under the Clean Air Act (CAA), EPA sets national standards for vehicle tailpipe emissions of certain pollutants.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Thousands of Washington insiders and climate activists have had a hand in these legislative breakthroughs. presidential election, it seemed that we were entering one of those rare windows where you might see substantial policy action on climate and clean energy. C in this century. clean-tech legislation.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

President Biden has created a new Climate Innovation Working Group as part of the National Climate Task Force to advance his commitment to launching an Advanced Research Projects Agency-Climate (ARPA-C).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The California Sustainable Energy Entrepreneur Development (CalSEED) program announced that the fourth cohort of innovative clean energy concepts has been approved by the California Energy Commission (CEC); 28 companies out of 212 were selected to receive grants of $150,000 each. Leap Photovoltaics Inc.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2015

SYNC, is Ford’s in-car free connectivity system offering hands-free control of phones, entertainment, climate control and navigation. The model also predicts a significant impact on reducing emissions that lead to pollution, including a decreased output of harmful PM 2.5 —John Lawler, chairman and CEO of Ford Motor China.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 7, 2023

Here are some of the key advantages of electric vehicles: Environmental Benefits: EVs produce zero tailpipe emissions, meaning they do not release pollutants like carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), particulate matter, and other harmful gases into the atmosphere. Here itself there is a little advantage in terms of pollution.

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EV Life

MARCH 7, 2023

Qualified California residents of disadvantaged communities (DACs) can receive grants of up to $5,000 in buy-down assistance and special financing, plus a free vehicle charger and installation. To receive one of these grants or low-interest loans, you must be approved prior to purchasing the vehicle and comply with all program requirements.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Given the high cost of battery production, a BEV that approaches affordability (with generous tax credits) has a driving range of about 70-100 miles on a full charge. The potential impacts of PEVs on climate change are of particular concern. National Goal of One Million Plug-In Electric Vehicles. Long-Term R&D Commitments.

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Plug in America

JULY 13, 2022

billion discretionary grant program. Though climate change and pollution impact us all, disadvantaged communities suffer first and worst. billion included in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) will be split into two grant programs that support the Biden Administration’s Justice40 initiative.

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Drive Electric

JUNE 16, 2021

The planet has finally awoken to the global climate crisis we’re facing. Climate change is being driven by the burning of fossil fuels such as oil, gas and coal. You can even claim a government grant towards installing your own charging point at home. And those pesky charges mean it’s often not very cost-effective either.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2013

A team of University of Michigan researchers has been awarded a $2-million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to identify and to test naturally diverse groups of green algae that can be grown together to create a high-yield, environmentally sustainable and cost-effective system to produce next-generation biofuels.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

The Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule for Model Years 2021-2026 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks (SAFE Vehicles Rule) initiated a process to establish a new 50-state fuel economy and tailpipe carbon dioxide emissions standard for passenger cars and light trucks covering MY 2021 through 2026. criteria pollutants. -Ed.]

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 30, 2009

It will seat five, be similar in size to Nissans Versa and Sentra and be affordable to a typical family, he said. "We Electric cars are part of the electrification of the citys transit system -- along with trackless trolleys, streetcars and light rail -- helping lessen dependence on foreign oil and reduce pollution, Mayor Greg Nickels said.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

They leased a few (at a loss) to those that could afford it. Why grant them the privledge to spend our money in the first place? Hybrids are a proven winner, but a series-hybrid (range extended EV), such as the Volt takes things to a much higher level with existing and "mostly" affordable tech.

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