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Wallbox becomes a member of Green Energy Association of Israel

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Israel is undergoing an energy revolution, with the country having pledged to allow only electric passenger cars to be sold by 2030. And we want to be there to help make the transfer to electric mobility as smooth as possible. tons will be 20 per cent compressed natural gas and 80 per cent electric while trucks over 3.5

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How soon can all new-car sales realistically be electric? Take our Twitter poll

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Israel and Britain recently joined a growing list of countries that plan to phase out sales of gas and diesel cars and trucks. Most of the countries have set a target date between 2030 and 2050 to convert all new-vehicle sales to electric power.

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Israel MoEP enforcing vehicle exclusion rules in Haifa Bay Low Emission Zone; $2.8M to retrofit 700 diesel trucks with DPFs

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As part the Israeli Ministry of Environmental Protection’s (MoEP’s) action plan to reduce pollution in Haifa Bay in Israel, Israel Police are actively enforcing exclusion rules that bar heavy vehicles in downtown Haifa Bay at certain times of the day. Supporting the operation of 500 electric taxis through financial incentives.

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Better Place Opens First EV Demonstration Center; Dor Alon to Deploy Battery Switch Stations in Israel

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Better Place announced the grand opening of the company’s first electric vehicle (EV) battery switch demonstration center in Israel. In the near future, the Better Place Center will have the Renault Fluence ZE for demonstrations, which will be available in Israel in 2011. Earlier post.). The Center, which includes 1 1.5-km

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New Open Fuel Standard Act would set minimum requirement for non-petroleum fuel capability in new automobiles

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Steve Israel (D-NY-03), Allyson Schwartz (D-PA-13), Tom Cole (R-OK-04), Collin Peterson (D-MN-07) and Del. The bill allows the full array of existing technologies—including flex fuel, natural gas, hydrogen, ethanol, methanol, biodiesel, plug-in electric drive, and fuel cell—as well as a catch-all for new technologies.

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US House members introduce Open Fuel Standard Act

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A bipartisan group of House members led by Congressmen John Shimkus (R, Illinois-19) and including Eliot Engel (D, New York-17), Steve Israel (D, New York-2) and Roscoe Bartlett (R-Maryland-6) introduced the technology-neutral Open Fuel Standard (OFS) Act (HR 1687).

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India To Develop EV Eco System Through State-Owned Oil Marketing Companies

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Indian Oil: From Filling Petrol To Charging EVs IndianOil is a state-owned company under the Indian Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, and is leading the push for EV charging station opening. 22,000 public EV charging stations are being deployed by the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, with completion scheduled for December 2024.

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