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Massachusetts awarding $15.5M to alternative fuel vehicles and projects; $1.8M for 8 electric school buses

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In December, the Patrick Administration awarded grants and announced new investments in three programs to support alternative fuel vehicles and related infrastructure across Massachusetts, including the launch of an electric school bus pilot. million in grants for eight electric school buses with vehicle-to-grid capability.

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Earth Day 2024: each day is about reducing emissions | Autocar Professional

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Earth Day is now a global event each year, and over a billion people across 192 countries now take part in what is the largest civic-focused day of action in the world. There’s encouraging progress in alternate fuels like CNG and ethanol too. Today – April 22 – is Earth Day 2024 and the 54th anniversary of Earth Day.

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New Argonne-developed tool helps car buyers compare electric-drive and traditional vehicles

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By entering your zip code, your results are customized to show local fuel and electricity prices, vehicle purchase price accounting for incentives, charging availability, and commute time to determine cost of ownership. A map showing public chargers by location and type is also provided to assess your potential charging availabilities.

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IPHE meeting in New Delhi focuses on advancing green hydrogen technologies – ET Auto

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Sudeep Jain , Additional Secretary of the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, emphasized the challenges posed by climate change and stressed the necessity for collaborative efforts between academia and research institutions to facilitate the transition to clean energy, particularly by moving away from grey hydrogen toward green alternatives.

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Toyota and Horizon Educational Group challenge SoCal high school students to build fuel cell vehicles

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The Hydrogen Horizon Automotive Challenge is a semester-long, afterschool program focused on alternative fuels and climate change. During the hands-on program, teams of high school students have the opportunity to build their own fuel cell remote control vehicles and learn first-hand about the future of fuel cell technology.

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Senators Kerry and Lieberman Release Details of Energy and Climate Bill; Incentives for Electric Drive and Natural Gas Vehicles

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Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the details of their long-anticipated energy and climate change legislation on Wednesday, 12 May. A strategic reserve complements the hard price collar and ensures the availability of price-certain allowances in the event of unusually high carbon prices.

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Progress! IRA signed into law

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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.