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Navigant expects global share of electric buses to grow to nearly 33% by 2030

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However, Navigant says, the adoption of electric buses (e-buses) will continue to rise as battery prices decline and a greater importance is placed on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants. According to Navigant’s new report, North America and Europe will jointly make up nearly 14% of all e-bus sales by then.

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Big Blue Bus receives nearly $900K to purchase 58 new Cummins-Westport Near-Zero NOx engines

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In California, Big Blue Bus (BBB) will receive $870,000 from the Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee’s (MSRC) Near Zero Engine Incentive Program. The ISL G NZ can operate on compressed, liquid, or renewable natural gas (RNG). ISL G Near-Zero (NZ) 0.02 NO x engines. Earlier post.).

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California ARB: GHG emissions fell below 1990 levels for first time in 2016; down 13% from 2004 peak; transportation emissions up 2%

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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced that greenhouse gas emissions in California in 2016 fell below 1990 levels for the first time since emissions peaked in 2004—a reduction roughly equivalent to taking 12 million cars off the road or saving 6 billion gallons of gasoline a year.

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ECS requesting proposals for third ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship for projects in automotive green energy technology

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ECS (The Electrochemical Society), in partnership with the Toyota Research Institute of North America (TRINA), a division of Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. To qualify, a candidate must be under 40 years of age and working in North America.

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SunLine orders five New Flyer fuel cell buses

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Sunline already has five fuel cell buses in its operations. SunLine will also beupgrading its on-site hydrogen generation fuel infrastructure as part of this new project. 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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Frito-Lay boosts electric fleet; 275 electric trucks by the end of 2012

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It’s these private and public partnerships that create the momentum that alternative fuel vehicles need to become even more competitive. —Leslie Starr Keating, senior vice president, supply chain for Frito-Lay North America. ?.

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Progress! IRA signed into law

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EV provisions The legislation creates a new and used EV tax credit, extending the tax credit on some new EVs to 2032 while shifting tax incentives to more affordable models that are manufactured in North America. has a free trade agreement, or with materials recycled in North America. or a country with which the U.S.