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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is [link] about $11 million to 20 new projects to help states and local governments to develop the infrastructure, training, and regional planning needed to help meet the demand for alternative fuel cars and trucks, including vehicles that run on natural gas, electricity, and propane. Clean Fuels Ohio.

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Ford to offer new diesel engine option in new Transit van; new Vehicle Emissions and Fuel Cost Calculator

Green Car Congress

The proprietary program, which must be used in conjunction with the support of a Ford representative, will create customized scenarios for customers by using special formulas and variables to determine the environmental impact and fuel costs of specific vehicles. has different environmental ramifications from operating one in Philadelphia.

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Four Benefits of EV Charging for Hospitality

Blink Charging

Albany, NY with 56.8%, and Portland, OR with 56.3% Blink has a range of direct current chargers like our Series 9 or our 60kW-180kW free-standing DCFCs to support this faster charging. The two major programs are the Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Tax Credit and the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

Green Car Congress

Portland General Electric. The DOE’s Alternative Fuels Data Center provides a comprehensive database of federal and state programs that support EVs and infrastructure. The DOT is now soliciting nominations from State and local officials to assist in making designations for alternative fuel corridors. National Grid.

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How to Take Advantage of EV Charging Infrastructure Tax Credits

EV Connect

The Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Tax Credit (or 2020 30C Tax Credit) provides tax relief for businesses that install “refueling properties,” such as EV charging stations, and applies retroactively to any costs associated with alternative fuel infrastructure from 2018 onward.

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Volkswagen’s Electrify America supplement discusses ZEV charging investments in disadvantaged California communities

Green Car Congress

Chicago, Portland, Boston, Seattle, Philadelphia, Denver, Houston, Miami, and Raleigh—and several highway corridors. The charging power gap used assumptions including the battery size, charging power and range efficiency (assumed 3.5 miles per kWh) for the expected future fleet of new EVs, including current EV units in operation.

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MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Folks who quote the math of the old system like a well memorized mantra are limited by the notion that no other system will ever exist, while in fact, super capacitive storage systems currently use higher voltages, in the 3000 volt range and rising, to attain larger power transfers, faster, and on lighter wiring! About Gas 2.0

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