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Plug-in readiness reports show wide difference between California regions

Green Car Congress

Funding comes from DOE’s Clean Cities Program, designed to assist the development of alternative fuel technologies, leading to decreased greenhouse gas emissions and reduced petroleum use in the transportation sector. This is in addition to $2,500 from the statewide Clean Vehicle Rebate Project.

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Four Benefits of EV Charging for Hospitality

Blink Charging

In San Jose, the city with the most hotels that have EV charging ports, only 66% of hotels in the city offer chargers for guests. Funding help for charger installation There are a number of tax incentives and funding opportunities for businesses that want to install EV chargers, especially if those businesses are in underserved areas.

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Schwarzenegger's Green Cred Fading with CARB Caos

Plugs and Cars

Schwarzenegger has vetoed bills that would put new taxes on polluters, spur the development of alternative fuels and help clean the air. He has accepted $1 million in campaign cash from the oil industry, and he had threatened to veto the global warming bill unless it was made more business-friendly.

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Road Test: 2024 Toyota Mirai Limited FCEV

Clean Fleet Report

The need for more stations is necessary if this fuel is to ever gain consumer acceptance for their everyday vehicles. An alternative fuel Lexus with a Toyota badge For now, Californians have the opportunity to own a very nice electric car powered by compressed hydrogen gas. Photos by John Faulkner and Toyota.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

People will likely not buy plug-ins without big federal tax breaks." ( Reuters ) 11/29/06 [In response to GMs announcement at the LA Auto Show], Ford Group marketing manager Cisco Codina said the answer for now is full hybrids, like the latest version of its Ford Escape hybrid SUV unveiled at the show. ( San Jose Mercury News ).

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