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Beneficial Electrification League launches rural electric school bus initiative

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The aim of this program is straightforward: no school district or utility should miss out on that opportunity simply because they lack access to information or resources to participate in this valuable federal program. representing Arizona co-op consumer-members). Trico Electric Cooperative, Inc.

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ASU research finds that Cash for Clunkers rebates were too high to prompt car upgrades

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New research from a team at Arizona State University shows that even when receiving a big rebate from the government, consumers won’t always behave in expected ways. Under the federal program, buyers could get a $3,500 or $4,500 rebate, depending on how much more efficient their new car was. Three professors in the W.

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KORE will get conditional OK for $850M U.S. mortgage for EV battery plant

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Conventional carmakers like Ford and Nissan have additionally borrowed from the federal program to finance the build-out of amenities generating fuel-efficient automobiles. KORE is onshoring battery production generation from Chinese language battery maker DFD to the brandnew Arizona facility, the power segment respectable mentioned.