Available, Cleaner and New Jersey

EPA announces $46M for latest Diesel Emissions Reduction Act funding

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2021

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of grant funding to implement projects which reduce emissions from the nation’s existing fleet of older diesel engines. Region 2 (New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, U.S. Background.

EPA

EPA Diesel Puerto Rico Emissions

NY to award $18.9M to increase number of electric buses in state

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 30, 2020

million for school bus operators to acquire cleaner forms of transportation with lower emissions. Under the New York Truck Voucher Incentive Program (NYTVIP) program, $16.4 million is also now available through the NYTVIP to school bus operators statewide to support the purchase of cleaner, less polluting buses.

New York

New York Purchase Electric Electrical

3 East Coast states and DC first to participate in TCI-P cap-and-invest program for transportation

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The governors of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, and the mayor of the District of Columbia announced that theirs will be the first jurisdictions to launch a new multi-state program that the principals expect will invest some $300 million per year in cleaner transportation choices.

Rhode Island

Rhode Island District of Columbia Transportation Connecticut

EPA announces ~$44M in DERA funding to reduce emissions from diesel engines

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2019

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of grant funding to implement projects aimed at reducing emissions from the nation’s existing fleet of older diesel engines. Region 2 (New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, U.S. Background.

EPA

EPA Diesel Puerto Rico Emissions

New York to invest $127.7 million Volkswagen settlement in clean vehicles

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Covered vehicles include new buses, trucks, locomotives, ferries, tug boats, and cargo handling equipment, as well as the availability of electric vehicle charging equipment statewide.

New York

New York Clean Cleaning Vehicles

Modified SOFC anodes allow operation at lower temperatures with carbon-containing gases; potential for much more efficient and cleaner generation of electricity from coal

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2011

The resulting lower-temperature SOFCs could provide a cleaner, more efficient alternative to conventional power plants for generating electricity from coal reserves. Conventional coal-fired electric generating facilities capture about a third of the energy available in the fuel they burn.

Coal

Coal Carbon Cleaner Water

Lung Association report highlights health and climate costs of petroleum-based transportation and the benefits of shifting to ZEVs

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2016

In addition to California, the ZEV states are Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont. New York: $7.9 New Jersey: $4.6 —Bonnie Holmes-Gen, senior director of Air Quality and Climate Change with the American Lung Association in California.

Climate

Climate Cost Of Rhode Island Transportation

Analysis concludes that current transportation policy in most US states will likely worsen GHG emission trends in US

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2010

However, most states use few of the available transportation policy tools to reduce. emissions, according to a new analysis released by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Smart Growth America (SGA). commuting provide a service in addition to information about smarter, cleaner travel choices.

Transportation

Transportation Climate Change Emissions Climate

Ninth annual Green Innovation Index finds California light-duty vehicle emissions spike; major challenge to 2030 climate goals

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2017

Both rail and bus emissions decreased during this time, due in part to the state’s efforts to transition to cleaner fuels and to electrify public transportation. public charging outlets per ZEV, placing it ahead of only New Jersey and Alaska for availability of infrastructure. below their 2006 levels.

California

California Light Emissions Climate

USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

This project is unique in that the buses will be charged during the day to take advantage of the renewable energy made available by the abundant solar and wind energy available on the island. The new buses will be used on routes that connect residents to employment opportunities. New Jersey Transit.

Purchase

Purchase St. Louis Jacksonville Fleet

The Tailwinds Behind Massive Growth of EV Charging

EV Connect

MARCH 18, 2021

Reliability can be improved in two crucial ways: making more charging available to drivers, and improving the infrastructure or building out the infrastructure (properly) can yield a better experience. Mandate Tailwinds Both at home and abroad, governments continue to roll out EV mandates of all shapes and sizes. Already, the U.S.

Charging

Charging St. Louis Massachusetts New York

Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2010

It covers ten Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states (Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont). Linkage can reduce the overall cost of meeting an emissions target by increasing the breadth of reduction opportunities available.

Gas

Gas Climate Change Emissions Climate

EV Driven

EPA announces $46M for latest Diesel Emissions Reduction Act funding

NY to award $18.9M to increase number of electric buses in state

3 East Coast states and DC first to participate in TCI-P cap-and-invest program for transportation

EPA announces ~$44M in DERA funding to reduce emissions from diesel engines

New York to invest $127.7 million Volkswagen settlement in clean vehicles

Modified SOFC anodes allow operation at lower temperatures with carbon-containing gases; potential for much more efficient and cleaner generation of electricity from coal

Lung Association report highlights health and climate costs of petroleum-based transportation and the benefits of shifting to ZEVs

Analysis concludes that current transportation policy in most US states will likely worsen GHG emission trends in US

Ninth annual Green Innovation Index finds California light-duty vehicle emissions spike; major challenge to 2030 climate goals

USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

The Tailwinds Behind Massive Growth of EV Charging

Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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