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

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In addition to California, the ZEV states are Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont. To clarify regional costs, the report breaks down the costs of smog, soot and climate pollution caused by passenger vehicles in each of the 10 ZEV states. Vermont: $347 million.

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15 States and the District of Columbia partner to accelerate bus and truck electrification; 100% ZEV by 2050

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States signing the MOU are: California, Connecticut, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington.

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News: 10 Best States To Own an EV

Clean Fleet Report

The cost of buying and running an EV varies depending on where you live. In addition to financial issues, such as where incentives are available and how much driving electric will save you compared to filling up with gasoline, the deciding factor for ranking the states was the density of available public charging. California.

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Abandoned History: Oldsmobile's Guidestar Navigation System and Other Cartography (Part VI)

The Truth About Cars

When it arrived, the Oldsmobile Eighty Eight became the first production car available in the United States with a GPS navigation system. The timeline is a little unclear, but shortly after its introduction on the Eighty Eight Oldsmobile expanded Guidestar’s availability to the more expensive LSS and Bravada.

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The Growing List of EVmatch Partners

EV Match

EVmatch and Burlington Electric Department (BED) are partnering to deploy a limited number of charging stations for free at qualifying multi-unit dwellings in Burlington, Vermont. A Tesla Model Y charges at a publicly available EVmatch charger at a fourplex in Burlington, VT. Green Mountain Power. Green Mountain Power. Charged Future.

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DOE Announces More than $5M to Support Wind Energy Development

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DOE will provide funding over two years to strengthen the US midsize turbine market and help address factors that have contributed to slow growth in the midsize wind turbine market to date, including a small number of available midsize turbine models. Northern Power Systems (Barre, Vermont). Texas Tech University (Lubbock, Texas).

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The State of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Electrification

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According to the Global Commercial Vehicle Drive to Zero program, there 180 models of battery electric MHD trucks and cargo vans available now in the U.S. Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Washington, and Vermont are adopting the same rules. Growth in the MHD manufacturing sector is helping accelerate adoption as well.