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Biden Administration turns to Tesla for help on renewable fuel policy reform

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The updated policy is expected to include benefits for electric vehicles from the United States’ renewable fuel subsidies. Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program. The RFS is a federal program that requires transportation fuel sold in the United States to contain a minimum volume of renewable fuels.

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Senate Energy Bill Contains $3.8B for Natural Gas Vehicle Conversion and Purchasing, $400M for Plug-in Vehicle Deployment

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billion in rebates to buyers of natural gas-powered vehicles, from light- to heavy-duty; and $400 million to support the deployment of plug-in vehicles in targeted communities. Heading into the weekend, the bill only dealt with oil spills, natural gas vehicles, Home Star and land and water. Natural Gas Vehicles (Division B, Title XX).

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How Truck Stops and Convenience Stores Can Benefit from Holiday EV Travel

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The number of holiday travelers has returned to pre-pandemic levels, which means a lot of people are hitting the road in the United States. The American Automobile Association (AAA) predicts that 115.2 million Americans will travel during the 2023 holiday travel period, and 90% of them will travel by car.

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MIT Energy Initiative Publishes Report on Reducing CO2 Emissions from Existing Coal Plants

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There is no credible pathway toward prudent greenhouse gas stabilization targets without CO 2 emissions reduction from existing coal power plants. In the interim, we need a large, focused, federal program to develop and demonstrate commercial-scale technologies. We may not see a strong CO 2 price signal for many years.

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Hyundai to offer Tucson Fuel Cell vehicle to LA-area retail customers in spring 2014; Honda, Toyota show latest FCV concepts targeting 2015 launch

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Availability begins in Spring 2014 at several Southern California Hyundai dealers. Availability of the Tucson Fuel Cell will expand to other regions of the country consistent with the accelerating deployment of hydrogen refueling stations. This also is why Honda is an enthusiastic participant in a federal program, H 2 USA.

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National Research Council Report Recommends Setting a US Carbon Budget Through 2050; Concludes Known Technologies Not Sufficient to Meet Budget Goals

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A report issued today by the National Research Council recommends that the US set a measurable domestic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions budget in the range of 170 to 200 gigatons of CO 2 -equivalent (eq) for the period 2012 through 2050. Source: NRC. Click to enlarge. A carbon-pricing system is the most cost-effective way to reduce emissions.