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Natural Gasis Behind the Nation's Largest Heavy-Duty Electric Truck Charging Station

The Truth About Cars

Though capable of charging up to 96 trucks at a time, the station is backed by natural gas, which is cleaner than dozens of trucks burning diesel but not the green solution many had probably hoped for. It’s hard to knock the charging station too much, but it would be nice to know when the hydrogen changeover will happen.

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What's Plan B for better transit?

Green Energy Consumers

The Transportation & Climate Initiative (TCI) is a multi-state effort to phase down our dependence on gasoline and diesel fuels and to kickstart investments for cleaner, more affordable transportation options. In November 2021, the governors of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island pulled out of the program.

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California Moves Closer to Banning Heavy Diesel Truck Sales

The Truth About Cars

Following new rules approved by local regulators on Friday, the State of California has inched closer to banning diesel semi trucks. The California Air Resource Board (CARB) board unanimously voted on a plan that would seek to phase out sales of medium and heavy-duty vehicles that are powered by diesel fuel by 2036.

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Debunking the ‘Electric car is a coal car’ argument!

Plug In India

It's has been proven again and again that fuelling an electric car/scooter with electricity produced from coal power plants is still cleaner, cheaper and more efficient than using petrol or diesel. So using petrol and diesel vehicles in cities is a terrible idea and using EV’s in cities is a great idea! to run them both.

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Cummins Agrees to Pay $1.6 Billion in U.S. Emissions Fines

The Truth About Cars

The United States Department of Justice has accused Cummins of installing emissions defeating devices on diesel motors and decided to fine the company $1.67 Another 330,000 taboo emissions controlling devices were also said to have been installed on newer diesel pickups built through 2023. billion for violating the Clean Air Act.

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PM Rishi Sunak sensationally delays 2030 ICE ban

My Energi

Most notable of these was a five-year delay to the widely supported and eagerly anticipated 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel car and van sales. And families that cannot afford a new car won’t like it, because they may have to wait even longer to buy a cleaner and cheaper-to-run electric car in the used market. “If

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How is the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Electrifying School Buses

Blink Charging

With the passage of the IIJA, the Biden administration committed $5 billion to the production of environmentally cleaner school buses. Additionally, Boston will replace 737 diesel buses by 2030 with electric buses. The health benefits of electric school buses specifically come from reducing diesel fuel emissions.

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