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Canada and California to work together on cleaner transportation

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Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, and the Chair of the California Air Resources Board, Mary Nichols, today signed a new cooperation agreement to advance cleaner vehicles and fuels. Canada is developing a Clean Fuel Standard that will cut emissions by 30 million tonnes in 2030.

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CARB launches $40M CORE incentive program for clean off-road freight and cargo handling equipment, vehicles

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The California Air Resources Board launched a new $40-million program designed to accelerate the purchase and use of zero-emission off-road freight technologies. Additionally, HVIP has helped more than 1,100 California fleets buy cleaner vehicles. Awards can’t exceed $500,000 per piece of equipment.

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EPA awards $5M to the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) for cleaner big rigs

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $5 million to the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) to help Southern truckers and small businesses to buy cleaner big rigs. The Clean Trucks Make Cents program will finance up to 100% of the purchase or lease of a pre-2007 tractor-trailer.

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

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million for school bus operators to acquire cleaner forms of transportation with lower emissions. million is also now available through the NYTVIP to school bus operators statewide to support the purchase of cleaner, less polluting buses. Specifically, this effort includes $16.4 Additionally, another $2.5

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Southern California Edison to buy 261 MW of energy storage projects; largest grid-connected storage purchase in US

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Preferred resources are methods of delivering electricity that are cleaner, or more environmentally sustainable, than traditional resources. CESA represents more than 85 organizations dedicated to making energy storage a mainstream resource that will enable a cleaner, more efficient and reliable electric power system.

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Lightning Systems all-electric medium-duty vehicles selected for State of California contract

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Agencies, cities and counties interested in purchasing vehicles should consult contract number 1-19-23-22 (A-D) at www.caleprocure.ca.gov. HVIP was formed by CARB to respond to a key market challenge by making clean trucks and buses more affordable for fleets.

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Volkswagen is buying credits from Tesla to meet China’s environmental standards: report

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As indicated in recent reports, a Volkswagen joint venture in China has reportedly agreed to purchase green car credits from Tesla in an effort to meet the country’s environmental standards. . The post Volkswagen is buying credits from Tesla to meet China’s environmental standards: report appeared first on TESLARATI.

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