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Canada and California to work together on cleaner transportation

Green Car Congress

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. The transportation sector is the source of nearly a quarter of Canada’s carbon emissions and more than 40% of California’s.

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New Mexico Hits the Gas on Cleaner Cars

CleanTechnica EVs

By Kathy Harris & Noah Long New Mexicans will now be able to buy cleaner, zero-emission vehicles in the state, thanks to Advanced Clean Cars (ACC) standards unanimously adopted by the Joint Albuquerque New Mexico Environmental Improvement and Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Boards (“Boards”).

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Green payback: How long will new EVs take to be cleaner than gasoline models?

Green Car Reports

If you buy a new electric car today, it won't take long for it to have less environmental impact than a gasoline car, but it depends on where you plug in, according to new Reuters analysis.

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Is It Economical to Convert ICE Car to Electric Car Using Conversion Kit

Get Electric Vehicle

While purchasing a brand-new electric car might not be feasible for everyone due to its higher upfront costs, people are looking for alternatives. converting existing internal combustion engine (ICE) cars into electric vehicles using conversion kits. Some of them are not available for individuals to buy.

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New Jersey to ban the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035

Teslarati

The steps we take today to lower emissions will improve air quality and mitigate climate impacts for generations to come, all while increasing access to cleaner car choices,” said Governor Phil Murphy. Until the ban takes effect, New Jersey will limit the amount of new gasoline-powered cars sold in the state starting in 2027.

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CA Clean-Air Initiative: Cash In A Clunker, Buy An Electric Car

Green Car Reports

It''s also had intermittent programs to encourage the trade-in of older cars that qualify as "gross emitters" for newer and cleaner vehicles. California has been a world pioneer for decades in reducing vehicle emissions, including its 20-year effort to get significant numbers of zero-emission vehicles on the roads.

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

Teslarati

China is a massive market for cars, with over 25 million vehicles sold last year. The country has adopted a series of aggressive environmental goals, part of which is a credit system designed to encourage automakers to develop cleaner cars. This amount is reportedly higher than green credit prices from previous years. .

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