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3 East Coast states and DC first to participate in TCI-P cap-and-invest program for transportation

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The Transportation and Climate Initiative Program (TCI-P) expects to cut greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles in the region by an estimated 26% from 2022 to 2032, and generate a total of more than $3 billion dollars over ten years for the participating jurisdictions to invest.

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New Flyer’s Xcelsior CHARGE H2 fuel-cell bus achieves 350 miles of zero-emission range in a test demonstration for OCTA

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New Flyer of America announced that a test demonstration with a New Flyer 40', heavy-duty fuel-cell-electric Xcelsior CHARGE H2 bus for the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) achieved 350-miles (563 km) of zero-emission range. New Flyer manufactures the Xcelsior CHARGE H2 in forty-foot and sixty-foot lengths.

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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. 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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Nissan launching upgraded 2012 LEAF in new US markets

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Equipped with additional standard equipment including quick charging and cold-weather features, the 2012 LEAF now will also be available for order in the Southeastern United States and Illinois. As DC fast charge stations proliferate across the country, Nissan expects this feature to become even more popular.

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Energy researchers: clean US hydrogen economy is within reach, but needs a game plan

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Addressing climate change requires not only a clean electrical grid, but also a clean fuel to reduce emissions from industrial heat, long-haul heavy transportation, and long-duration energy storage. Hydrogen and its derivatives could be that fuel, argues a commentary by four energy researchers in the journal Joule.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

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Without a driveway and a garage, how can I set up charging at home? Will we have a universal standard for charging? What exactly is fast charging? Is 381 miles by the shortest route and 420 miles if I take the Pennsylvania Turnpike. And so that's what we call "DC fast charging." And otherwise, it's a single shot.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

Without a driveway and a garage, how can I set up charging at home? Will we have a universal standard for charging? What exactly is fast charging? Is 381 miles by the shortest route and 420 miles if I take the Pennsylvania Turnpike. And so that's what we call "DC fast charging." And otherwise, it's a single shot.