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Nevada launches “Clean Cars Nevada” effort; adopting California LEV and ZEV

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Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak announced the “ Clean Cars Nevada ” initiative, which will evaluate the adoption of new regulations to provide Nevadans with more choices for low and zero emission electric passenger cars and trucks at dealerships throughout the state beginning in 2024.

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Nevada to Power Clean Vehicles with Clean Electricity

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Billion in Societal Benefits from Reduced Pollution, $14.1 Billion in Driver Savings, $3.6 Billion in Reduced Electric Bills.

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Nevada Aims to Plug Vehicles into Renewable Energy

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By Max Baumhefner & Dylan Sullivan Nevada is considering legislation that would help the state drive on cleaner, cheaper electricity.

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President Biden Clears Way for States to Curb Vehicle Pollution

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By Luke Tonachel President Biden is following through on his promise to re-establish the long-held authority of governors to adopt vehicle pollution regulations to protect the health and welfare of people in their states. The Biden EPA today proposed reinstating a Clean Air Act waiver that allows states to […].

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What is Advanced Clean Cars and why does it matter?

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Advanced Clean Cars, also known as Clean Cars Standards, is a set of standards designed to put more zero-emission vehicles on the road and improve air quality. Under the Clean Air Act, California has the special authority to set state clean car standards that go above and beyond federal standards to cut tailpipe pollution.

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GSC Logistics first to haul commercial cargo with a BYD electric semi through Altamont Pass

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As the largest motor carrier at the port, GSC hauls about 120,000 containers of cargo across Northern California and Nevada annually. By utilizing battery-electric trucks, companies such as GSC can lower their operating costs while significantly improving air quality through the elimination of pollution caused by diesel trucks.

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Greyrock, Tsinhua U, DRI to assess potential of synthetic diesel to improve air quality in China

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Greyrock Energy, a developer of a gas-to-liquids (GTL) process that produces synthetic diesel, will participate with Tsinghua University of Beijing, China and the Desert Research Institute (DRI) of Reno, Nevada to quantify the positive impact on air quality from the use of synthetic diesel fuels as compared with petroleum derived diesel fuels.

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