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Colorado Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Rises to $5,000

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The bill puts forth several measures aimed at advancing decarbonization in the state, including tax credits for industrial facilities to implement emission-reducing improvements, new spending for geothermal energy projects and geothermal electricity generation, the construction of sustainable aviation fuel production facilities, and more.

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Driving Green Initiatives: Direct Pay Tax Incentives for Local Governments

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Cities and local governments are on the front lines responding to climate change, but high costs have slowed the progress of some sustainable energy projects. Local governments will get their credits as long as they meet the requirements.

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The Importance of Electrifying Municipal Vehicles

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Additionally, vehicle pollution is one of the largest contributors to climate change. With those tax credits, electric municipal vehicles make sense in terms of saving money. Snow plows, trains, buses and more can all be electrified, leading to cleaner cities and lower fuel expenditures. Fuel prices remain steep.

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Guide to California EV Incentives

EV Life

It’s no secret that motor vehicle emissions are one of the main sources of pollution in the state of California and one of the leading causes of climate change in the country. The only way to avoid more expensive and disruptive climate changes is to significantly reduce these emissions.

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State Auditor says California may not meet 2030 GHG reduction goal; says aspects of CARB efforts lacking

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To help the California Air Resources Board (ARB)—the state’s key organization in this area—to fight climate change by reducing GHG emissions, the Legislature has allocated more than $2 billion from the State’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (cap?and?trade CARB’s inability to measure the GHG reductions from its cap?and?trade?funded

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The Advantages of Establishing EV Charging Stations in Residential Areas

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This plays a pivotal role in climate change mitigation and fostering a cleaner living environment. Incentives such as tax credits, rebates, or reduced electricity rates for EV charging further decrease the overall cost of owning an EV.

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Lung Association report highlights health and climate costs of petroleum-based transportation and the benefits of shifting to ZEVs

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Under this scenario, the estimated total health and climate change costs associated with passenger vehicle fleet pollution drops from to $37 billion annually to $15.7 —Bonnie Holmes-Gen, senior director of Air Quality and Climate Change with the American Lung Association in California. billion by 2050.

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