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Cal Energy Commission approves ~$9M for DC fast chargers; $12.6M for NGV incentives

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The grants went to four companies—Chargepoint Inc.; These incentives can help fleet managers replace aging gasoline and diesel vehicles with cleaner alternatives. California State University, Fresno Foundation, and Cleantech San Diego Association. EV Connect Inc.; NRG EV Services LLC; and Recargo, Inc.—which

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California ARB approves $200M VW zero-emission vehicle investment in California; first phase of $800M investment

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A separate part of the overall agreement requires VW to mitigate the excess NO x emissions of its diesel passenger cars by paying about $422 million to California to replace older, dirtier heavy-duty vehicles and equipment with cleaner versions. Those cities are Fresno, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, San Diego, and Sacramento.

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California ARB Report Finds Fine Particle Air Pollution Responsible for 9,000 Premature Deaths in State Each Year; Based on US EPA Peer-Reviewed Study

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The US EPA and its Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee considered evidence from multiple peer-reviewed studies, and the estimates of premature death were based on a key nationwide study of exposure to fine particle pollution involving about 500,000 people and 116 US cities, including Los Angeles and Fresno.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Mr. Agassi was an executive at SAP that lead the software company to being the enterprise software leader ahead of Oracle, IBM, and all others. He has interests in businesses in fuel cells, superconductors and carbon software , and his clients range from startups to major oil companies. Email Neal. Find out " What is Cleantech?

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