Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $26 million in grant funding to establish clean diesel projects aimed at reducing emissions from the US’ existing fleet of diesel engines. Region 7 (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska): EPA is requesting proposals between $300,000 and $1,500,000.

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EPA Diesel Fleet Puerto Rico 150

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AUGUST 1, 2015

including a 100-million gallon nameplate capacity biomass-based diesel refinery and deepwater port terminal at the Port of Grays Harbor, Washington. gallon payment for biomass-based diesel produced and sold. Renewable Energy Group, Inc. REG) will acquire substantially all the assets of Imperium Renewables, Inc., Earlier post.).

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Renewable Energy Iowa Seattle 150

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JULY 6, 2017

Further, EPA is proposing no increase, relative to the finalized 2018 levels, in the volume requirement for biomass-based diesel for 2019. The biomass-based diesel standard for 2019 would be maintained at the 2018 levels of 2.1 The Clean Air Act requires EPA to reset volume targets when certain conditions are met.

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2018 EPA Renewable 2017 150

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Juneau, the Capital City of Alaska, has a clean, renewable source of energy, local hydropower. Transitioning the fleet to all electric will eliminate emissions from diesel buses and emissions from shipping diesel fuel by barge 900 miles from Seattle. The buses will replace diesel buses that have exceeded useful life.

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Purchase St. Louis Jacksonville Fleet 191

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Stationary Fuel Cells and Hybrid Transit Buses Incremental Costs: The purchase of diesel-electric hybrid transit buses and stationary fuel cells for use in the statewide bus system in Connecticut. Composite body electric buses: Replace conventional diesel transit buses with 35-ft composite body electric transit buses.

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Emissions Gas Energy Maintenance 256

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MARCH 8, 2010

Strong income tax credits for the purchase of new diesel, hybrid, and plug-in hybrid vehicles are very expensive and essentially ineffective at reducing GHG emissions from transportation. Second, the tax credits give a significant boost to diesel vehicles. —Morrow et al. Adoption of all of the preceding policies.

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Tax Credit Tax Emissions Fuel 220

Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 11, 2023

My goal was to head north to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, then west to Fargo, ND, and back to Detroit via Iowa. Instead, I drove to Cleveland and then back westward to the center of Iowa, where I visited a relative. Since I couldn’t afford the time to endure slow charging, I had to skip that part of my planned road trip.

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Miles Kia Charging All-Electric 78

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NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Several LCFS programs are under development or in consideration in other regions: Northeast/Mid-Atlantic Regional Clean Fuels Standard. The Midwestern Governor’s Association represents Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Midwestern Governor’s Association.

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Carbon Standards Fuel Oregon 244

Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 2, 2023

Hitting the Road Clean Fleet Report had the opportunity to drive an Ioniq 6 AWD for a few hours at a media launch program in Scottsdale, Arizona, where we averaged an impressive 3.8 Make sure to opt-in to the Clean Fleet Report newsletter (top right of page) to be notified of all new stories and vehicle reviews. Story by John Faulkner.

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Hyundai All-Electric Miles Range 78

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JULY 6, 2019

US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler issued a proposed rule under the Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS) program that would set the minimum amount of renewable fuels that must be supplied to the market in calendar year 2020, as well as the biomass-based diesel volume standard for calendar year 2021.

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EPA Renewable 2020 Fuel 207

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AUGUST 12, 2019

The estimated volume of gasoline and diesel exempted is 13,420 million gallons; the estimated renewable volume obligations (RVO) exempted is 1,430 million RINs. —Curt Mether, President of the Iowa Corn Growers Association. EPA is granting 31 small refinery RFS exemptions for the 2018 compliance year, as well as 6 denials.

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Grant EPA Iowa 2018 319