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CARB approves $2.6B investment for clean cars, trucks, mobility options

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Supported projects range from incentives for cleaner trucks and buses, and mobility options such as bike- and car-sharing, to consumer rebates for clean cars. billion Fiscal Year 2022-23 Funding Plan for Clean Transportation Incentives will benefit priority populations. billion for clean trucks and buses, and off-road equipment.

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I-5 electric truck charging sites mapped out by electric utilities; West Coast Clean Transit Corridor

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The West Coast Clean Transit Corridor Initiative , a study commissioned by a collaboration among nine electric utilities and two agencies representing more than two dozen municipal utilities, recommends adding electric vehicle charging for freight haulers and delivery trucks at 50-mile intervals along Interstate 5 and adjoining highways.

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Range Energy’s RA electrified trailer platform now eligible for up to $80k in California incentives

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Range Energy announced that its 53-foot electric trailer, the RA, is now eligible for point-of-sale incentives up to $80,000/unit through the California Air Resources Board Clean Off-Road Equipment (CORE) Voucher Program. Range’s platform also works as a mobile power unit.

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Do Electric Cars Have Enough Range? Should Tesla Increase Range To Gas Car Levels?

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Buyers are often afraid to switch to electric vehicles because of the range compared to gas cars. According to research from Bell Resources recently reported by Gizmodo, EVs could have similar range already offered by gas vehicles by 2024. But the next few years could change that — for better or worse.

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Argonne study finds rare earth supply disruptions can have long-range impacts

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Rare earth materials are essential to a variety of economic sectors, including healthcare and clean energy. A range of devices and machines rely on rare earth elements that are mined and refined largely in China. Rare earth elements are essential to many emerging technologies, including those that support a clean energy future.

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EU investing €1.8B in 17 large-scale clean tech projects

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billion in 17 large-scale innovative clean-tech projects with a third round of awards under the Innovation Fund. capture facilities at a cement plant with offshore permanent storage in a depleted gas field in the Black Sea, through an onshore and offshore pipeline system. The EU is investing more than €1.8

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CARB approves $533M funding plan for clean transportation investments

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The California Air Resources Board approved a $533-million plan to fund clean car rebates, zero-emission transit and school buses, clean trucks, and other innovative, clean transportation and mobility pilot projects. liter natural gas low-NO x engines out of HVIP. The plan also graduates hybrid vehicles and 8.9-liter

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