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California ARB awarding $1.6 million to LA for low-income EV carsharing pilot program

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million to the City of Los Angeles to set up a pilot carsharing program for electric vehicles in disadvantaged communities. The grant will fulfill a key mandate of SB 1275, the Charge Ahead California Initiative, enacted last year to make clean transportation more widely available, particularly in low and moderate-income neighborhoods.

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California Targets “Diesel Death Zones” With New Rule

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Southern California air quality regulators approved a rule on Friday to cut down on air pollution related to the approximately 3,000 logistics warehouses that have proliferated in the region, disproportionately in and around Black and Latino neighborhoods.

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The Tesla Community Helped Feed Over 150 Baton Rouge Families Affected By Hurricane Ida

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We were sitting in the shade by her home across from her store, Owens Deli, which has been a fixture in our neighborhood for over 80 years. It was day 2 without power when I was sitting with Mrs. Green, who is my landlady. During the days of segregation, her parents served the Black community […].

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Ford, Ford Credit introduce sustainable financing framework prioritizing EV, clean production, community investments

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A significant portion of related financing will go toward accelerating Ford’s leadership in electric vehicles. One such project is Ford’s investment in redeveloping the historic Michigan Central Station and surrounding area to create a new mobility innovation district in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood.

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LEED Certification and EV Charging Stations: What you need to know

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Installing an electric vehicle (EV) charging station comes with all sorts of advantages, one of the most prominent being that it goes a long way toward helping you achieve LEED certification. Option 1: Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (1 point). Option 2: Electric Vehicle Ready Infrastructure (1 point).

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National Academies report finds US interstate highways need major overhaul; calls for 20-year blueprint for action

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The committee noted, however, that these estimates may be low, because they do not include funding required to reconfigure and reconstruct many of the interstates’ 15,000 interchanges or make the system more resilient to the effects of climate change.

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California Air Resources Board Unveils $3.7M in Rebates for Plug-in Hybrid and Zero-Emission Vehicles

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Rebates are available to individuals, business owners and government entities in California that purchase or lease new eligible zero-emission or plug-in hybrid electric light-duty vehicles now. Eligible vehicles are cars, trucks, commercial medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, motorcycles or neighborhood electric vehicles.

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