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Niti Aayog gives proposal to RBI for electric vehicles purchase loans 

Electric Vehicles India

At present, the loans are being provided under the auto retail category but the lenders might be different for financing the electric vehicles. Our view is that there is a case for this in the context of the impending climate change crisis and India’s recent commitments at COP26 in Glasgow.”.

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Porsche launches carbon offsetting program for US drivers

Green Car Congress

As an example of cost, driving a 2019 Cayenne S for 10,000 miles a year would generate an offsetting contribution between approximately $67 and $152 annually, depending on which project the customer chooses to support.

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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. Californians collectively drive over a billion miles every day, releasing tons of greenhouse gases (GHG) and pollutants into the air.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

Green Car Congress

The 15 th Congress, also known as the 15 th Conference of Parties, or COP 15, was initially intended to be a largely procedural summit, with many major negotiating points settled and most environmental ministers prepared to sign a binding emissions treaty that contained specific emissions targets as well as commitments to financing structures.

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What Is EV Charging Load Management?

EV Connect

The electric grid, meanwhile, is fragile and, as climate change increases, we’re seeing more failures. Well, in 2019, Americans drove roughly 9 billion miles per day. A “high efficiency” electric vehicle gets about 4 miles per kilowatt-hour. As such, doing things that spike your load will cause a jump in your bill.

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UK Review of Renewable Energy finds 30% renewables share by 2030 appropriate for the UK; a cautious approach to biofuels in transport

Green Car Congress

up to 45%) depending on the extent to which renewable technology costs fall and possible constraints on deployment of low-carbon alternatives, according to the newly released Renewable Energy Review by the UK Committee on Climate Change (CCC). aviation, industry). Renewable Energy Review.

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InDEED, a success

Electric Auto Association

With the pandemic, with climate change issues coming to the forefront, with a change in Administration, there’s just incredible interest in EVs right now.” We’re clearly at an inflection point,” said April Bolduc, President of the EAA. DEED event on St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands.