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Plug Power, Chart Industries and Baker Hughes to become cornerstone investors in FiveT Hydrogen Fund; clean hydrogen at scale

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Plug Power, Chart Industries, Inc. Plug Power intends to commit €160 million ($200 million), and Chart Industries and Baker Hughes each intend to commit €50 million respectively ($60 million). The Fund will exclusively finance projects in the production, storage and distribution of clean hydrogen.

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SolarCity and Honda to finance $50M more in solar projects for Honda and Acura customers and dealerships

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SolarCity and Honda have renewed their partnership with a new fund expected to finance $50 million in solar projects. The companies have also collaborated on advanced projects that demonstrate the full potential of distributed renewables combined with plug-in electric vehicles, including Honda Smart Home US. Earlier post.)

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California cap-and-trade spending doubles to $1.4 billion in 2018; xEV rebates, affordable housing, wildfire prevention, public transit

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An annual ' tracking the progress of California Climate Investments, released by the California Air Resources Board and the California Department of Finance, finds that nearly $1.4 billion in new funding last year went to projects across all of California’s 58 counties—almost double the $720 million spent in 2017. To date, $9.3

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[PRESS RELEASE] Drive Electric welcomes BNZ as a Premium member

Drive Electric

Between 2019 and 2021 BNZ halved the size of their fleet and have introduced electric vehicles with a plan to be 100% electric (plug in hybrid or full electric) by the end of 2023 [1]. A goal to transition their entire car fleet to plug-in vehicles or 100% electric by the end of 2023.

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CARB approves $483M funding plan for clean transportation investments; 94% of funding from cap-and-trade

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The Fiscal Year 2018-19 Funding Plan for Clean Transportation Incentives , largely funded with cap-and-trade proceeds, is part of California’s comprehensive strategy for improving air quality and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector, the state’s largest source of air pollution and climate-changing gases.

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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. The only way to avoid more expensive and disruptive climate changes is to significantly reduce these emissions.

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Failure to equalise VAT on public charging a missed opportunity

My Energi

Last week (19 April), the UK Government ruled-out recommendations from the House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee to equalise VAT on public charging. [1] Plug-in grants will continue until at least 2025, however, for motorcycles, vans, taxis, trucks and wheelchair accessible vehicles.