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Vermonters get up to $6K to swap flood-damaged cars for EVs

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Photo: Vermont Agency of Transportation Vermont is now offering its residents up to $6,000 in incentives to replace their flood-damaged, scrapped cars with EVs. Through Vermont’s Agency of Transportation , income-eligible individuals could receive up to $11,000 off the price of a new EV and up to $10,000 off a used EV.

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Lung Association report highlights health and climate costs of petroleum-based transportation and the benefits of shifting to ZEVs

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The report, Clean Air Future: Health and Climate Benefits of Zero Emission Vehicles , was produced by the American Lung Association in California. Under this scenario, the estimated total health and climate change costs associated with passenger vehicle fleet pollution drops from to $37 billion annually to $15.7 Vermont: $347 million.

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Canada and California to work together on cleaner transportation

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Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, and the Chair of the California Air Resources Board, Mary Nichols, today signed a new cooperation agreement to advance cleaner vehicles and fuels. To date, California has invested $820 million in incentives for zero-emission and plug-in vehicles.

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EPA proposes rule for nationwide 30% cut in GHG from existing power plants by 2030 relative to 2005

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the already widely-discussed (albeit without much detail) “Clean Power Plan” proposal, which mandates a national average 30% cut in greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants from 2005 levels by 2030. EPA is only proposing goals for states with fossil fuel-fired power plants.

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NRDC-sponsored Shulock report says California ZEV regulations need a tune-up to meet 2025 goals

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While some of these vehicles will be higher performing in terms of electric range than the vehicles originally assumed in 2012, the net result is that the total number of ZEVs is likely to fall short of the original 2025 goals. million electric-drive vehicles across the ten ZEV states compared to the original 3.3 million goal.

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The origins of NDEW and DEED

Plug in America

Plug In America watchers know that Drive Electric Earth Day (DEED), celebrated for the entire month of April, is an extension of September’s National Drive Electric Week (NDEW). And indeed, we staged history’s first and greenest procession, “Inaugural Parade West: Plug In, America!”

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Burlington Electric Department Launches New Program with EVmatch to Expand EV Charging at Multi-family Properties

EV Match

The program is administered by Burlington Electric Department through a special partnership with EVmatch. Burlington Electric Department (BED) recently announced a new rebate program to expand EV charging at multi-family properties in Burlington, Vermont. For most homeowners, the transition to electric is fairly straightforward.