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CARB releases 2022 draft Scoping Plan update

Green Car Congress

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has released the draft 2022 Climate Change Scoping Plan —the third update to the state’s initial 2008 Scoping Plan. The draft 2022 Climate Change Scoping Plan was developed by the California Air Resources Board in collaboration and coordination with multiple state agencies.

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Why are energy prices so high this winter & where are we headed?

Green Energy Consumers

In recent weeks, gas and electric utilities have been announcing steep price hikes for the next few months – some starting on November 1 and some starting later. You can watch a recording of the webinar here. Consumers of heating oil and diesel fuel have also seen extraordinary retail price increases compared to a year ago.

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Oz Is Just As Barmy About Hydrogen: Smart Energy Council Presentation Q&A

CleanTechnica EVs

Not long ago, I had the opportunity to talk with over 300 mostly Australian participants in a Smart Energy Council webinar. It was organized to exploit my unusual timezone alignment with Oz as I spend a few weeks in New Zealand as a digital nomad. Over 600 signed up, many from other time zones to […]

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Top Four Ways EVs can be Key to Economic Recovery in the Post-Pandemic World

Plug N Drive

It proposes the following programs/actions: Energy retrofits of homes and workplaces Accelerated electric vehicle uptake Support for active mobility (walking, biking, etc.) The Role of Electric Vehicles. Electric Buses. For a video recording of the report release webinar, visit Green Recovery. Mega-Tonnes by 2030.

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DOE seeking input on H2@scale: hydrogen as centerpiece of future energy system; 50% reduction in energy GHGs by 2050

Green Car Congress

Preliminary analysis performed by the national laboratories on the H2@Scale concept indicated that nearly a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions is possible by 2050 via such large-scale hydrogen production and use. Integration of Hydrogen Production with the Electricity Grid, and with Storage and Pipeline Infrastructure.

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Electrification gaining momentum in fleet vehicle industry – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

According to a report by Smart Energy Decisions , there were more than one million electric vehicles (EVs) in commercial and government fleets in the United States as of 2021, up from just over 300,000 in 2019. Many companies have made commitments to transition portions of their delivery fleets to electric over the next five to 10 years.

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A Look Back at 2020—The Year in EVs

Plug in America

And yet somehow, this was also the year in which a broad consensus finally has taken root in our country that climate change is an existential threat and we need to take decisive action now. Remarkably, even electric cars came up in the debates, with Biden’s repeated commitment to build 500,000 charging stations. Despite this, U.S.

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