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Advocating electric in the heartland

Electric Auto Association

Members of Mid-America Electric Auto Association (MAEAA) , straddling KansasCity and stretching into Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma, have been active in challenging two pieces of legislation in the Kansas State Legislature, including a 2019 ordinance to level a demand charge on the state’s solar-powered homes.

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UK unveils new plan to cut NO2; sale of new conventional gasoline and diesel cars to end by 2040; focus on local action

Green Car Congress

Despite this, an analysis of more than 1,800 major roads show that a small number of these—81 or 4%—are due to breach legal pollution limits for NO 2 , with 33 of these outside of London. The UK assesses air quality, as well as legal compliance with these obligations, via a combination of monitoring data and modeling.

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AYRO launches low-speed Electric Vaccine Vehicle

Green Car Congress

a designer and manufacturer of light-duty, short-haul, and last-mile delivery electric vehicles (EVs), has launched the Electric Vaccine Vehicle (EVV). Club Car will provide sales and service support for the vehicles to Element and its Clients. AYRO, Inc., Element Fleet Management Corp.,

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In the Caribbean, EVs leave ICE vehicles behind

Electric Auto Association

Like nearly everyone else with an electric vehicle (EV) on Saint Thomas, Doug White, co-founder of Virgin Islands Electric Vehicle Association , drives a Nissan LEAF. Of course, they have to offer other Nissan models as well, but their focus has definitely been on driving electric.” “The Thomas because gas is so expensive.”

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BREAKING NEWS: Exxon/Mobil Ordered Out of Torrance, Guilty of Greenhouse Gas Pollution

Creative Greenius

Consider this fair and legal warning, world’s largest and most polluting oil company - I’m giving you 10 years to pack up and hit the road. He makes his living off cars that run out of gas or break down because of the inadequacies of the internal combustion gasoline powered engine. Greenius Rules. 2020, Exxon/Mobil.

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EPA proposes repeal of Obama Clean Power Plan

Green Car Congress

Released in 2015 by the Obama Administration EPA, the CPP established the first national standards to limit CO 2 emissions from fossil-fuel-fired power plants (Electric Generating Units, EGUs), with a target of a 32% reduction against a 2005 baseline by 2030. Earlier post.).

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Biden admin finalizes new fuel economy standards to save Americans billions

Baua Electric

They will reduce carbon emissions by 710 million tons and save 70 billion gallons of gas by 2050. In either case, a higher electric vehicle share is the easiest way to meet the new numbers, so both will encourage automakers to offer more consumer choice of high-tech, low-polluting electric vehicles.