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Rwanda’s Transition to Electric Buses

CleanTechnica EVs

By Yizere Ange Vehicular emissions are currently the leading cause of increasing air pollution in cities in Rwanda. In recognition of the well-documented impact of air pollution on public health, the Government of Rwanda (GoR) has introduced incentives for introducing electric vehicles across all vehicle types.

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London launches £110M scrappage scheme to prepare for expanded ULEZ

Green Car Congress

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, launched a £110-million (US$133-million) scrappage scheme to support Londoners on lower incomes, disabled Londoners, charities, sole traders and business with 10 or fewer employees to replace or retrofit their old, polluting vehicles in order to be ULEZ compliant. Earlier post.)

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Delhi: More E-bikes sold in first 3 months of 2022 than all of 2021.

Electric Vehicles India

The sales of electric motorcycles and scooters gradually increased first 3 months of 2022 compared to the 2021 year, and these data were recently released by the Delhi government, pointing to greater adoption of electric vehicles(EV). Delhi government launched its ambitious EV policy in August 2020 with an eye on tackling air pollution.

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California ARB posts discussion document on $500M FY 2016-17 spend for low carbon transportation and fuels; $230M to fund CVRP

Green Car Congress

AQIP is a mobile source incentive program that focuses on reducing criteria pollutant and diesel particulate emissions with concurrent reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. As of 1 February 2016, CVRP has provided rebates for about 137,000 vehicles at a cost of more than $291 million since the project’s launch in 2010.

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charging stations business in India.

Electric Vehicles India

Businesses are increasingly going digital to break the cycle of escalating pollution and limit the usage of natural resources, which raises CO2 emissions in our environment. Motorcycles, scooters, and other electric vehicles on city streets. Need for charging stations. Currently, our country is riding the EV wave. lakh units in 2021.

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Asian Development Bank providing $300M towards replacing 100K gasoline trikes with E-Trikes in the Philippines; $300M for major road upgrades in Chhattisgarh, India

Green Car Congress

million gas-fueled motorcycles and tricycles are currently operating in the Philippines, typically serving as short-distance taxis, with the average tricycle driver earning less than $10 a day. E-Trike drivers will save upwards of $5 a day in fuel costs, and the new E-Trikes have the capacity to carry more passengers. million.

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What does WLTP mean? A Beginner’s Guide to EV Terminology

Drive Electric

Often used to determine the cost of a full charge for an electric vehicle. This area covers most of Greater London (and will be coming to some other cities too), which was introduced to penalise the heaviest diesel polluters. This will typically be preceded by a number and indicates the size and capacity of the vehicle’s battery.

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