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Commercial dewatering enzyme could reduce costs of grain ethanol production

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A commercial dewatering enzyme could reduce overall costs linked with producing ethanol from grain, and also reduce associated emissions of greenhouse gases, according to a study by US Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and colleagues. Washington University in St. helped lead the study.

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Study: no one knows which city has the highest concentration of PM2.5

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is the leading global environmental risk factor for mortality and disease burden, with associated annual global welfare costs of trillions of dollars, However, no one knows what city has the highest level of the pollution. Chemical Engineering in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis and lead author.

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Rivian’s Amazon EV delivery van will drop packages in 100 cities by end of 2022

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by the end of the year, including Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Louis, among other cities,” the e-commerce giant said. The Rivian EDV is also set to transition to an LFP battery pack as it fits commercial applications well and can be built at a cheaper cost.

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Who Pays for EV Charging Stations?

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There are many EV charging station infrastructure costs to consider, but the good news is that you may not have to bear the full brunt of all those expenses. Basic level-2 chargers range from $2,500 to $4,900 each, while DC fast chargers can cost anywhere from $20,000 to $150,000 depending on the speed and output power you require.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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The funding is for the incremental cost of a battery electric bus over a CNG bus and leverages federal, state, local utilities and local match to purchase the battery electric buses for service expansion. The goal is to integrate battery electric buses on specific high profile routes in the St Louis downtown and metropolitan area.

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Your Guide to Electric-Vehicle Charging-Station Tax Credits

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Tax credits for installing EV charging stations are available in a variety of forms, and many of them apply toward the cost of equipment and installation. It covers 30% of the cost for equipment and installation, up to $30,000. Washington state offers tax credits for up to 50% of the costs of equipment and related costs.

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Berkeley study finds clean vehicle rebates have predominantly benefited wealthy, white Californians

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Researchers Dana Rubin and Evelyne St-Louis, two recent graduates of the University of California, Berkeley’s master’s program in city and regional planning, analyzed 98,901 rebates issued to Californians buying or leasing low-emission vehicles from the inception of the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project in 2010 through March 2015.

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