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Coltura: Federal & state EV policy & incentives must target gasoline superusers to achieve carbon emissions goals

Green Car Congress

Louisiana, Wyoming, and Mississippi are the states with the highest concentration of superusers, while Houston, Detroit, St. Gasoline superusers have similar income and educational levels as the general population, but lower average income levels than current EV drivers.

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Oklahoma and Colorado governors pitch CNG vehicle initiative to US auto manufacturers

Green Car Congress

Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, Oklahoma Secretary of Energy Michael Ming, and Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce Dave Lopez met with US auto manufacturers in Detroit to pitch a multi-state, bi-partisan compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicle initiative. In April, Govs.

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EPA awards $8M in FY2014 clean diesel grants in 21 states, Puerto Rico

Green Car Congress

Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision is replacing five short-haul trucks and one crane. Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana. Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) Ventures, Inc., Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management is repowering two unregulated fishing boats each with a new Tier 3 engine. New Jersey and New York. Puerto Rico.

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LA-based SMLC to lead new DOE Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute; ~$800M for 5 new hub competitions

Green Car Congress

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Louisiana State U.; Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow (Detroit, MI). Georgia Institute of Technology; Idaho National Laboratory; Jet Propulsion National Laboratory; Lamar U.; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Michigan Tech Rail Transportation Program; Michigan Technological U.;

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The Six People You Meet In the Car Business

The Truth About Cars

I first met& “Perry” at a Honda dealership& in Louisiana in 1986. We attended& a meeting at DaimlerChrysler headquarters in Detroit on the day of its& annual& employee car show. & Their names have been changed to protect the guilty. The rock star& car salesperson who& gets fired everywhere he works.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

Most recently, he implemented strategies that secured approximately $30 million in funding for local government entities and non-profits in California, Texas, New Mexico, Louisiana, and the District of Columbia. I am a "car guy" from Detroit and have worked in the auto industry from both a construction and facility service standpoint.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

Most recently, he implemented strategies that secured approximately $30 million in funding for local government entities and non-profits in California, Texas, New Mexico, Louisiana, and the District of Columbia. I am a "car guy" from Detroit and have worked in the auto industry from both a construction and facility service standpoint.