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EPA confirms 249-mile range for Volkswagen ID.4 AWD Pro electric SUV

Green Car Congress

Volkswagen of America announced another round of fuel economy figures for the 2021 ID.4 The EPA-estimated fuel economy for ID.4 The EPA-estimated fuel economy for the AWD Pro S is 98 MPGe in city driving; 88 MPGe in highway driving, and 93 MPGe in combined city/highway driving. 4 electric SUV. The 2021 ID.4 Rear-wheel-drive ID.4

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The Further Adventures of The Solangelist

Creative Greenius

The city and county gets the funding from a bond issue and we pay back the loans as an annual assessment on our property taxes. The law passed back in July of this year, but none of the money is flowing yet to anyone in my city of Torrance or my county of Los Angeles. The county of L.A. was far more responsive.

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Obama gives $2.4bn Jump Start To Battery Makers

Revenge of the Electric Car

Obama At A Town Hall Meeting in Los Angeles, California - March 19, 2009. Photos: Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times. “Even as our economy has been transformed by new forms of technology, our electric grid looks largely the same as it did half a century ago,&# Obama said. “So we have a choice to make.

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Use These Exciting EV Charging Incentives to Fund Your Commercial Charging Station

EV Match

For the federal government, the commercial EV charging incentives come in two varieties: tax credits and rebates. Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Tax Credit. In 2005, the federal government created the Alternative Fuel Infrastructure tax credit, which includes the installation of EV charging infrastructure per WattLogic.

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Flash Drive: 2024 Acura ZDX Type S

Clean Fleet Report

A-Spec RWD $65,850 A-Spec AWD $69,850 Type S AWD $74,850 Type S AWD $75,850* (*With the Performance Wheel and Tire Package) The ZDX is built in Spring Hill, Tennessee, meaning it will qualify for federal and state tax credits. In some state it may also get the coveted HOV lane sticker.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

Green Car Congress

Greater Long Island Clean Cities Coalition’s Long Island Regional Energy Collaborative Promoting a Green Economy through Clean Alternatives. The project will deploy 262 heavy-duty LNG trucks in Southern California and construct two LNG refueling stations in San Bernardino and South Gate (South Los Angeles) to support J.B.

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Honda May Develop Plug-In as Obama Alters U.S. Policy (Update2) - Bloomberg.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Honda, which began leasing hydrogen fuel cell FCX Claritysedans in Los Angeles last year, still sees hydrogen as the bestlong-term alternative to gasoline as a fuel that can cut carbonexhaust tied to global warming, President Takeo Fukui said in aninterview. moves to tighten fuel-economy and greenhouse gasrules.

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