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New LA electric car sharing program for disadvantaged communities; Bolloré BlueLA

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million grant through California Climate Investments (CCI), a statewide program designed to spend billions of cap-and-trade dollars to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, strengthen the economy, and improve public health—particularly in disadvantaged communities. The program is funded in part by a $1.7-million —Mayor Garcetti.

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California ARB awarding $1.6 million to LA for low-income EV carsharing pilot program

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million to the City of Los Angeles to set up a pilot carsharing program for electric vehicles in disadvantaged communities. Following a competitive proposal process, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) has offered $1.6 Earlier post.).

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CEO Mary Barra & General Motors Make Sure The Greenius Is Rewarded For His Many Years Of EV Advocacy

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It’s rare when consumer karma actually works out for any buyer of any product made today, but then again, your friendly neighborhood Greenius is not your usual consumer. I started learning about, writing about, and promoting electric cars in 2007. Debra Bushweit Galliani in 2013 with our first electric car.

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Tesla Tax Credit: How Californians Can Save $15,000 with EV Credits and Rebates

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That’s why it’s no surprise that the high sticker price of many electric vehicles, particularly Tesla models, has long been one of the main deterrents for people looking to buy a new car, truck, or SUV. Tesla’s electric vehicles are by far the most popular EVs in the country. Which brings us to Tesla.

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Personal: One in a Million

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My lifetime tally is 231 mpg, which means I’ve used less than 80 gallons of gas over the car’s 42 months on the road. California’s plug-in vehicle sales tally is impressive: 663,014 battery electrics (62.9%). 11,956 fuel cell electrics (1.1%). The number and variety of plug-in vehicles is reaching a high point.

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

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These projects put more than 9,000 alternative fuel and energy-efficient light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles on the road, and establish 542 refueling locations across the country. The vehicles and infrastructure being funded include the use of natural and renewable gas, propane, ethanol, biodiesel, electricity, and hybrid technologies.

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Greenius Goes All AB 811 Over Green Task Force

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More to come on these zero emission vehicles in another post. All the more reason you should be going solar and produce your own clean, green energy instead of paying the electric company. But the County of Los Angeles under the leadership of Howard Choy, the Energy Services Manager is stepping up where others have shrunk.

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