Green Energy Consumers

MARCH 31, 2023

The ACCII standards will ensure that Massachusetts residents have access to the full range of electric vehicle model choices and that the Commonwealth phases out the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035. Rhode Island, meanwhile, is slow-walking on these important standards.

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Green Energy Consumers

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Now, the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced who got awarded – and school districts in Massachusetts and Rhode Island are on the list! GECA staff and partners with an electric school bus in Beverly, MA. Earlier this summer, we wrote about applications being open for the Clean School Bus Program.

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Rhode Island Massachusetts EPA Electric 87

Green Energy Consumers

JULY 7, 2022

Starting today, July 7, Rhode Islanders who want to purchase or lease an electric vehicle (EV) are eligible to receive a rebate from the newly re-instated DRIVE EV program. This is big news for drivers who are tired of paying $5 per gallon of gasoline and are ready to buy a car that’s much better for the climate.

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Rhode Island Gasoline-Electric Buy Climate 80

Green Energy Consumers

MAY 22, 2023

A little over a month ago we published a blog celebrating Massachusetts’ formal adoption of the Advanced Clean Cars II standard and pointing out that Rhode Island was slow-walking on the standard. We are happy to report that Rhode Island has since picked up the pace!

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Green Energy Consumers

MARCH 9, 2022

Last week , Rhode Island legislators Sen. Terri Cortvriend introduced bills setting a target of 100% of new cars registered being electric vehicles by 2030. Alana DiMario and Rep. The legislation ( H. 7653 and S.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 15, 2018

Rhode Island will allow the direct sale of Teslas and has issued a state dealer license to the company to open a dealer in Warwick. Additionally, the city itself issued its own license to the electric-vehicle manufacturer, which plans to take over the former site of a Hyundai dealer in the city.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2023

by Michael Sivak, Sivak Applied Research The overall advantage of battery electric over gasoline vehicles, in terms of well-to-wheels emissions of greenhouse gases, has been well documented. However, the emissions of electric vehicles depend greatly on the energy source used to generate the electricity that powers them.

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West Virginia Emissions Carbon Vermont 345

CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 25, 2022

Fleet funding was provided by the Federal Transit Administration, Volkswagen settlement funds, and RIPTA capital funds.

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Rhode Island Fleet Electric Electrical 132

Teslarati

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The Canadian government plans to approve the new Electric Vehicle Availability Standard, phasing the sale of internal combustion engine (ICE) cars by 2035. The new legislation considers zero-emission cars to include battery-electric, hydrogen, and plug-in electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The governors of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, and the mayor of the District of Columbia announced that theirs will be the first jurisdictions to launch a new multi-state program that the principals expect will invest some $300 million per year in cleaner transportation choices.

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Teslarati

MARCH 16, 2023

Rhode Island is offering new incentives to encourage the purchase of electric vehicles with its new DRIVE EV program. It is one of the newer programs in the country, and can be combined with federal incentives to drive further savings on electric vehicles.

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Sustainable Transportation Rhode Island Transportation Tax Credit 85

Green Energy Consumers

JULY 20, 2022

Rhode Island is in good shape to reduce emissions from the power sector after a successful 2022 legislation session. But it’s slow-going on policy to support vehicle electrification, which is an absolute necessity to displace gasoline use and meet 2030 climate goals.

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Rhode Island Electric Vehicles Future Vehicles 72

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

If adopted, the ACC II regulation would require automobile manufacturers to increase their zero-emission sales of light-duty vehicles to 100% by 2035. The states of Delaware, Connecticut, Maryland, and Rhode Island have already begun the process and are expected to adopt the regulations in 2023, according to ChargEVC.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2022

Rhode Island. The signing follows Nevada’s adoption of clean car standards in 2021, which require automakers to supply an increasing amount of zero-emission passenger vehicles for sale in the state. Pennsylvania. Washington.

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Green Energy Consumers

MAY 16, 2022

This summer, the RI Office of Energy Resources is planning on launching DRIVE EV, an incentive program to help drivers access electric vehicles (EVs). This program is desperately needed, as Rhode Island has the lowest EV adoption rate in all of New England (and much of the US). Here’s what you need to know.

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Rhode Island Electric Vehicles All-Electric Energy 87

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Total US sales of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs)—battery electric and plug-in hybrid electric—have increased in recent years, but still represent only about 0.7% of new vehicle sales in 2014 so far, up from 0.6% Electric vehicles per 1,000 vehicles. in 2013 and 0.4%

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Plug-in Tax Credit California Rhode Island 381

Green Energy Consumers

AUGUST 12, 2022

Last week, the Environment Council of Rhode Island (ECRI) hosted a forum for candidates running RI Governor to discuss their plans for the environment if elected. The forum covered several of Rhode Island’s most pressing environmental issues, including environmental justice and implementation of the Act On Climate.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The signatories are California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and the District of Columbia. CO 2 e emissions are given in million metric tons, while PM and NO x emissions are given in short tons.

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District of Columbia California DC Emissions 435

Green Energy Consumers

JANUARY 10, 2022

If you’re a Massachusetts or Rhode Island resident, there is an opportunity for you to take action in February in support of heavy-duty vehicle electrification. Rhode Islanders, we need you to push for the adoption of these rules too!) Here’s everything you need to know to make your voice heard in either state.

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Rhode Island Clean Cleaning Massachusetts 106

Green Energy Consumers

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

When that news hit, we knew it was going to put pressure on the governors of Massachusetts and Rhode Island to follow suit. We haven’t yet heard from Rhode Island Governor McKee, but we anticipate a similar statement.

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Rhode Island Transportation Climate Massachusetts 95

Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2023

Two Nissan LEAF electric vehicles (EVs) at the Plymouth State University (PSU) provided 1 MWh of energy to the PSU’s ALLWell Center, offsetting some of the building’s electricity needs, over a six-month period. Fermata Energy’s platform can also monitor building load data, helping to manage electricity usage better.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2021

In select markets within Colorado, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island, Arcadia’s platform connects qualifying customers to community solar projects in their area. The EPA provides further information on how renewable energy certificates are used to account for renewable electrcity generation and use.

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Green Energy Consumers

MARCH 10, 2022

Some politicians in Massachusetts and Rhode Island are calling on their state governments to reduce or eliminate the gas tax in response to rising prices since Russia invaded Ukraine a couple weeks ago. That’s an awful idea and political pandering at its worst.

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Rhode Island IDEA Tax Gas 79

Green Energy Consumers

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

A bill passed in June 2021 requires the state of Rhode Island to develop a plan to improve statewide access to electric vehicle (EV) charging by January 1, 2022. The state has initiated a stakeholder engagement process to solicit feedback from organizations and individuals about what the plan should look like.

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Rhode Island Charging IDEA Electric Vehicles 83

Green Energy Consumers

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Transportation is the largest source of climate-warming emissions in both Rhode Island and Massachusetts, so Green Energy Consumers Alliance is focused on finding policy solutions to advance low-carbon alternatives to gasoline.

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Rhode Island Climate Transportation Massachusetts 78

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The US Departments of Transportation and Energy announced nearly $5 billion that will be made available under the new National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program to build out a national electric vehicle charging network. Rhode Island. 25,971,644. North Carolina. 16,137,196. North Dakota.

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Electrek

JUNE 3, 2021

Electric vehicle drivers can, of course, use navigation systems, apps, and websites to find places to charge up, but utility company National Grid, which serves New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts, today launched EV Road Trip plans featuring fun destinations with charging stations in the three Northeastern states.

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Rhode Island IDEA Charging Massachusetts 101

Green Energy Consumers

MARCH 22, 2022

The fast rise in gas prices is making lots of people consider switching to an electric vehicle. It is cheaper to drive a mile on electricity than it is to drive a mile on gasoline everywhere in the US.

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Rhode Island Massachusetts Gasoline-Electric Fuel 79

Green Energy Consumers

MAY 20, 2021

If you’re like 9 9 % of Massachusetts and Rhode Island drivers, the car you own no w has an internal combustion engine (ICE) that runs on gasoline. N ow might be a smart time to trade in your gas-powered car for an EV. Here’s why.

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Rhode Island Massachusetts Electric Cars Cars 101

Green Energy Consumers

DECEMBER 1, 2022

A note from Green Energy Consumers Alliance: We are big fans of electric school buses. You might've read our recent blogpost about the electric school buses coming to Massachusetts and Rhode Island thanks to new grants from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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Rhode Island Davis Massachusetts EPA 83

Green Energy Consumers

AUGUST 27, 2021

Electric vehicles are already a smart and practical choice for many drivers in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. However, the conventional wisdom is that electric cars aren't ready for primetime yet.

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Rhode Island Personal Electric Cars Massachusetts 73

Teslarati

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

It joins California, Vermont, New York, Washington, Oregon, Massachusetts, Virginia, Rhode Island, Maryland, and Connecticut. New Jersey is among several states that have plans to phase out the sale of new gas-powered cars. The Teslarati team would appreciate hearing from you.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2021

States signing the MOU were California, Connecticut, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2014

We are pleased to be part of this state collaboration and will continue to work diligently on standing up hydrogen fuel cells and other electric vehicle technologies. and Rhode Island. The transportation sector accounts for about 40 percent of the state’s greenhouse gas emissions. —Janea A.

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California Hydrogen Electric Vehicles Rhode Island 255

Green Energy Consumers

DECEMBER 30, 2021

We're also advocates for excellent climate policies in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Our non-profit organization is committed to educating people about climate-friendly behaviors and technologies. Here are our most useful and popular blogs and webinars of 2021.

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Rhode Island Massachusetts Green Energy 71

Green Energy Consumers

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

In November 2021, the governors of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island withdrew support for the program. The Transportation & Climate Initiative (TCI) is a multi-state effort to phase down our dependence on gasoline and diesel fuels and to kickstart investments for cleaner, more affordable transportation options.

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Rhode Island Connecticut Massachusetts Cleaner 76

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Location data and technology company HERE Technologies, in conjunction with SBD Automotive, a global automotive research firm, published an interactive index that shows the developing state of electric vehicle (EV) demand and infrastructure readiness across the United States and Europe.

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