Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2019

Valley Regional Transit (VRT) in Idaho has agreed to purchase eight Proterra Catalyst 35-foot E2 electric buses and eight Proterra 125 kW plug-in charging systems. VRT received funding for the new electric buses through the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Low or No Emission Program Grants.

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Plug in America

APRIL 12, 2024

We’re excited to share that Plug In America has achieved EVAL Bronze certification. This certification recognizes our efforts to provide employee EV incentives and our creativity in designing and developing partnerships that advance access to EV charging and zero-emissions transportation.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2022

The rule establishes a year-by-year roadmap so that by 2035 100% of new cars and light trucks sold in California will be zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). Plug-in hybrid, full battery-electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles count toward an automaker’s requirement.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2021

De Lijn, the public transport operator (PTO) in the Flemish part of Belgium, is ordering 44 new articulated plug-in e-hybrid buses; further, the operator confirmed the upgrade of 280 if its current hybrid buses into e-hybrids. The main reason for depot charging is that De Lijn strictly purchases green electricity only.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Miami-Dade, Florida, has agreed to purchase 33, 40-foot Proterra Catalyst E2 electric buses with DuoPower drivetrain technology and up to 75 plug-in Proterra chargers. Miami-Dade is installing up to 75 plug-in chargers to support future expansion of its electric vehicle fleet.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2012

Vision Industries has finalized the purchase order agreement for 100 hydrogen fuel cell plug-in hybrid Tyrano Class 8 trucks ( earlier post ) with Total Transportation Services, Inc. This Purchase Order demonstrates that the trucking industry has embraced the zero-emission platform. TTS-I) of Rancho Dominquez, California.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2020

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation ( S2252 ) that establishes goals and incentives for the increased use of plug-in electric vehicles (BEV and PHEV) and infrastructure in New Jersey. Additionally, NJ TRANSIT will move toward zero emission bus purchases by 2032. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2018

The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (Auto Alliance) is strongly supporting the passage of Maryland’s SB 1234 , a bill that would require the State of Maryland to purchase zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) for state fleets. The bill also includes a reporting requirement for State agencies that purchase vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced $55 million in grant selections through the Low or No Emission (Low-No) Vehicle program, which funds the development of transit buses and infrastructure that use advanced fuel technologies. Fifty-one projects in 39 states will receive a share of the funding.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Californians have purchased more than 100,000 plug-in cars (PEVs) since the market started in 2010, according to figures gathered by the California Plug-In Electric Vehicle Collaborative. Californians buy approximately 40% of all the PEVs sold in the US. —California Air Resources Board Chairman Mary D.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2020

California’s Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP) provides incentives to purchase the cleanest medium- and heavy-duty trucks, and Clean Cars 4 All incentivizes lower-income California drivers to scrap their older, high-polluting cars and replace them with zero-emission, plug-in hybrid or hybrid vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2023

Roma, the central purchasing agency in Italy, has placed an order for 98 Solaris electric buses. At night, the buses will be charged in the depot using a standard plug-in connector. Nearly one-third of them are zero-emission buses, powered by batteries, hydrogen fuel cells, or through trolleybus systems. Consip S.p.A.

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Italy Energy Storage Electric Electrical 284

Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2021

A new study by Scott Hardman and Gil Tal at the University of California, Davis has found that discontinuance occurs at a rate of 21% for California plug-in hybrid adopters and 19% for California battery electric vehicle adopters. Hardman and Tal surveyed 4167 plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) owners in California. Of those: 24.3%

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Davis PHEV California Purchase 305

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2019

Sales of all zero-emission vehicles in Canada for the first six months of 2019 are up 30% compared with last year. Zero-emission vehicles represented roughly 3% of all new, light-duty vehicles sold in the first half of 2019, compared to roughly 2% during the same period in 2018.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2022

At its first digital ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) Conference for investors and analysts, Mercedes-Benz announced aims to at least halve CO 2 emissions per passenger car over the lifecycle by the end of this decade compared to 2020 levels. Globally, the portfolio already includes six—and soon nine—all-electric models.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2020

Both houses of the New Jersey Legislature (Senate and Assembly) have passed a bill ( S2252 /A4819) that establishes goals and incentives for increased use of plug-in electric vehicles in NJ. By the end of 2040, at least 85% of all new light duty vehicles sold or leased in the State are to be plug-in electric vehicles.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 14, 2018

Volkswagen AG has been hit with new fines over its diesel-emissions scandal. A reader reports on his final decision to purchase a Toyota Prius Prime plug-in hybrid. We preview the 2019 Hyundai Ioniq and go over what the new model year brings. Infiniti updates the QX30 and adds safety tech. The 2019.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2022

dz will be emissions-free. The municipal operator opted for Urbino 12 electric buses, the most popular models in Solaris’s emission-free portfolio. Their energy storage facilities are adapted to low-power charging using a plug-in connector as well as fast Opportunity Charging. million), about 25% of the bus fleet in Grudzi?dz

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2010

billion in rebates to buyers of natural gas-powered vehicles, from light- to heavy-duty; and $400 million to support the deployment of plug-in vehicles in targeted communities. The addition of the electric vehicle provisions was a last-minute achievement, noted Ron Minsk from the Electrification Coalition during his talk at Plug-in 2010.

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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% However, the incentive does not apply to the purchase of PHEVs. Georgia offers a zero emissions vehicle (ZEV) tax credit of 20% of the cost, up to $5,000.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2010

million in rebates for plug-in hybrid and zero emissions vehicles as part of an overall $42.3 The rebates offer up to $5,000 for the purchase of zero-emission (e.g., The rebates offer up to $5,000 for the purchase of zero-emission (e.g., The California Air Resources Board announced $3.7

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2019

The transportation sector is the source of nearly a quarter of Canada’s carbon emissions and more than 40% of California’s. The partnership will see Canada and California work together to accelerate the adoption of zero-tailpipe-emission vehicles such as electric cars.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2022

These initiatives support the state’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act goals of reducing carbon emissions 85% by 2050 and that at least 35%, with a goal of 40%, of the benefits of clean energy investments be directed to disadvantaged communities. New York will invest $1 billion in electrifying its transportation sector.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 5, 2017

If plug-in electric cars and trucks receive purchase incentives from national and state governments, what about electric bicycles? It recommends directing purchase incentives and infrastructure subsidies towards electrically assisted bicycles, known as e-bikes.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2022

The coordinated package of regulations will reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and ozone- and smog-causing pollutants from new passenger cars, trucks, and SUVs starting in model year 2026. —New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) Cabinet Secretary James Kenney.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2018

These studies modeled the decision factors that drive consumers to purchase PEVs: vehicle and energy prices, operating costs, available charging infrastructure and range, among others. What are consumers’ primary purchase considerations? Till Gnann, Thomas S. 2018.03.055.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2016

Led by Tesla, China’s BYD, and Volkswagen, the battery market for plug-in vehicles will rise to $10 billion in 2020, with electric vehicles (EV) emerging as the drivetrain of choice, according to a new forecast by Lux Research. Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) will do well in unit sales, accounting for 740,000 of 1.5

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2022

Delaware will join 13 other states in adopting California’s Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) regulations. Managed by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control ( DNREC ), the ZEV program is designed to accelerate the commercialization of battery-electric, plug-in hybrid and fuel cell electric vehicles.

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Plug N Drive

MAY 1, 2024

In December of 2023, the federal government introduced a sales mandate for 100% zero emission light duty vehicles by 2035 (ZEVs – passenger cars, SUVs, light trucks) with an incremental target of 20% by 2026. hydro, nuclear, wind, solar), the transition to electric vehicles will greatly reduce Canada’s climate-changing emissions.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2016

Earlier this week, the Québec National Assembly unanimously adopted Bill 104, a zero-emission vehicle standard. In its 2015-2020 Transportation Electrification Action Plan, Québec set a target of 100,000 registered plug-in vehicles by 2020. Québec joins the ten U.S.

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Standards Emissions Vehicles Purchase 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

The Plug-in Car Grant will be distributed directly to consumers at the point of purchase and will be managed in a similar way to the grant made as part of the Government’s scrappage scheme. Cars will be discounted at the point of purchase and the subsidy claimed by the manufacturer to provide a straightforward process for the consumer.

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G-Wiz Grant Plug-in Purchase 199

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

billion investment plan that will increase access to clean vehicles and clean mobility options through a wide variety of projects that support the transformation of California’s vehicle and equipment fleet to zero-emission. billion budget that builds on programs to support zero-emission vehicles and their infrastructure over the past decade.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

The Drive Clean Rebate provides New York residents with a rebate of up to $2,000 for the purchase of a new plug-in car from participating dealers. In total, more than $3 million in rebates were provided to New Yorkers for the purchase or lease of 26 different types of cars.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2017

This is the second large order from Siweimei since its purchase of 110 units at the end of 2016. liter diesel engine compliant with China’s National V Emission Standards, and a plug-in charging battery. The diesel-electric hybrid system used in the buses consists of Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Company’s (GYMCL’s) YC6A270-50 7.26-liter

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2020

The batteries will be recharged by means of plug-in depot charging stations and by means of pantographs. The purchase of 130 articulated electric buses made by Solaris is a big event for us. The purchase of 130 articulated electric buses made by Solaris is a big event for us. —Jan Ku?mi?ski, ady Autobusowe Sp.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2020

With almost 50,000 units, BMW 5 Series plug-in hybrid models were the most successful electrified models in the BMW Group’s portfolio worldwide in 2019. With an increase from two to five models featuring innovative plug-in hybrid drive by November 2020, the new BMW 5 Series offers the largest range of PHEVs within one BMW Group model series.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2023

The new electric buses have expanded the existing fleet of 76 emission-free Solaris buses, some of which have been operating on the city streets since 2016. For almost 10 years, we have been continuously investing in the purchase of zero-emission buses.

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