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UC Davis secures $20M federal grant renewal to lead the National Center for Sustainable Transportation

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The US Department of Transportation announced that the National Center for Sustainable Transportation ( NCST ), housed at the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS-Davis), would receive $20 million to lead a group of seven universities studying transportation effects on the environment. Earlier post.)

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Why One Olympic Gold Medalist Drives A Plug-In Hybrid In Vermont

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Over the past few years, electric cars and plug-in hybrids have proven capable of performing in a variety of environments. That includes the cold weather and the occasionally dangerous snowy roads of Vermont. In the Green Mountain State, one particularly enthusiastic plug-in hybrid driver has no problem with snow-covered terrain.

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New Jersey to ban the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035

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The state Department of Environment Protection announced that it will prohibit the sale of new gas-powered cars precisely on January 1, 2035. It joins California, Vermont, New York, Washington, Oregon, Massachusetts, Virginia, Rhode Island, Maryland, and Connecticut. The Teslarati team would appreciate hearing from you.

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DOT awarding up to $435M for 34 University Transportation Centers

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4 million/year for University of California, Davis to lead a group focused on the environment: This UTC will focus on accelerating equitable decarbonization that benefits both the transportation system and the well-being of people in overburdened and historically disadvantaged communities.

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Baltimore will electrify city vehicle fleet by 2030

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We are working to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases entering our environment and doing everything to ensure that city government is taking steps to modernize alongside those goals.” WalletHub , which creates the list each year, lists Maryland as the fifth in the overall rankings, trailing Vermont, New York, California, and Hawaii.

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Canada and California to work together on cleaner transportation

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Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, and the Chair of the California Air Resources Board, Mary Nichols, today signed a new cooperation agreement to advance cleaner vehicles and fuels. The transportation sector is the source of nearly a quarter of Canada’s carbon emissions and more than 40% of California’s.

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Lung Association report highlights health and climate costs of petroleum-based transportation and the benefits of shifting to ZEVs

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Relying almost exclusively on oil for transportation hurts our air, our health, and our environment. In addition to California, the ZEV states are Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont. Vermont: $347 million. in hidden health and climate costs. New Jersey: $4.6

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