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US EPA awards $50M for clean diesel projects

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SmartWay Finance Program grants. This year for the first time, the following territories can now receive direct state allocation funds: Puerto Rico, Guam, the US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Emerging Technologies grants. Direct State Allocations.

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Penske Seeking to Buy Saturn

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Penske Automotive Group, which sells new and previously owned vehicles, finance and insurance products and replacement parts, and offers maintenance and repair services on all brands it represents, has 158 franchises in 19 states and Puerto Rico and 152 franchises located outside the United States, primarily in the United Kingdom.

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Select the Right EV Charging Management Partner for your NEVI Program Project

Driivz

billion in NEVI funding is allocated at the state level, with all 50 states, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico participating, usually through an RFP process. Additional public funding available for EV charging infrastructure projects The NEVI Program is not your only option for government funding.

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US smashes solar records in 2023 – but 2024 will bring road bumps [Update]

Baua Electric

Fourteen states and Puerto Rico installed more than 100 MW of new solar capacity in Q3. Elevated financing costs, transformer shortages, and interconnection bottlenecks are also impacting the utility-scale segment, which saw its lowest level of new contracts signed in a quarter since 2018.

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InDEED, a success

Electric Auto Association

Sponsored by the EAA and Plug In America , DEED featured events in 34 states , as well as Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the Dominican Republic. “With the pandemic, with climate change issues coming to the forefront, with a change in Administration, there’s just incredible interest in EVs right now.”

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Toyota to establish new North American headquarters in Texas; consolidating from California, Kentucky and New York

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Toyota’s North American finance arm also plans to move its headquarters to this new shared campus. Operating units in Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Altogether, these moves will affect approximately 4,000 employees. to its campus in York Township near Ann Arbor. Calty Design Research facilities. Toyota InfoTechnology Center.

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