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UPS Purchases 130 Hybrid Electric Vehicles

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UPS announced the purchase of 130 next-generation hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) to add to its growing alternative-fuel vehicle (AFV) fleet. The 130 hybrids all will be deployed next year, with 30 going to New York and New Jersey and 100 to California. —Mike Britt, UPS’s director of vehicle engineering.

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Perspective: Despite Solyndra’s death, the future of solar energy is sunny

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I believe that the loss of industry players Solyndra, Evergreen, and SpectraWatt opens the market for more innovative solar companies to succeed with smarter tactics and mainstream products that fit into existing manufacturing models. kWh average cost of electricity in the United States and globally. We need a better paradigm.

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Progress! IRA signed into law

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Industry experts predict that Korea, Japan, and the EU will challenge this component of the IRA in court for violation of World Trade Organization rules. or $150,000 for individuals filing jointly, for the year of the purchase or prior year. Used EV purchased at registered auto dealerships. Used EV sale price less than $25,000.

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‘Pro-EV’ New Jersey just OK’ed the US’s highest dumb EV fee

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“I-95 North – Welcome to New Jersey Sign” by formulanone is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. New Jersey just signed a law approving a punitive new EV registration fee – and at $250, it’s the highest in the country. Electrek’s Take Thinking of buying a new EV in New Jersey?

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The State of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Electrification

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Electrification of medium- and heavy-duty (MHD) vehicles is an important component of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and mitigating climate change. As of December 2022, more than 5,600 electric school buses are in operation, on order or funded. they created about 28% of the automotive sector’s GHG emissions in 2020.

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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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The vehicles and infrastructure being funded include the use of natural and renewable gas, propane, ethanol, biodiesel, electricity, and hybrid technologies. The program includes the installation of 10 alternative fuel refueling sites (two B20, one Electric Recharging, and seven CNG). Total DOE award: $15,000,000.

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Governors of 11 Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States Agree to Work Together Toward Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Fuels; Timeline for Developing a Potential Low Carbon Fuel Standard for Region

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that commits their states to continued participation in a regional effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fuels for vehicles and other uses. Signing the Memorandum of Understanding were the Governors from Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont.

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