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Colorado approves goal to make 82% of car sales electric by 2032

Teslarati

Colorado has voted to approve a new standard on the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), with an additional goal set for 2032 and new guidance for increasing EV sales beginning in 2027. Notably, the release says that the standard does not prohibit the sale or use of non-electric vehicles with internal combustion engines (ICEs).

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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is [link] about $11 million to 20 new projects to help states and local governments to develop the infrastructure, training, and regional planning needed to help meet the demand for alternative fuel cars and trucks, including vehicles that run on natural gas, electricity, and propane. Gas Technology.

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DOE to award up to $137M for SuperTruck II, Vehicle Technology Office programs

Green Car Congress

The Vehicle Technologies Office Program Wide Selections will aim to reduce the cost and improve the efficiency of plug-in electric, alternative fuel, and conventional vehicles through thirty-five projects addressing 11 areas of interest. Grid Modernization for Electric Vehicles (Area of Interest 2). Description. Federal funding.

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Multi-unit EV charging hits roadblock

Electric Auto Association

New tariffs needed for EV adoption in condominiums By Robert Borkowski Member, Electric Vehicle Association of Greater Washington D.C., To service this number of EVSEs, the MUD must have dedicated commercial electric service, and this involves pricing that can result in much higher costs due to tariffs on peak demand charges.

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ARPA-E awarding $60M to 23 projects; dry cooling and fusion power

Green Car Congress

ARPA-E’s ARID program will fund transformative new power plant cooling technologies that enable high thermal-to-electric energy conversion efficiency with zero net water dissipation to the atmosphere. Electric Power Research Institute (Drexel University, University of Memphis, Evapco, WorleyParsons, and Maulbetsch Consulting).

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Proposed Federal CEDA Designed to Help Risky Breakthrough Technologies Cross the Valley of Death; Working with $10+ Billion Fund

Green Car Congress

In March of 2009, Chris Van Hollen (Democrat-Maryland) introduced legislation for the Green Bank which shared many characteristics with CEDA. 949 was referred to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 30 April 2009. Greenhouse gas reduction. CEDA was proposed in two parallel bills: H.R. 2212 in the House, and S.B.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

Green Car Congress

They are looking at cutting the nation’s greenhouse gas output by targeting, in separate ways, three major sources of emissions: electric utilities, transportation and industry. states are already actively participating in the design and implementation of three regional cap-and-trade programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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