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Department of Interior awards initial $560M to 24 states to plug, cap and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells

Green Car Congress

Fifteen states will utilize Initial Grant funding to set up methane measuring capacity while 6 states—including California, Mississippi and West Virginia—have committed to measuring methane before and immediately after remediation. Mississippi. *. 1,000-1,200. New Mexico. North Dakota. Pennsylvania. West Virginia.

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Mullen’s electric trucks earn CARB certification, qualifying for over $45k in customer savings

Baua Electric

Seven months after kicking off production of its Class 3 electric trucks in Mississippi, EV startup Mullen Automotive has secured fruitful environmental compliance and approvals from CARB and the EPA. However, only the commercial customers in those 14 CARB-compliant states plus D.C.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

Green Car Congress

Like the Recovery Act-funded projects, the annual Clean Cities projects include grants for vehicles, infrastructure, and education. Team partners will purchase a total of 191 commercially available light- to heavy-duty alternative-fuel and advanced-technology vehicles. Last week, the Department of Energy also announced that.

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EV state champion

Electric Auto Association

Three new EVs on the way Green Raiteros is hoping to take delivery on three additional EVs purchased with the help of a California state grant. We’re also working on hiring a transportation coordinator to help us with a second grant to fund ridesharing services in and out of Fresno.” Our town needs to get on the map.

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Miami commits to putting 100 electric school buses on the road

Baua Electric

Miami-Dade county is one of four school districts selected to receive a total of $33,175,000 through the EPA’s first Clean School Bus Program’s Grants Competition. Orange County Public Schools has been selected to receive $5,000,000 to purchase ~20 clean school buses.

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