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California Energy Commission adopts $100M investment plan for 2013-2014 for green vehicles and fuels

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The California Energy Commission unanimously adopted the 2013-2014 Investment Plan Update to support the development and use of green vehicles and alternative fuels. This will reduce county fleet operating costs and facilitate the county’s purchase of new CNG buses and vehicles. The agreement includes $714,000 in match funding.

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Purolator deploys fully electric delivery vehicles in Vancouver; Motiv Power Systems

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In addition to reducing truck traffic and noise pollution, the new all-electric vehicles will reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 24 metric tons per year (per vehicle). Purolator’s new electric delivery vehicles are built on Ford’s F-59 platform and electrified by Motiv Power Systems.

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OECD paper presents and analyzes policies and programs to foster market growth of green cars

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Given the specific barriers, suggests author Andrea Beltramello, there is a role for government to support the development and diffusion of green vehicles, including through policies to strengthen the markets for green cars. —“Market Development for Green Cars”. Today, the OECD has 34 member countries.).

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Drivers from the world’s poorest cities who keep their windows down are exposed to 80% more air pollution

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Car users from the world’s least affluent cities are exposed to a disproportionate amount of in-car air pollution because they rely heavily on opening their windows for ventilation, according to a new global study led by researchers at the University of Surrey. This is yet a distant dream in many ODA countries.

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TfL Orders 50 More Hybrid Buses from Volvo and Alexander Dennis

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We will now be able to almost double the number of these green vehicles on the roads.”. A decision has not yet been made on which routes London’s latest hybrid buses will operate along, although the buses are likely to be operating in the Capital’s most polluted hotspots following plans announced by the Mayor of London last week.

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Green Car Buyers Need 4-Year Payback, Says Ford

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Why do you drive your green car? Is it to do your bit for reducing pollution, greenhouse gases and dependency on oil, or is it simply to reduce your gas bills as prices creep upward?

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NY to award $18.9M to increase number of electric buses in state

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million is also now available through the NYTVIP to school bus operators statewide to support the purchase of cleaner, less polluting buses. Additionally, another $2.5 Funding will help cover up to 100% of incremental costs for all-electric school buses operating near a disadvantaged community.

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