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California governor proposes additional $6.1B in budget package for decarbonizing transportation in state; total $10B over 6 years

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This included investments ranging from cleaning up drayage trucks, transit, and school buses to accelerating equitable electrification of passenger vehicles, e-bikes and rail—coupled with infrastructure and incentives for in-state manufacturing. In California, the 2021 Budget Act committed $3.9

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Volvo and Danfoss introduce first 24-hour e-truck fleet

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The partnership between Volvo Trucks and Danfoss is the culmination of a wider strategic collaboration between Volvo Trucks and Danfoss to pioneer electric sustainable transport operations. Danfoss technology in the trucks.

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Solaris joins European Clean Hydrogen Alliance

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The European Clean Hydrogen Alliance is one of the many measures being taken by the European Union to bolster its position as a world leader in the production and deployment of hydrogen in industry and the energy grid. It is also one of a host of actions intended to support the EU’s goal to reach carbon neutrality by 2050.

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Demand Response Management for EVs

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The accelerating shift towards sustainable lifestyles has fueled the adoption of electric vehicles as a primary mode of daily transportation. In 2023, Kelley Blue Book reported an unprecedented purchase of 1,189,051 electric vehicles in the United States alone, while global EV sales are projected to range between 9.6

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Comprehensive LCA report from Ricardo on behalf of EC confirms environmental benefits of electrified powertrains

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Ricardo experts in sustainable transport, with colleagues from E4tech and the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research Heidelberg (ifeu), have produced a comprehensive lifecycle assessment (LCA) of road vehicles on behalf of the European Commission. avoided emissions from manure storage). The electricity sources (e.g.

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UC Davis researcher finds ride-hailing EVs offer triple the emissions benefits of a personally owned EV

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Also, they typically charge during the day, when a greater quantity of solar energy is powering the grid. —author Alan Jenn, a researcher at the Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Davis. Ride-hailing vehicles travel more miles than personal vehicles, making them more efficient.

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BMW providing 10 pre-owned i3 EVs to UC Davis for 18 months

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The vehicles are 2015-2016 models, with battery technology that enables an everyday range of about 80-90 miles—suited for in-town driving, and enough for travel between Davis and Sacramento. Transitioning fleets to electric vehicles helps advance clean energy technologies and reduce emissions from transportation.

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