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Rhode Island’s DRIVE EV program encourages sustainable transport

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Rhode Island is offering new incentives to encourage the purchase of electric vehicles with its new DRIVE EV program. The program, which pushes for both individual and fleet EV purchases, offers rebates based on a consumer’s choice to drive a sustainable powertrain. I’d love to hear from you!

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DHL Global Forwarding purchasing 60M liters of Sustainable Marine Fuel from GoodShipping

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With the latest purchase of approximately 60 million liters (approximately 16 million gallons US) of Sustainable Marine Fuel, DHL will reduce a total of 180,000 tonnes of tank-to-wake (TtW) CO 2 e on both FCL (full container load) and LCL (less than container load) shipping until 2024.

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UC Davis study finds discontinuance rate of 21% for California PHEV adopters, 19% for BEV adopters

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of those that discontinued BEV ownership are unlikely to purchase a BEV in the future; 10.5% are likely to purchase one. This suggests households may not permanently discontinue BEV ownership; however, they are considerably less likely to purchase a BEV than households who continue with BEV ownership (83.7% Of those: 24.3%

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ITS-Davis study finds social influence a key element in transitioning to more sustainable transportation such as PHEVs

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Research from the Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California at Davis (ITS-Davis) suggests it will take more than a reasonable price and good information to get consumers to make more sustainable transportation choices, such as the purchase of a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV).

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Northern Lights Energy signs LOI to purchase 1,000 AMP electric SUV conversions over 5 years

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Under terms of the letter of intent, subject to various conditions described below, NLE committed to purchase 1,000 all-electric SUVs from AMP over a five-year period. AMP’s 100% electric vehicle technology makes it an ideal partner to work towards our underlying goal of radically improving the transportation industry in Iceland.

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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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The Budget proposes targeted investments in disadvantaged and low-income communities, including tribal communities, to increase access to the benefits of clean transportation and more than doubles the money targeted for heavy-duty market acceleration.

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Tesla brings back Referral Program to Australia

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Tesla has brought back its Referral Program to Australia, allowing owners to reap the benefits of helping transition the world to sustainable transportation by convincing others to buy Tesla products. Using the referral link would then give owners the rewards after a successful purchase of a Tesla vehicle or energy product.

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