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USDOT FTA announces $182M in Low-No grants for transit vehicles & facilities nationwide

Green Car Congress

FTA’s Low-No Program supports transit agencies in purchasing or leasing low- or no-emission buses and other transit vehicles that use technologies such as battery electric and fuel-cell power to provide cleaner, more efficient transit service in communities across the country.

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ICCT assesses factors driving EV market in US cities

Green Car Congress

A new white paper from a team at the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) assesses the growing US electric vehicle market and the factors that are driving it, with a focus on the 50 most populous US metropolitan areas. Electric vehicle charging infrastructure remains a barrier in many markets.

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Summer Update

Plug In Partners

The bill, sponsored by Representative Frank Hornstein of Minneapolis, would require that the State of Minnesota begin buying PHEVs once they are commercially available and when the price is no more than 10% higher than similarly equipped vehicles. NGO's The campaign initially began by focusing on the 50 largest cities in the U.S.,

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The Aftershocks of the EV Transition Could Be Ugly

Cars That Think

How, or even whether, EVs would have transitioned to scale without the forcing function of government actions to decarbonize transportation and energy is an interesting one to ponder. content requirements to qualify for EV purchasing subsidies. which would also help them meet the Administration’s new U.S.