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Berkeley study finds clean vehicle rebates have predominantly benefited wealthy, white Californians

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The distribution of California’s clean vehicle rebates across different socioeconomic groups has been uneven, with higher income groups more likely to receive rebates, according to a new study by a team from the University of California, Berkeley. —Rubin and St-Louis (2016). —Evelyne St-Louis.

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FTA awarding $55M to 10 projects deploying battery-electric and fuel-cell buses

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Funding is provided through FTA’s Low or No Emission Vehicle Deployment Program (LoNo). DTA provides approximately 3 million rides per year throughout St. Louis County in northeast Minnesota. The circulator serves the city’s central business district, the Uptown area and historic Oak Cliff neighborhoods. Earlier post.).

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

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These projects put more than 9,000 alternative fuel and energy-efficient light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles on the road, and establish 542 refueling locations across the country. The vehicles and infrastructure being funded include the use of natural and renewable gas, propane, ethanol, biodiesel, electricity, and hybrid technologies.