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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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Podcast: more Cybertruck news, Tesla update, Lucid Gravity, and more

Electrek

On the Electrek Podcast , we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. Today’s episode is also sponsored by CYCROWN , an electric cycling specialist currently offering $400 off your next e-bike purchase during CYCROWN’s Early Black Friday sale.

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Prince Edward Island and Lion Electric partner to deploy additional 35 electric school buses in the province

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The purchase was made in part using funds from the governments of Canada and Prince Edward Island, which are contributing more than $6.3 The vehicles will join the 12 LionC buses already operating in the province, which have been servicing routes in the Charlottetown area since early 2021.

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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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Nissan field testing new mobility services as part of building sustainable future community in Japan

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It includes home delivery of packages using “spoke” vehicle such as EV taxis and utilizing Japan Post vehicles for efficient delivery, as well as roadside station pickup of purchases from supermarkets. The long-term vision is to create sustainable transportation services that offer convenience and contribute to the economy.

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