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NC Governor Cooper Announces First Awards for Electric Vehicle Charging Station Program

September 18, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, green economy, investment, nevi, North Carolina, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2024 04:10:46 +0000

[Last week], Governor Roy Cooper took an important step to advance his Clean Transportation Plan by announcing the first round of conditional awards for developers to install and operate electric vehicle charging stations using North Carolina’s share of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program funds. The N.C. Department of Transportation awarded … [continued]

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Uber & Waymo Expand Partnership to Bring Autonomous Ride-Hailing to Austin & Atlanta

September 18, 2024 admin ATLANTA, AUSTIN, autonomous vehicles, clean transport, consumer technology, Electric vehicles, Georgia, robotaxis, texas, Uber, waymo

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2024 15:20:29 +0000

Regular crashes, injuries, and even fatalities plague the traffic sector, highlighting the potential benefits of self-driving cars. When my daughters and I decided to take a Waymo to get to the museum across the city from us in San Francisco, we had no idea how safe we would or wouldn’t … [continued]

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16 Rural Electric Cooperatives Will Leverage $7.3 Billion in Federal Funding to Deliver More Affordable, Reliable Electricity to Their Members

September 18, 2024 admin batteries, clean power, clean transport, community solar, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, green economy, green jobs, grid, investment, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, policy & politics, rmi, Solar energy, us department of agriculture (usda), usda, wind energy

Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2024 14:50:52 +0000

Projects represent historic investments of $29 billion in clean energy that will benefit 1 in 5 rural Americans The first wave of 16 rural electric cooperatives (co-ops) selected to receive the USDA’s Empowering Rural America (New ERA) funding plan to leverage their awards to deploy carbon-free energy to help power … [continued]

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US Postal Service Launches New Electric Vehicles, Now Do Election Protection, Too

September 18, 2024 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, fleet electrification, fleet management, louis dejoy, next generation delivery vehicle, oshkosh defense, us postal service, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2024 11:00:13 +0000

The US Postal Service is finally pumping more electric vehicles into its fleet, but elections officials want to see an election protection plan, too.

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Too Many Heavy, Large EVs Undermine The Benefits Of Green Transportation, Says Researcher

September 18, 2024 admin carbon emissions, clean transport, climate change, Electric vehicles, Manufacturing

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2024 20:52:48 +0000

Why do so many people want heavy, large EVs? They risk the progress that can be achieved by the transition to personal transportation electrification. So argues Christian Brand, professor of transport, energy, and climate change at the University of Oxford’s Transport Studies Unit. Brand calls the larger-is-better trend in EVs … [continued]

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Present & Future of EV Manufacturing in Latin America: A Brief Overview

September 17, 2024 admin Argentina, batteries, Brazil, chile, clean transport, Colombia, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev charging, ev charging stations, ev sales, green economy, green jobs, investment, latin america, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, market research, Mexico, Peru, research

Credit to Author: Juan Diego Celemín Mojica| Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2024 14:54:23 +0000

Any of our readers who have been following my reports know that Latin America’s EV sales are rising. In some countries, they may not be growing as fast as we would wish; in others, they’re faster than we ever expected; but the trend remains clear regardless. Latin America’s* market amounts … [continued]

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New $242 Million Funding Assistance Program Helps Low-Income Californians Get Zero-Emission Vehicles

September 17, 2024 admin California, california air resources board, california air resources board (carb), clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, green economy, investment, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2024 14:49:58 +0000

Effort expands vehicle purchasing assistance to communities in need across the state SACRAMENTO — The California Air Resources Board (CARB) today announced the launch of a new $242 million effort, the Driving Clean Assistance Program (DCAP), which will prioritize low-income Californians who need grants and loan assistance to get a zero-emission vehicle. … [continued]

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$21 Million Now Available to Install EV Fast Chargers In New York

September 17, 2024 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, Joe Biden, kathy hochul, national electric vehicle infrastructure, nevi, New York, new york state energy research and development authority (nyserda), nyserda, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2024 14:13:25 +0000

New Competitive Program Supports the Expansion of Infrastructure to Improve Consumer Access to Electric Vehicle Charging Initial Round of Funding Focuses on Upstate Charging Along Key Travel Corridors Traducción al español Governor Kathy Hochul today announced $21 million is now available to install electric vehicle fast chargers along major travel … [continued]

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Two Years With The Bolt EUV

September 17, 2024 admin chevy bolt, chevy bolt euv, chevy bolt euv long-term review, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reviews, electric cars, Electric vehicles, gm

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2024 12:14:37 +0000

I recently got an e-mail from OnStar telling me that I had a diagnostic report to read. But, seeing the date, I remembered that I had picked the Bolt EUV up in September of 2022 and it has now been two years since picking the car up. I figured I’d … [continued]

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Tesla Cybertruck Launch in Perth

September 17, 2024 admin Australia, clean transport, Electric vehicles, perth, sixt, tesla, tesla cybertruck

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2024 03:57:35 +0000

How far would you go to be part of a showroom launch and to view the Tesla Cybertruck? How about 3000 kilometres? My friends (Rado and Lawrence) flew from Brisbane to Perth with their partners to be part of the celebrations at the end of August. There had been rumours … [continued]

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