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Biden-Harris Administration Releases First-Ever National Strategy to Accelerate Deployment of Zero-Emission Infrastructure for Freight Trucks

March 15, 2024 admin clean transport, department of transportation (dot), electric trucks, Electric vehicles, environmental protection agency (epa), EPA, jennifer granholm, Joe Biden, policy & politics, press releases, Shipping, subsidies, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2024 03:57:55 +0000

Landmark Strategy Will Build on New National Electric Vehicle Freight Corridors Designated by the Federal Highway Administration and Advance the President’s Clean Transportation Goal to Decarbonize the Freight Sector to Improve Our Communities, the Environment, and the Economy WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Biden-Harris Administration today released the National Zero-Emission Freight Corridor … [continued]

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The 2024 Fuel Economy Guide Can Help You Choose Your Next Fuel-Efficient Vehicle

November 20, 2023 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, environmental protection agency (epa), fuel economy, us department of energy (doe), us environmental protection agency (epa)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2023 04:22:42 +0000

Saving money is on everyone’s minds these days, and improving your vehicle’s fuel economy is both economically and environmentally smart. … [continued]

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Leader & Leader of the Week: BYD & U.S. EPA

April 18, 2023 admin air quality, byd, byd dolphin, byd seal, cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, environmental protection agency (epa), EPA, leader of the week, us environmental protection agency (epa)

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2023 02:10:20 +0000

Without a doubt, BYD has to be selected as the “Leader of the Week” here on CleanTechnica this week. The reasons are … numerous. However, I didn’t spot an obvious laggard, and I did want to give props to another leader who could not be skipped. So, we’ve got a “Leader of the Week” double […]

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New York Times Ad Blasts Automaker Climate Hypocrisy, Urges Action From President Biden

March 4, 2023 admin center for biological diversity, climate change, environmental protection agency (epa), EPA, Joe Biden, policy & politics, policy research, research, SCIENCE

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2023 02:07:48 +0000

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Center for Biological Diversity and Green Latinos placed a full-page ad in The New York Times today blasting automaker doublespeak on clean vehicles. The ad calls on President Biden to make the manufacturers cut carbon emissions 75% by 2030 and boost electric vehicle (EV) access and production. The ad castigates auto […]

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Sustainable Transportation for All: US Blueprint Lays Out Plan for Decarbonization

January 17, 2023 admin Aviation, bicycles, biofuels, boats, carbon emissions, cars, China, clean tech, clean transport, climate change, DoT, electric cars, Electric vehicles, environmental protection agency (epa), Fossil Fuels, GERMANY, green economy, investment, mass transit / public transit, motorcycles + scooters, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, Shipping, trains / rail, us department of agriculture (usda), us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2023 01:10:48 +0000

There’s a lot to like in the new US transportation decarbonization blueprint. It’s actually very good in most ways, which is excellent to see given that the US hydrogen strategy from late last year was so poor. And it’s needed.

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Biden–Harris Administration Releases 1st-Ever Blueprint to Decarbonize America’s Transportation Sector

January 12, 2023 admin clean transport, department of transportation (dot), Electric vehicles, environmental protection agency (epa), EPA, jennifer granholm, Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, policy & politics, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2023 14:16:56 +0000

Landmark Blueprint Will Advance the President’s Clean Transportation Agenda, Slashing Consumer Costs, Improving Public Health, and Increasing the Nation’s Energy Security

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The EPA’s New Truck Rule Is A Modest Step. What’s Needed Is A Giant Leap.

December 25, 2022 admin clean air act, clean transport, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, environmental protection agency (epa), policy & politics, Shipping, us environmental protection agency (epa)

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2022 04:50:10 +0000

It has taken over 20 years, but EPA has finalized its next step in reducing pollution from new trucks. Unfortunately, it falls short of what states are already doing. On paper it may appear to align with aspects of the most stringent option considered by the agency in its proposal, but many of the finalized changes in […]

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Truck Loopholes 101 — When Emissions Regulations Don’t Match the Real World

December 22, 2022 admin clean transport, environmental protection agency (epa), policy & politics

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2022 06:20:09 +0000

The EPA is getting ready to finalize a critical regulation limiting emissions of smog-forming nitrogen oxide (NOX) and soot (or particulate matter, PM2.5) from new heavy-duty trucks. This is the first time EPA has sought to limit emissions in over two decades, and it is long overdue. Unfortunately, one of the reasons the regulations have failed has […]

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Johns Hopkins: 1st Global Estimates for Road Transportation GHG Leveraging AI & Satellite Images

November 13, 2022 admin AI, climate change, co2 emissions, environmental protection agency (epa), johns hopkins, machine learning, research, SCIENCE, us environmental protection agency (epa)

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2022 11:10:19 +0000

The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that the transportation sector accounts for approximately 27% of all greenhouse gas emissions annually in the United States, and emissions from road transportation — driven by carbon-creating internal combustion vehicles — account for a large majority of that. For years, researchers have tried to measure these emissions more closely, but […]

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Biden–Harris Administration: 389 School Districts Getting Nearly $1 Billion from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program

October 29, 2022 admin bipartisan infrastructure law, clean transport, electric buses, electric school buses, Electric vehicles, environmental protection agency (epa), Joe Biden, justice40 initiative, policy & politics, us environmental protection agency (epa)

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2022 23:24:28 +0000

Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet WASHINGTON (October 26, 2022) — Today, the Biden–Harris Administration announced the Fiscal Year 2022 recipients of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean School Bus Program rebate competition, awarding nearly $1 billion from President Biden’s Bipartisan […]

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