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CARB: clean fuels replaced more than 50% of diesel used in California in Q1 2023

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Clean fuels replaced more than 50% of the diesel used in the state in the first quarter of 2023, according to the California Air Resources Board (CARB). Compliance with the LCFS began in 2011. The program is designed to lower the carbon intensity in fuels by assessing each step in their production, from extraction to combustion.

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BNEF: EV company fundings bright spot as clean energy investment slips in Q3 quarter; 3 China EV companies raise $1.9B

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Global clean energy investment was $67.8 billion in the third quarter of 2018, down 6% from the same period last year, according to the latest Clean Energy Investment Trends report from research company Bloomberg NEF (BNEF). Public markets investment in clean energy jumped 120% to $3.1 billion, up 9% on a year earlier.

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Pike ranks Volkswagen Group as the global leader in clean diesel vehicles

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Pike Pulse Grid for clean diesels. The new Pike Pulse Report: Clean Diesel Vehicles from Pike Research ranks the Volkswagen Group as the leader in this market, due to the efforts of the Volkswagen and Audi brands. been a leader in selling diesel vehicles and is making a strong push for emerging clean diesel markets, Pike notes.

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California clean fuels rule reports 100% compliance in 2017

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Now that a new climate target of a 40% reduction of climate-changing gases is in place for 2030, California Air Resources Board (ARB) staff has proposed a further reduction in the LCFS to reach a 20% decrease of carbon in vehicle fuels to help meet that target. million metric tons of climate-changing gases.

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NY state reports 5,750+ EV rebates in first year of Drive Clean Rebate program

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Cuomo announced that more than 5,750 consumers have received rebates to buy electric cars in New York since the State’s Drive Clean Rebate was launched one year ago. In addition, the number of public charging stations has grown from about 500 in 2011 to more than 2,000 statewide. The Drive Clean Rebate. Earlier post.)

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Used Car of the Day: 2011 Porsche Cayenne

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A manual-transmission 2011 Porsche Cayenne strikes me as unusual. I am not sure I knew this vehicle was ever offered with three pedals. The seller claims that the vehicle is up-to-date in terms of maintenance, and it's being offloaded because his wife doesn't need it as she drives her NSX daily. Must be nice.

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Electric Vehicle Initiative Launched at Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington DC

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At the Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington, DC, 19-20 July, ministers reaffirmed their commitment to previously-announced targets for the deployment of electric vehicles, which the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates will create global market momentum leading to at least 20 million electric vehicles on the road worldwide by 2020.