article thumbnail

FHWA awards Colorado $30M for CNG fueling stations

Green Car Congress

These stations will help ensure an NGV owner can drive nearly anywhere across the state fueled by Colorado-produced gas. —Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper. The CMAQ funds received approval through a vote by the Colorado Transportation Commission. In 2011, Hickenlooper and Oklahoma Gov.

Colorado 250
article thumbnail

Oklahoma and Colorado governors pitch CNG vehicle initiative to US auto manufacturers

Green Car Congress

Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, Oklahoma Secretary of Energy Michael Ming, and Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce Dave Lopez met with US auto manufacturers in Detroit to pitch a multi-state, bi-partisan compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicle initiative. In April, Govs.

Oklahoma 225
article thumbnail

Xcel Energy wants 1.5M EVs in its service areas by 2030; 30x increase from today

Green Car Congress

Xcel services customers in Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, North and South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin. Electric vehicles are the next frontier in the clean energy transition, and we are committed to making charging EVs easy, convenient and affordable for customers. Utility holding company Xcel Energy wants 1.5

Minnesota 370
article thumbnail

Colorado becomes the #1 state for EV sales, beating California

Teslarati

Colorado beat California in the electric vehicle (EV) race. Coloradans are purchasing electric vehicles at a higher rate than any other state because they are affordable, quiet, and a great ride. of new vehicle sales in Colorado in Q3 2024. Colorado’s recent achievement was plain luck.

Colorado 140
article thumbnail

VW ID.Buzz delay, Alfa Tonale PHEV, MPG fines, Colorado incentives: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

And Colorado ramps up its state EV credits and looks to affordability. Colorado is incentivizing smaller, cheaper. Alfa Romeo’s new plug-in hybrid points toward EVs but doesn’t wow on mpg. GM and Stellantis pay fuel economy fines. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

Colorado 133
article thumbnail

J.D. Power: EV price pressure grows as government incentives and lease deals wield outsized influence on consumer demand

Green Car Congress

The trend is consistent with steady growth in availability and affordability. Overall affordability has also improved by a similar margin, rising to 85.6 Overall affordability has also improved by a similar margin, rising to 85.6 Power EV Index score for availability climbed sharply to 39.4 (on in January. in January.

Price 404
article thumbnail

Xcel Energy launches EV smart charging pilot in Colorado; Transportation Electrification Plan for New Mexico approved

Green Car Congress

Xcel Energy has launched a new pilot for customers of five major automakers to make it easier for consumers to make the switch to electric vehicles in Colorado and to charge their EVs at times when renewable energy production is high and demand on the energy grid is low. The pilot program will include up to 600 EV customers in Colorado.