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CCSE to continue for 4th year as admin of California clean vehicle rebate program; $59.55M for current fiscal year

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The California Air Resources Board has selected the California Center for Sustainable Energy™(CCSE) to continue for a fourth year as administrators of the statewide Clean Vehicle Rebate Project (CVRP) that promotes the purchase or lease of new plug-in hybrid and zero-emission vehicles. CCSE processes about 2,500 rebates per month.

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Small-displacement two-stroke H2 engine could address performance and emissions cost-effectively for recreational market; potential for Asian motor vehicle fleet

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Such an engine could provide a cost-effective solution for small recreational vehicle- and motorcycle applications. It, or a scaled-up version, could also provide a solution for the Asian motor vehicle fleet, in which two-stroke engine vehicles constitute a major share—and contribute significantly to air pollution.

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EC rolls out CARS 2020 action plan for European auto industry

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actively support the development and implementation of a new driving test-cycle and test procedure to measure fuel consumption and emissions from cars and vans in a way that is more representative of real-world driving. promote dialogue with relevant stakeholders on a voluntary fuel labeling scheme.

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California Energy Commission approves more than $20M for clean transportation projects; Tesla, Quallion, other EV, battery and alt-fuel vehicles projects

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Zero Motorcycles will receive $1,815,123 to expand the company’s full electric motorcycle production capacity. Zero Motorcycles previously implemented manufacturing in Asia, but has chosen to bring its manufacturing and assembly operations back to California. —Paul Beach, Quallion’s president.

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New study of emissions and health impacts from EVs in China, including massive e-bike fleet

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The massive upsurge in e-bikes in the country marks “ the single largest adoption of alternative fuel vehicles in history, with over 100 million vehicles purchased in the past decade, more than all other countries combined. ”. In China, 85% of electricity production is from fossil fuels, of which ?90% 1 ), for four pollutants.

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New Proposal for Discrete Road Systems for High-Speed Vehicles and Low-Speed Modes of Transportation Seeks to Enhance Sustainability Without Compromising Benefits of Motor Vehicle Use

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Dr. Delucchi is a research scientist at the ITS, and is a member of the Alternative Fuels Committee and the Energy Committee of the Transportation Research Board. pedestrians, bicycles, pedicabs, mopeds, motor scooters, motorcycles, golf cars, minicars). LLMs would include any mode of transport under these limits (e.g.,

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

will become less common over the next 10-years and that a mix of alternative fuel vehicles including electric, biofuel, hydrogen and solar will and is now seeing tremendous market growth. Depending upon where you live, power plants are often burning natural resources. Oh, but theres that nasty carbon based fuel again.