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Mn/DOT assessing potential for mileage-based user fee to replace fuel tax; Battelle conducting technology assessment

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This research will provide important feedback from motorists about the effectiveness of using technology in a car or truck to gather mileage information. Minnesota’s Road Fee Test project will be another in a series of technology demonstrations that are being conducted as a part of this federal program.

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CARB approves significant changes to stationary source emissions reporting requirements; reportable chemicals approximately triple to more than 1300

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Chemicals included in the first implementation phase were chosen based on the availability of health values, toxicity and carcinogenic risk. In addition, the amendments include provisions that allow the public to report information about potential sources, an important tool for ground-truthing—i.e.,

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California ARB holding hearing on adopting amendments to LEV III to support compliance options using new Federal GHG regulations

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ARB has continued to work with EPA to ensure that the final federal rule—issued in August—and California’s regulations are harmonized to the extent that they meet both agencies’ air quality and greenhouse gas reduction needs. Since California requires the production of zero emission vehicles (e.g. gCO 2 e/mile for trucks.

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MIT Energy Initiative Publishes Report on Reducing CO2 Emissions from Existing Coal Plants

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In the interim, we need a large, focused, federal program to develop and demonstrate commercial-scale technologies. However, specific retrofit projects will need to pass various site-specific screens, such as available space, increased water supply, and CO 2 off-take options.

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National Research Council Report Recommends Setting a US Carbon Budget Through 2050; Concludes Known Technologies Not Sufficient to Meet Budget Goals

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The US emitted approximately 7 gigatons of CO 2 equivalent in 2008 (the most current year for which such data were available). Improvements in nuclear technology are commercially available, but power plants using this technology have not yet been built in the United States. Climate-Related Human Behaviors and Institutions.

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CPOs Tackle New Obstacle: Drivers’ EV Charging Etiquette Amid Growing Congestion

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million publicly available charging ports , including fast chargers and level 2 chargers across highways, within various communities, and other public access locations. As of August 2024, there are currently 194,000 charging ports available to drivers. trillion infrastructure investment plan in the United States.

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Your Guide to Electric-Vehicle Charging-Station Tax Credits

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Tax credits for installing EV charging stations are available in a variety of forms, and many of them apply toward the cost of equipment and installation. Some type of incentive program is available in 44 states and Washington, D.C. , on top of the federal program that’s offered everywhere in the US.