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Volvo C40 Recharge LCA highlights huge potential of manufacturing and charging EVs with clean energy

Green Car Congress

Volvo Cars has published a lifecycle analysis report on its second fully electric car, the C40 Recharge, which shows the potential CO 2 reductions if a car is built and charged using clean energy sources. When charging with electricity generated through fossil fuels, that difference becomes much smaller.

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CARB approves $2.6B investment for clean cars, trucks, mobility options

Green Car Congress

Supported projects range from incentives for cleaner trucks and buses, and mobility options such as bike- and car-sharing, to consumer rebates for clean cars. billion Fiscal Year 2022-23 Funding Plan for Clean Transportation Incentives will benefit priority populations. The California Air Resources Board approved a $2.6-billion

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Charge Your Electric Car Off-Peak in Massachusetts & Save

Green Energy Consumers

When you charge your electric car matters. Charging when overall demand for electricity is low reduces costs and emissions for the electric grid as a whole. For years, weve advocated for better smart charging programs from our electric utilities to incentivize electric vehicle (EV) owners to charge their cars off-peak.

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California Reaches 2 Million Electric Car Sales, 26.4% Market Share

CleanTechnica EVs

continued] The post California Reaches 2 Million Electric Car Sales, 26.4% By the end of the quarter, it had gotten to 2,113,135 EV sales. That’s also 39% of USA’s 5,466,139 cumulative EV sales. California is a huge state, and would be the 4th. Market Share appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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MojaEV Kenya Launches 100 NETA V Electric Cars for Nairobi Taxi Market

CleanTechnica EVs

MojaEV aims to introduce a total of 500 NETA V electric cars by mid-2025 Although the Kenyan vehicle market is quite small, there are quite a number of exciting developments when it comes to electrification. For example, electric motorcycles are starting to gain significant traction in Kenya in terms of.

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Honda to Sell Electric Car Under $30,000 in USA?

CleanTechnica EVs

While electric vehicles are doing quite well in luxury car segments, many of our readers (and writers) have lamented that we don’t have enough affordable electric cars, and no really affordable electric cars. continued] The post Honda to Sell Electric Car Under $30,000 in USA?

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Electric Car Options Have Exploded In Number in USA

CleanTechnica EVs

The electric car options on the market have exploded in number, especially in the past few years. continued] The post Electric Car Options Have Exploded In Number in USA appeared first on CleanTechnica. We’ve seen the market go from just a few options (and none of them great) to dozens of options today.

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