Remove Future Remove Grant Remove Mexico Remove Oregon
article thumbnail

$112.5M awarded to research consortia studying effects of Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Gulf of Mexico

Green Car Congress

The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GRI) Research Board announced that eight Research Consortia will be funded for the next three years with a total of $112.5 million to study the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The new grant recipients were selected using a competitive merit-review process.

Mexico 225
article thumbnail

EPA Grants California Vehicle GHG Regulations Waiver

Green Car Congress

The US Environmental Agency (EPA) has granted California’s waiver request enabling the state to enforce its greenhouse gas emissions standards (Pavley I) for new motor vehicles, beginning with the current model year. California is preserving its right to establish more stringent standards in the future. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson.

EPA 150
article thumbnail

Mullen’s electric trucks earn CARB certification, qualifying for over $45k in customer savings

Baua Electric

Granted, Mullen is manufacturing and selling intellectual property it purchased from other companies, but it is currently the only company delivering Class 1 electric vans if I’m not mistaken. starting at a suggested MSRP of $68,500. The startup is making a name for itself in the commercial sector, which is encouraging. We shall see.

article thumbnail

The Complex Calculus of Clean Energy and Zero Emissions

Cars That Think

government was going to try a whole bunch of different government interventions—incentive programs, tax credits, grants, infrastructure investments—to bend the trajectory of our energy transition. The best we can do is to build tools that allow us to explore possible futures.” And Oregon is pretty transparent.

Clean 109
article thumbnail

Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

Green Car Congress

states (Arizona, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Washington) and four Canadian provinces (British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec). current year and/or future year vintages). Gases: CO 2 emissions. Sources: Large electric generators. Coverage: 28% of CO 2 emissions. Western Climate Initiative (WCI).

Gas 244
article thumbnail

Biden unveils almost USD 20 bn for Intel to boost US chip production – ET Auto

Baua Electric

billion is the largest of any grant made so far under the USD 52.7 Biden said the investment in Intel facilities in four states — Arizona, Ohio, New Mexico and Oregon — would put the United States on track to manufacture 20 percent of the world’s leading-edge chips by the end of the decade.

Arizona 52
article thumbnail

Gas War: U.S. House Suggests Ending California Emissions Authority, White House Says Nope

The Truth About Cars

With the issue of what people will be allowed to drive in the future becoming yet another hot-button political issue, there’s little chance of the bill making it through Congress. House of Representatives that would prevent California from receiving federal waivers to set standards limiting the sale of gasoline-driven automobiles.