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Union Pacific Railroad to purchase 20 battery-electric locomotives for testing in yard operations

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2022

Union Pacific Railroad plans to purchase 20 battery-electric locomotives for testing in yard operations. The combined purchases and upgrades to yard infrastructure are expected to exceed $100 million, representing the largest investment in battery-electric technology by a US Class I railroad.

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J.D. Power: Majority of EV owners are intent on purchasing another one in the future

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2021

Among the early adopters who own an EV, 82% say they “definitely will” consider purchasing another in the future, according to the inaugural J.D. However, satisfaction with the current ownership experience is a key influencer for whether owners will purchase the same brand of EV again.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Eligible projects included those that replace, rehabilitate, lease, and purchase buses and related equipment as well as projects to purchase, rehabilitate, construct or lease bus-related facilities, such as buildings for bus storage and maintenance. million for hydrogen fuel cell buses. Description. City of Fairfield. 746,456.

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Aventine installs $2.4M corn-oil separation system at ethanol plant

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

million Valicor corn-oil separation system (COSS) at its Nebraska Energy LLC plant in Aurora, Nebraska. High production levels and excess inventories nationally have led to tight margins, particularly in Nebraska. Aventine Renewable Energy Inc. has installed a $2.4-million The system began operations in early January.

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VeraSun Obtains $280M “Stalking Horse” Bid from Valero for Six Ethanol Facilities; Seeking to Sell All Assets

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

The Valero purchase agreement provides for a purchase price of $280 million, plus the value of inventory and certain pre-paid expenses, subject to certain customary adjustments. VeraSun hedged its corn purchases during the price spike in the summer of 2008 when cost per bushel had soared to nearly $8. Earlier post.).

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USDA: $210M to be invested in renewable fuel pump infrastructure through the Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2015

The 21 states participating in the BIP include Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Natural Gas Credit Purchase system; deliver technical and safety workshops. Purchasing Agreements; train and deploy Energy Coaches who will work. The Mid-America Collaborative for Alternative Fuels Implementation project will focus diversifying transportation fuel options in Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, and Missouri. 499,918. .

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Department of Interior awards initial $560M to 24 states to plug, cap and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2022

Mississippi. *. New Mexico. North Dakota. Pennsylvania. West Virginia. Wyoming. **.

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Tesla has filed a petition with Wisconsin to allow direct car sales

Teslarati

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Currently, Wisconsin is just one of many states in which Tesla buyers must drive out of state to purchase and pick up one of the company’s vehicles, due to laws requiring automakers to sell vehicles through a dealership.

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USDA announces state finalists for $100M Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership for pumps with higher ethanol blends

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

A typical gas pump delivers fuel with 10 percent ethanol, which limits the amount of renewable energy most consumers can purchase at the pump. With a more than 1:1 match from private and state resources, USDA estimates that the BIP grants will support nearly 5,000 pumps at over 1,400 fueling stations across the country. North Carolina.

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Ford reportedly eliminates lease-to-buy option on electric vehicles

Teslarati

JUNE 24, 2022

As of June 15, 2022, Ford will no longer offer the opportunity to purchase its three all-electric vehicles, the F-150 Lightning, Mustang Mach-E, and E-Transit Van, for new leases. Ford informed dealers in a letter that it was discontinuing the end-of-lease purchase option for the E-Transit van, Mustang Mach-E, and F-150 Lightning.

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U.S. Engineers’ Salaries Up in 2023

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The top earners live in California, Maryland, and Oregon, while those earning the least live in Arkansas, Nebraska, and South Carolina. The 60-page report is available for purchase at the member price of US $125. However, the report notes, the cost of living in the western part of the country is significantly higher than elsewhere.

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The EV Professor

Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Eastern Nebraska Electric Vehicle Association (EVNEBRASKA) member Dr. Donald Cox likes to draw a comparison between electric vehicles (EVs) and the wireless phone technology he worked on at Bell Labs in the early 1970’s. “I When Cox retired in 2012, he and Mary moved back home to Lincoln, Nebraska, bringing their Tesla with them. “We

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News: 10 Best States To Own an EV

Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Most states fell in between, offering a variety of purchase or electricity rate incentives. California. Rhode Island. Connecticut. Where the plugs are. Down at the bottom of the list are: Alabama. West Virginia. Mississippi. North Dakota. The ranges of chargers per capita varied from 7.3 In some states going electric saves you more.

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U.S. Engineers’ Salaries Up in 2023

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The top earners live in California, Maryland, and Oregon, while those earning the least live in Arkansas, Nebraska, and South Carolina. The 60-page report is available for purchase at the member price of US $125. However, the report notes, the cost of living in the western part of the country is significantly higher than elsewhere.

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Report: Auto Dealers Ask Biden Admin to Slow Down EV Mandates

The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

To be sure, legislation such as 2021's Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and 2022's Inflation Reduction Act seeks to address those challenges, with billions in federal funding for building a national EV charging network, boosting domestic battery production and lowering EV purchase costs for consumers.

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Double trouble

Electric Auto Association

JULY 6, 2022

Nebraska EVA chapter works in tandem with the Sierra Club. Outreach event sponsored by Eastern NE EVA and the Nebraska Sierra Club. NE Nebraska EVA event. They’ve helped us purchase signs and they’ve funded other small projects,” Lierz said, adding that the chapter uses the Sierra Club’s Zoom account.

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BYD posts tribute to commemorate Berkshire Hathaway’s Charlie Munger

Teslarati

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Munger was born in Omaha, Nebraska on January 1, 1924. Back in 2008, Berkshire Hathaway Energy spent $230 million to purchase 225 million shares of BYD. Munger passed away on November 28, 2023. He was 99 years old. Buffett also considered Munger his closest partner and right-hand man.

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EV Readiness Index Study shows which U.S. States are most prepared for an electrified future

Teslarati

MAY 10, 2022

California has a whopping 134 forms of legislation or purchasing incentives favorable to EVs, while New York has 42. Nebraska – 11.00 – 1, 1, 1, 3 ,3. “A great example from California is the Plug-In Electric Vehicle (PEV) Rebates for Fleet Vehicles offered by the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD).

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Tesla, Rivian still face complicated direct sales laws across U.S. states

Teslarati

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Tesla has managed to side-step direct sales bans in many states through legal loopholes such as leasing-only models, processing purchases as out-of-state transactions, or simply opening stores in exempted tribal territories where the company’s stores will be exempt from dealership mandates.

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Why Are More U.S. Drivers Going Without Auto Insurance?

The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 9, 2024

If you’re wondering why fewer people are bothering to purchase auto insurance in the 2020s, there’s no singular reason. percent), Maine (6.2), Idaho (6.2), Utah (7.3), New Hampshire (7.8), Nebraska (7.8), North Dakota (7.9), Kansas (8.0), South Dakota (8.0), and Minnesota (8.7).

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More Electric Cars in Las Vegas with Stan Hanel's Story on the RAR'ster. with EVJerr Back to Webblogging, Sunday, 13 September 2009

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

AUGUST 3, 2009

Michael purchased a new white Tesla Roadster with the intention of making a cross-country trip that would be powered only by homegrown American electrons. Mr. Moore made available his Papillion home’s historic dryer outlet as a recharging site when the roadtrip reached the vicinity of Omaha, Nebraska.

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kWh Billing and New EV Charging Tax Policies: What You Need to Know

Blink Charging

OCTOBER 6, 2023

As of October 1, 2023, every US state except Michigan, Nebraska, Tennessee, and Wisconsin has passed the legislation needed to redefine a utility and allow kWh pricing. But because states defined a public utility as anyone who resold electricity, a business could not charge EV drivers a kWh fee (i.e.

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U.S. EV buyers will get the $7,500 tax credit with a few catches

Teslarati

AUGUST 11, 2021

The United States Electric Vehicle Tax Credit is one of the most notable advantages of purchasing a battery-electric car. As Senator Deb Fischer of Nebraska said, “Everyday Americans are living paycheck to paycheck because of the sharp rise in costs due to #Bideninflation.

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Republicans call to add $1,000 tax on new EVs, end tax credit

Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

That fueled a leasing boom for EVs over the past couple years, allowing automakers to offer attractive lease prices that in many instances undercut those of hybrids or other gasoline models, and allowing shoppers to bypass stricter rules about income and vehicle origins that applied to purchases.

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EV Driven

Union Pacific Railroad to purchase 20 battery-electric locomotives for testing in yard operations

J.D. Power: Majority of EV owners are intent on purchasing another one in the future

USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

Aventine installs $2.4M corn-oil separation system at ethanol plant

VeraSun Obtains $280M “Stalking Horse” Bid from Valero for Six Ethanol Facilities; Seeking to Sell All Assets

USDA: $210M to be invested in renewable fuel pump infrastructure through the Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership

DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

Department of Interior awards initial $560M to 24 states to plug, cap and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells

Tesla has filed a petition with Wisconsin to allow direct car sales

USDA announces state finalists for $100M Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership for pumps with higher ethanol blends

Ford reportedly eliminates lease-to-buy option on electric vehicles

U.S. Engineers’ Salaries Up in 2023

The EV Professor

News: 10 Best States To Own an EV

U.S. Engineers’ Salaries Up in 2023

Report: Auto Dealers Ask Biden Admin to Slow Down EV Mandates

Double trouble

BYD posts tribute to commemorate Berkshire Hathaway’s Charlie Munger

EV Readiness Index Study shows which U.S. States are most prepared for an electrified future

Tesla, Rivian still face complicated direct sales laws across U.S. states

Why Are More U.S. Drivers Going Without Auto Insurance?

More Electric Cars in Las Vegas with Stan Hanel's Story on the RAR'ster. with EVJerr Back to Webblogging, Sunday, 13 September 2009

kWh Billing and New EV Charging Tax Policies: What You Need to Know

U.S. EV buyers will get the $7,500 tax credit with a few catches

Republicans call to add $1,000 tax on new EVs, end tax credit

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