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Report Finds That Urgent Changes in Transport Financing Required to Enable More Sustainable Transportation Globally

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Export credit agencies that shift their focus towards facilitating the diffusion of sustainable transport vehicles and promote sustainable infrastructure investments. The private sector, given the right market signals, that can invest in and create new technologies and services that support sustainable transport.

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Rhode Island’s DRIVE EV program encourages sustainable transport

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Why Tesla Model Y tax credit inclusion is good for some and bad for others Used EVs are also a part of the program but offer smaller rebates. The rebates can be stacked with the federal EV tax credits, which can offer as much as $7,500 off of qualifying EVs. Supply chain constraints have made getting some new vehicles tough to come by.

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$12,500 EV Tax Credit included in revised Biden Build Back Better plan

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However, EV enthusiasts are interested in the potential reintroduction of the EV tax credit, which is set to increase to a possible payout of $12,500 per electric car from the previous $7,500. The EV tax credit has been speculated upon since early 2021 as the terms of the incentive were still in the early stages of being determined.

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US tire manufacturers urge Congress to implement policies for more sustainable transportation and infrastructure

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While the recently passed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) includes several provisions that would advance scrap tire markets and improve the resiliency of the nation’s infrastructure, USTMA has identified six specific policy proposals—ranging from tax incentives to additional research dollars and procurement commitments—that (..)

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Podcast: Tesla Vision, Tesla Cybertruck, electric car tax credit, and more

Electrek

This week on the Electrek Podcast , we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including the launch of Tesla Vision, some Tesla Cybertruck news, an update on the electric car tax credit, and more. Thank you to Volkswagen’s new ID.4 4 for sponsoring today’s show!

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Independent study confirms cost savings & emissions advantages for heavy-duty trucks running ClearFlame’s engine technology

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While most of the discussion around sustainable fuels today focuses on compressed natural gas, battery-electric, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, alcohol fuels have the potential to play a valuable role in sustainable transportation. —Patrick Couch,, GNA study author.

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CNG-diesel bus prototype launches in Rio

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The development is part of the Rio Sustainable Transport program, which seeks to deliver a more efficient and sustainable transport to the state capital region in time for the World Cup in 2014 and the 2016 Olympic Games. Bosch engineers developed and tested the electronic management system in Brazil.

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