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Fast Chargers Begin to Roll Out on CT’s Interstates
MADISON — As part of the state’s efforts to shift to cleaner energy sources and to encourage the use of emission-free cars, the first universal electric-car chargers have been installed in a Connecticut service plaza. A rest stop on Interstate 95 southbound in...
24 Connecticut School Districts Prioritized for EPA’s Clean School Bus Program
With funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, EPA’s Clean School Bus Program provides $5 billion over the next five years to replace existing school buses with zero-emission and low-emission models. EPA is offering $500 million through the 2022 Clean School Bus...
SAE Intl Roundup on Advanced Clean Transportation Expo 22
If there was any doubt that zero-emission work trucks are coming – and, really, there isn’t – the 2022 ACT Expo made it abundantly clear they’re on their way. Certainly, some of them are already here. From creative ways to charge electric fleets...
Clean Cities Celebrates New Haven, CT Program to Increase E-Bike Affordability
Greater New Haven Clean Cities celebrated and spoke at a 5/3/22 Bike Month event announcing a new financing program for e-bikes to supplement a new state subsidy through the CHEAPR board, on which we sit. GNHCCC was on the New Haven, CT historic green as a validator...
CT Signs Multi-State Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero Emission Vehicle MOU
On July 14, 2020, Connecticut took another significant step forward in its effort to address the climate crisis and the health impacts of air pollution as it joined 14 other states and the District of Columbia in signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work...
Public Comment Period Announced for CT’s CHEAPR Program
Comment Period Closes August 12, 2020 The Connecticut Hydrogen and Electric Automobile Purchase Rebate (CHEAPR ) program, which began as a pilot program in mid-2015, was created to help achieve price parity between internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and...
House Infrastructure Bill Includes Major Investment in Clean Transportation
Last week, House leadership unveiled H.R. 2, the Moving America Forward Act. This legislation proposes over $1.5 trillion in what members hope will be a “transformational investment in American infrastructure.” The House passed the bill Jul 1st, and probably won’t be...
Cleaner, Cost-Effective Propane School Buses for Connecticut Students
School districts across the state and the nation are achieving reductions in air pollution through cleaner, cost-efficient propane autogas school buses.Connecticut is one of the top six states in the county operating propane autogas school buses.For the 2020-21 school...
USDA Announces $100 Million Biofuels Infrastructure Grant Program
--Apply Now for Fleet Fueling, & Retail-- U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture intends to make available up to $100 million in competitive grants for activities designed to expand the availability and sale...
IRS Issues Rules to Claim Biodiesel, Alternative Fuel Incentives for 2018 and 2019
In Notice 2020-08, the IRS instructs blenders of biodiesel and alternative fuel and sellers and users of alternative fuel on how to make a claim for retroactively extended incentives, including the biodiesel mixture credit, alternative fuel credit, and...
DOE Announces $133 Million to Accelerate Advanced Vehicle Technologies Research
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced Thursday, January 23, 2020 up to $133 million in new and innovative advanced vehicle technologies research. This funding supports research that will lead to more affordable, efficient, and secure transportation energy....
EPA Seeks Clean Truck Initiative Comments
On January 6, 2020, EPA Administrator, Andrew Wheeler, signed an Advance Notice of Proposed Rule (ANPR) soliciting pre-proposal comments on a rulemaking effort known as the Cleaner Trucks Initiative (CTI). This ANPR describes EPA’s plans for a new rulemaking that...