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In January 2024, the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded $622.57 million in grant funding for the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Program to 47 applicants. These awards go to entities that are strategically deploying publicly accessible EV charging and alternative fueling infrastructure.
“Virginia Clean Cities commends all communities and technology providers ...
Continue Reading →Qualifying businesses, tax-exempt organizations or entities such as state, local and tribal governments can take advantage of certain tax credits even if they don’t have taxable income through new elective payment and transfer options. These options can be applied to certain clean energy and manufacturing credits under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and CHIPS Act.
A wide range of clean fuel tax credits and clean energy tax credits can be taken directly through the system for cities, governments and nonprofits. ...
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The DOE Communities LEAP (Local Energy Action Program) aims to facilitate sustained community-wide economic and environmental benefits primarily through DOE’s clean energy deployment work. Communities LEAP seeks to facilitate sustained community-wide economic empowerment through clean energy, improve local environmental conditions, and open the way for other benefits primarily through DOE’s clean energy deployment work.
Who is eligible? Low-income, high energy-burdened ...
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On November 16, 2023, Virginians for High Speed Rail (VHSR), the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), RVA757 Connects, Greater Washington Partnership (GWP) and New River Valley (NRV) Passenger Rail shared the report, “Virginia Passenger Rail: Keys to Further Success,” a comprehensive examination of the current state of passenger rail in Virginia and a roadmap for ...
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have just released the 2024 Fuel Economy Guide. The Guide provides detailed fuel economy estimates for model year 2024 light-duty vehicles, along with estimated annual fuel costs and other information for prospective car buyers.
The 2024 Fuel Economy Guide will be ...
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Virginia is moving into the fast lane on electric vehicles (EVs). The Commonwealth approved measures to adopt new vehicle emissions standards and EV sales targets; legislators are looking for ways to fund EV adoption incentives; and, a recent study by ACEEEE gave Virginia the highest marks of any state in the southeast on transportation ...
Continue Reading → The U.S. EPA released two Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) announcing competitions for $4.6 billion in implementation grant funding under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) program. The $4.3 billion general competition is open to states, municipalities, tribes, and territories. The $300 million allotted for tribes and territories is available only to eligible tribes and territories. Eligible applicants will compete for CPRG implementation grants to fund measures in applicable Priority Climate Action ... |
Axle Mobility is sharing free electric vehicle training for technicians and fleets to learn more about electric vehicle systems, safety and to prepare for introductory ASE certifications. The courses can be watched on your computer, phone, or tablet, come with quizzes, certificates and Spanish subtitles. Axle is continuing to add more courses, including on other low and zero-emission vehicles, and is open to suggestions and partnering organizations in the months ahead.
To look at the courses, you ...
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Every year, each Clean Cities coalition submits to the Department of Energy an annual Transportation Technology Deployment report that documents its activities and accomplishments for the previous calendar year. Coalition coordinators, who lead the local coalitions, provide information and data via an online database managed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The data characterize membership, funding, projects, and activities of the ...
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law of 2021 authorizes EPA to offer rebates to replace existing school buses with clean and zero-emission (ZE) models. The 2023 Clean School Bus (CSB) Rebates process includes SAM.gov account registration, rebate application submission, review and selection by EPA, selectees will then submit purchase orders to request payment and then receive payment, which ...
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