The City Fix

MARCH 22, 2024

If a picture can tell a whole story, then the image below of an intersection in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, shows the past, present and future of global transformation in the transport sector. During Transforming Transportation 2024, which focused on.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 22, 2019

billion vehicle fleet renewal fund, increased powers to tackle the clean air and climate emergency; and an ambitious roadmap to 2030 that delivers clean air. As well as support for buying an ‘ultra low emissions’ vehicle, the cash could also be put toward car clubs, bike hire schemes or a public transport season ticket.

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Business Green

MARCH 13, 2023

News come as BYD reveals UK did not make the long-list for its first European car plant due to post-Brexit political instability Octopus Electric Vehicles has inked a deal with BYD which will see it become the "preferred salary sacrifice provider" for the Chinese automaker as it launches in the UK.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 17, 2020

The rideshare company just pledged to transition every vehicle on its platform to an EV by 2030. It will require building out an entire ecosystem of electric vehicle infrastructure and incentives, and getting into the weeds on policy. Recommended reading: GTM : Lyft Pledges Shift to 100% Electric Vehicles by 2030.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Clean Transportation Business Development Advisor | SDG&E | San Diego. Assess market development, including conducting research on electric vehicle charging infrastructure evolution, electric vehicle development across all vehicle segments, research on other infrastructure development entities (i.e.,

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 2, 2020

The race to mainstream electric vehicles by 2030 Katie Fehrenbacher Wed, 12/02/2020 – 00:30 The world’s leading companies and policymakers are coalescing around setting targets for adopting zero-emission vehicles around a 2030 time frame. See the rest here: The race to mainstream electric vehicles by 2030.

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Charged

JANUARY 25, 2024

SAE recently produced the Electric Vehicle Coupler J3400 Technical Information Report , which “will help to ensure that any supplier or manufacturer will be able to use, manufacture, or deploy the J3400 [aka NACS] connector.” Sources: FHWA , Joint Office of Energy and Transportation , Electrek

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 6, 2024

As the energy transition continues at pace, one core component in 2023 gained renewed attention as a crucial element – electric vehicles. Specifically in the UK, a change in political leadership could accelerate EV sales growth. Battery electric vehicles are poised to dominate the fast-growing EV category moving forward.

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The City Fix

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Climate change is the defining challenge of our time, and clean energy and green transport are the keys to addressing it. Less than two decades ago, energy emissions seemed to be spiraling out of control as countries were locked into. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Charged

DECEMBER 30, 2021

The Edison Electric Institute, a utility trade group, announced the formation of the National Electric Highway Coalition , which includes 50 EEI members, as well as the Tennessee Valley Authority. Kellen Schefter, EEI’s Director of Electric Transportation, said the utilities’ roles in the coalition could take various forms.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

The fund assists organisations based in emerging economies that are working to improve access to clean transport. The LEAP Fund, backed by Drive Electric, was founded in 2022 to encourage low-carbon transitions and minimise fossil-fuel vehicle lock-in. million in funding grants. Have you read?

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Business Green

APRIL 30, 2020

The North West Hydrogen Alliance - a regional trade body backed by several local councils and leading gas companies such as Shell, Cadent, and INEOS-owned Inovyn - today launched a roadmap setting out "quick and easy steps" to deliver a rollout of hydrogen technology across the UK transport sector.

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Energy and Cleantech Council

JUNE 16, 2021

On June 10, 2021, the Transportation Climate Initiative Program (TCI-P) states released a final model rule creating a regional cap-and-trade-program to reduce carbon emissions from the transportation sector. We wrote about the draft model rule and its implementation challenges when it was released at the beginning of March.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Servall Electric, a local residential, commercial and industrial contractor that is an early adopter of electric trucks from Workhorse, is helping the city install electric vehicle charging stations. Read more from the original source: Growing a zero-emissions transportation network in Cincinnati.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The findings present a picture of a world that has made significant progress on climate action, powered by the rapid roll-out of clean energy technologies, the acceleration of the electric vehicle (EV) transition, and a growing understanding of the economic and geopolitical benefits ending reliance on coal, oil, and gas.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Speaking to BBC Radio , Transport Secretary Grant Shapps today suggested that the ban would come into effect in 2035, "or even 2032". A Department for Transport spokesperson confirmed the government was open to an earlier phase out date. "We

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Business Green

JUNE 29, 2022

It would be easy at this point to simply list the litany of policy failures and the paucity of political leadership documented by the CCC's almost satirically titled progress report. The growing fears charging infrastructure and public and active transport networks are struggling to keep pace with soaring demand.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

As such, the report calculates that the slower roll out of new EVs would reduce the number of vehicles reaching the second-hand market, leaving drivers unable to afford new models paying between £500 and £800 a year more in fuel costs as they persevere with petrol alternatives.

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Business Green

MAY 11, 2020

Government launches £250m emergency active travel fund, but campaigners warn Prime Minister's advice to avoid public transport could fuel car-focused recovery. He added that commuters should also "avoid public transport if at all possible - because we must and will maintain social distancing, and capacity will therefore be limited".

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Transport Committee chair declares it is 'time for an honest conversation' about road pricing, as report warns that accelerating switch to EVs will lead to plummeting revenues that could impact funding for critical public services. per cent and eight per cent of all new cars sold in January, respectively.

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Grist

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Akielly Hu, Grist’s news and politics fellow, discussed the growing popularity of degrowth with Kohei Saito — a Marxist author whose 2020 degrowth manifesto quickly turned into a bestseller in Japan and beyond. (The In your free time, you play sports, spend time with loved ones, garden, and engage with local politics.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Uber pledges to ensure all its drivers have fully electric vehicles in Europe, the US, and Canada by 2030, and across the rest of the world by 2040. It plans to expand its Uber Green programme to more than 65 cities globally, enabling users to specifically request a hybrid or electric vehicle for an extra US$1.

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Business Green

MARCH 25, 2021

Ed Miliband is to unveil sweeping plans for an electric vehicle revolution, as opposition accuses government of delivering a badly 'underpowered' green industrial strategy. Labour would back our manufacturers and the communities with proud histories in the industry, but the government is asleep at the wheel.".

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Business Green

JULY 14, 2021

Proposals to create a new 'gigafactory' for electric vehicle (EV) batteries at Coventry Airport took a major step forward today, after the venture's joint partners, Coventry City Council and Coventry Airport Ltd, confirmed a planning application has been submitted for the ambitious project.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 24, 2020

So essentially Lyft has to act as a catalyst — using policy, economic and industry tools — to spur the broader transportation ecosystem to more rapidly adopt zero-emission vehicles. Lyft Director of Sustainability Sam Arons pointed to Lyft's policy work in Colorado during the Political Climate podcast last week. Pull Quote.

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Clean Energy Canada

MAY 12, 2022

A majority (63%) of Ontarians now believe that, when you look at the lifetime costs of a car (including maintenance, repairs, insurance and energy to power it), electric vehicles are cheaper than gas vehicles. Joanna Kyriazis, Transportation Program Manager, Clean Energy Canada. METHODOLOGY.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

APRIL 24, 2024

Combined with a noticeable decline in political and economic support for the energy transition, the sector witnessed a standstill in the installation of new turbines, leading to financial losses, project cancellations, and auction failures. One significant roadblock is the localized nature of the wind industry’s supply chain.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Technologies such as so-called “mobile carbon capture”, in which vehicle emissions are captured and stored onboard, and ‘​”advanced fuels” — synthetically-manufactured fuels that Aramco believes will help decarbonise not only F1, but road transport more broadly. They will slam on the brakes.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 29, 2024

Cox, who is running in May’s election for the anti-net zero party, used the rally to attack the science behind ULEZ and electric vehicles. Zoë Garbett, the Green Party’s London mayoral candidate, told DeSmog: “Howard Cox is choosing to ignore science and push false narratives for the benefit of his own political career.

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Charged

MAY 31, 2022

The growth of the electric vehicle market may feel inevitable: the focus on reducing CO2 emissions, the current political climate, investment by the government and automotive industry, and the ongoing pursuit of the all-electric society all point to a boon in electric vehicles. ROADBLOCKS TO GROWTH.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 27, 2021

The road to electric vehicles is paved with disruption. The expectation that electric vehicles will displace the internal combustion engine continues to accelerate. Proponents of electric vehicles forthrightly acknowledge the many technological, management, political and consumer challenges that lie ahead.

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Business Green

MAY 10, 2021

Pollsters and political leaders may be fixated on the post-Brexit political realignment that has seen the 'red wall' turn blue while opposition parties start to nibble at the 'blue doughnut' in the south and suburbs, but are we also starting to see evidence of a green realignment that could yet inform the pace and shape of the net zero transition?

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GreenBiz

MARCH 15, 2021

It’s safe to say that the company, a division of Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche, isn’t officially in the transportation business. It matters to our employees," said Andy Jefferson, Genentech’s director of transportation, at the VERGE 20 conference in October. And Genentech isn’t the only one. And Genentech isn’t the only one.

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Clean Energy Trust

APRIL 6, 2021

Electric Vehicle Supply Chains Are Stretching in Different Directions at the Same Time There are currently major and complex things happening in the electric vehicle industry. At the same time, newer, smaller firms are choosing to leverage contract manufacturers to assemble their vehicles. What’s going on here?

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 28, 2020

Electric vehicle sales are expected to take a big hit this year amid the current health and economic crisis. Boosting government investment in clean transportation is being championed by advocates and several lawmakers as a way to put Americans back to work and build out of the coronavirus downturn. economy overall.

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Clean Energy Trust

AUGUST 5, 2020

July 2020 Cleantech Roundup: Electric Vehicles Go Public | Energy Policy Scandals | SunRun Acquires Vivint Solar Clean Energy Trust’s cleantech roundup highlights interesting cleantech news and perspective, across industry, technology, policy, and investing. Nikola , Fisker , Lordstown Motors are three electric vehicle companies.

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EDF + Business

JUNE 18, 2020

Today, Lyft responded to stakeholder demands for rebuilding a better future — and in particular for climate action — through a bold commitment to reach 100% electric vehicles (EVs) on the Lyft platform by 2030. Transforming transportation is crucial. Sustainable transportation solutions must work for people and for communities.

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