The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, the Department of Environmental Protection and the Board of Public Utilities released a new guidebook named “Charge Up Your Town – Best Management Practices to Ensure Your Town is EV Ready” on March 8. This handbook will give municipalities a plan to become electric vehicle ready, from implementing…...
The U.S. Energy Department unveiled a study on March 7, which indicates that by 2030 nearly half of medium- and heavy-duty truck purchases, operations, and maintenance will be cheaper for those equipped with zero-emission engines than conventional engines powered by diesel fuel. The study, conducted by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, highlights that clean trucks…...
Oil and natural gas will remain the dominant sources of energy in the U.S. through 2050, according to the Energy Information Administration’s 2022 annual energy outlook released on March 3. U.S. petroleum consumption is expected to grow by 0.5 percent per year to 22.3 million barrels per day by 2050 and domestic gas consumption by…...
Delaware Governor John Carney on Mar. 3 announced that the state will join 13 additional states in embracing California’s Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) regulations. Transportation has been a key driver of greenhouse gas emissions in Delaware, and increasing the number of zero emission vehicles, along with the development of the state’s electric vehicle charging network…...
The Heavy-Duty Vehicle Air Quality Loan Program, a partnership of the California Pollution Control Financing Authority and the California Air Resources Board helped get more than 36,000 cleaner trucks on the road, according to a Feb. 14 press release. This is equivalent to removing 164 tons of particulate matter per year. The board has contributed…...
The U.S. Energy Department on Feb. 14 announced a $175 million funding for 68 research and development projects to foster the commercial deployment of advanced technologies including fusion energy, electric vehicles, and offshore wind. The initiative is led by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) wherein the OPEN 2021 program will prioritize funding to support…...
The U.S. Departments of Transportation and Energy on Feb. 10 announced funds of $5 billion to be made accessible via the new National Electric Vehicles Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program, to develop a national electric vehicle charging network, an imperative step towards expanding access to EV charging infrastructure. The program intends to provide the funding across…...
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) bestowed three grants worth $25 million to deliver pioneering clean transportation solutions for underprivileged and low-income areas in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Oakland, according to a Feb.9 press release. The awardees of these grants are the Los Angeles Department of Transportation, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency and Oakland…...
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities on Jan. 26 announced the opening of the electric vehicle charger incentive program for multi-unit dwellings. This program is consistent with the 2019 Energy Master Plan’s effort to electrify the transportation sector, which accounts for more than 40 percent of the state’s emissions and supports the goal of…...
The National Energy Technology Laboratory on Jan. 24 announced that its Strategic Systems Analysis & Engineering, or SSAE, researchers are working towards using fossil energy resources to produce hydrogen by adopting advanced hydrogen production and carbon capture technologies. The new initiative by the Energy Department national lab is expected to expand the use of fossil-fuel…