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| State Agency Directs Continued Investment in Alternative Fuel Vehicle Sector |
on 10 May 2013   |
| Members of the California Energy Commission have unanimously approved the agency's 2013-2014 Investment Plan Update, which steers the investment of state dollars into alternative fuels and other advanced transportation technologies. "This investment plan provides a solid foundation for the continued transformation of California's transportation sector," said commission Chairman Robert B. Weisenmiller. The 2013-2014 plan allocates $100 million across a variety [read more] |
| New Senate Bill Supports Biofuels |
| on 10 May 2013 |
| U.S. Sens. Al Franken, D-Minn., and Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, have introduced legislation as a part of the 2013 Farm Bill that would support agricultural energy technologies such as advanced biofuels and biogas. The Rural Energy Investment Act contains initiatives like the Biorefinery Assistance Program, which would focus on the construction and retrofitting of biorefineries for the production of advanced biofuels. [read more] |
| For Colorado State Fleet Vehicles, Alt Fuel Is the Law of the Land |
| on 01 May 2013 |
| Late last week, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed into law SB13-070, a measure that will require state agencies to buy alternative fuel vehicles as a part of their usual replacement programs. The state began mandating the purchase of flex-fuel and hybrid-electric vehicles in 2008, outlining that such acquisitions had to be executed if the alt-fuel vehicles were priced no more [read more] |
| EPA Readies Standard for Cleaner Gasoline |
| on 01 Apr 2013 |
| The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing a new standard to decrease gasoline sulfur levels by more than 60% - a reduction to 10 ppm - by 2017. The proposal also seeks an 80% reduction in volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides, a 70% tighter particulate matter standard, and the reduction of fuel vapor emissions to "near zero." Cars [read more] |
| Alternative Fuel Vehicle Incentive Program Extended Another Year |
| on 27 Mar 2013 |
| The Clean Energy Vehicles for British Columbia program has been extended an additional year, through March 2014, giving B.C. consumers more time to take advantage of incentives for alt-fuel vehicles. The provincial program, which is administered by the New Car Dealers Association of B.C., provides grants of up to $5,000 for new electric vehicles (EVs) and compressed natural gas (CNG) [read more] |
| Could the 'Prius Tax' Take Hold on Alt-Fuel Vehicles? |
| on 25 Mar 2013 |
| The Vermont State Legislature is beginning to mull what has been dubbed the "Prius Tax" - an extra charge on the registration of alternative fuel vehicles that is designed to make up for the lack of gasoline taxes that these drivers pay. According to coverage from VTDigger.org, Republicans in the State House proposed to add the "tax" to Vermont's transportation [read more] |
| W.V. Senate Committee Adds Other Alt-Fuel Tax Incentives Back into Bill |
| on 25 Mar 2013 |
| The West Virginia State Senate's Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voted late last week to reinstate tax credits for electric vehicles in a bill originally proposed by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin. Tomblin, through State Senate president Jeffrey V. Kessler, was using S.B.185 to promote incentives for propane autogas and natural gas vehicles, but the legislation cut out similar incentives for EVs, [read more] |
| New DOE Money for Alternative Fuels and Advanced Transportation R&D |
| on 22 Mar 2013 |
| The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is issuing $40 million in new funds aimed squarely at supporting research and development (R&D) into alternative fuels and advanced transportation technologies. The first new program, which is in line to receive $20 million, will identify biotech solutions for converting natural gas into liquid fuels for transportation. Dubbed the Reducing Emissions Using Methanotrophic Organisms [read more] |
| Georgia General Assembly Passes Liquefied Natural Gas Tax Legislation |
| on 22 Mar 2013 |
| The Georgia State Senate has passed legislation that will allow liquefied natural gas (LNG) that is used as a transportation fuel to be subject to a state motor fuel tax of $0.075/gallon. The state's House passed the bill earlier this month, and it will now go to Gov. Nathan Deal for signature or veto. H.B.371 specifies that the tax will [read more] |
| California Natural Gas Refueling Projects in Line for Funding |
| on 19 Mar 2013 |
| The California Energy Commission has announced proposed grant winners from a recent solicitation that sought partners to develop natural gas refueling infrastructure - compressed natural gas (CNG) or liquefied natural gas (LNG) - in the state. The funding is being made available through the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program. The solicitation was pegged at a maximum of [read more] |
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