The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s first soy-based city transit tires could remove up to 20 barrels of oil from the production of tires to outfit a metropolitan area’s bus fleet, the company noted in its May 4 announcement of the Metro Miler G152 and G652 tires.

The majority of Goodyear Metro Miler G152 and ...

Blink Charging Co., a leading owner, operator, and provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment and services, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire SemaConnect, Inc., a leading provider of EV charging infrastructure solutions in North America, for $200 million subject to certain customary adjustments for working capital. The cash and common stock transaction will add nearly 13,000 EV chargers to Blink’s existing footprint, an additional 3,800 site host locations, and more than 150,000 registered EV ...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $59 million to accelerate the production of biofuels and bioproducts to reduce emissions in hard-to-decarbonize sectors and create good-paying jobs in rural America. DOE is focused on applied research, development, and deployment to improve the performance and reduce the cost of biofuel production technologies and scale-up production systems in partnership with industry. By reducing costs and technical risks, these efforts can help pave the way for the biofuels industry to deploy commercial-scale integrated biorefineries. The breakthroughs from this funding will support President Biden’s and DOE’s goals of advancing ...

In 2021, House Bill 2282 was signed into law which directed the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) to report on policy proposals to accelerate transportation electrification in the Commonwealth. After a thorough public process, conducted by a third party organization took place in 2021, the SCC posted the final report on its website.

That report and its findings can be found online here in PDF format.

Supporting documents for the process can be found on the ...

mPhase Technologies Inc., a technology company developing the mPower EV+ (electric vehicle) charging network and consumer engagement platform, has completed site selection for the first 11 mPower EV charging locations in the State of Virginia. These initial locations will be in Toano, Quinton, Petersburg, Chesterfield, Sandston and Powhaton. Each site will have an average of four level 2 chargers branded under the mPower name.

These initial sites were selected based on their proximity to high ...

2022 Clean School Bus Rebates Overview

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law of 2021 authorizes EPA to offer rebates to replace existing school buses with clean and zero-emission (ZE) models. The 2022 Clean School Bus (CSB) Rebates process includes SAM.gov account registration, application submission, review and selection by EPA, purchase order submission and request for payment, payment receipt, ...

A four session “live” virtual event series Thursdays from 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET in May and June starting May 19, 2022. Presentations by faculty comprised of NGVAmerica member company experts.

Register today at:

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Learn how RNG-fueled vehicles are an affordable and practical solution to lower fuel costs and reduce emissions impact, how to accurately spec vehicles based on application and need, fueling options, the importance of team training, service and maintenance schedules, safety considerations and best ...