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EPA frees nearly $1Bn in funding for clean school buses

blue-bird-re-electric-bus-elektrobus-school-bus-01The US Government has announced nearly doubling the budget for clean school buses this fiscal year. The federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said the decision followed “overwhelming” demand, with school districts from all 50 states applying for the 2022 Clean School Bus Rebates. EPA said it received around 2,000 applications requesting nearly $4 billion for […] More…

Review: 2023 Volkswagen ID.4 Standard lowers price and range, but not expectations


A brief spin in the 2023 Volkswagen ID.4 Standard around its U.S. hometown of Chattanooga proved that an affordable electric crossover doesn’t need to sacrifice convenience. The smaller battery pack and single motor has more than 200 miles of range and costs less than $40,000, which not only undercuts rival electric crossovers, but is priced… More…

Amazon pushes €1 billion into decarbonising operations in Europe

Amazon has announced investing over one billion euros into decarbonising its logistics operations in Europe within the next five years. The online retailer targets doubling the electric vehicle fleets with plans for purchasing thousands of new EVs, including large trucks and corresponding mega-watt charging infrastructure. Amazon is reportedly already using thousands of zero-emission vehicles across […] More…