VP @CALSTART. Former @NYClimate. Go #isles.
Brooklyn, NY
Joined February 2011
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Ben Mandel retweeted
We're committing to cover electricity price increases from our data centers.
To ensure ratepayers aren’t picking up the tab, we'll pay 100% of grid upgrade costs, work to bring new power online, and invest in systems to reduce grid strain.
Read more: anthropic.com/news/covering-…
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👀🚨 NEW VIDEO ALERT 🚨 👀
We stopped by a local diner to bust the biggest Congestion Pricing myths once and for all! Watch now to learn how the program will improve transit, cut emissions, and create a healthier NYC 🌆🚊🌱
youtube.com/watch?v=_bHJPbZv…
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Republican opposition to the government subsidizing cleantech investments is beginning to crack, says @liamdenning trib.al/avSpVi4 via @opinion
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BREAKING: @MTA admits that it has STOPPED work on the Second Ave. subway because of #CongestionKathy's abandonment of a state law that would have provided funding for the work ... and more: nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/06/…
Ben Mandel retweeted
🚨 Today we released a letter with over two dozen advocacy groups calling on @GovKathyHochul to reinstate congestion pricing. Suspending it threatens the MTA's vital zero-emission bus program, endangering public health & our climate goals.
Read it here 👇drive.google.com/file/d/1LDQ…
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Apps are available for funding for zero-emission school bus charging infrastructure. Eligible public schools/bus operators can apply. Join the NYS Bus Incentive Program Team 3/12 at 2 p.m. for an overview & training on how to submit an application. on.ny.gov/3T8KvX0
Ben Mandel retweeted
.@ENERGY: US plug-in electric vehicle sales were 9.1% of all light-duty vehicle sales in 2023, up from 6.8% in 2022: energy.gov/eere/vehicles/art…
Ben Mandel retweeted
The Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act would undermine investments, create regulatory uncertainty, and halt future progress while jeopardizing public health and our environment.
We are heartened to see @POTUS 's plans to veto this bill put forth by some Members of Congress.
Read more here: buff.ly/3uRcxy0
We are disappointed to see Members of Congress vote to rollback @EPA #CleanerCars standards.
EPA’s proposed emissions standards for MY 2027 and beyond provide regulatory certainty important for the industry’s ability to scale, remain globally competitive, and achieve decarbonization goals.
Ben Mandel retweeted
CALSTART's latest report, "Zeroing In On ZETs - May 2023 Market Update," reveals notable growth in the medium & heavy-duty #ZeroEmission truck deployments in the US.
With 3,510 MHD ZETs deployed in 2022 alone, we're accelerating the transition to a cleaner, greener future! 🚛🌱
⚠️POP QUIZ⚠️
How many MHD ZET deployments were made from January 2017 – December 2022?
1. 2,029
2. 5,483
3. 1,894
You can find the answer in our new report Zeroing in on ZETs: buff.ly/43zCWw2
Ben Mandel retweeted
The #InflationReductionAct & new @EPA standards could transform transportation but how will they affect the avg consumer? On the latest #ElectrifyThis episode @Sara_Baldwin2 discusses w/ Thomas Boylan of @zeta_2030 & @TrishaDello. Available tomorrow here buff.ly/3oLJcy1
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Both the #Corridors and Communities programs - with $700M in total funding currently available - are open to charging infrastructure for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles! 🚛🔌⛽️
States, cities, & tribal governments are eligible to apply, & applications are due May 30!
BIG NEWS >> @SecretaryPete and I just opened applications for the 1st round of a $2.5 BILLION program to build out EV infrastructure across the country. We're going to make sure our zero-emission future is accessible + affordable no matter where you live. detroitnews.com/story/busine…
A distance-based delivery surcharge makes a lot of sense. @Komanoff with a smart proposal to bring about safer e-bikes and better working standards for deliveristas in @StreetsblogNYC
nyc.streetsblog.org/2023/03/…
Ben Mandel retweeted
We are thrilled to be one of the 7 projects the @ENERGY picked to receive funding to develop #EV #ChargingInfrastructure plans.
Our project will work to spur development of #infrastructure through the development of an East Coast Commercial ZEV Corridor.
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Ben Mandel retweeted
EDF sat down with @AtlasPolicy and fleet owners and operators to discuss the changes needed for medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicles to thrive.
Featuring over 15 reps from fleets of all sizes and NY/NJ decisionmakers, here is what they found 🧵⬇️edf.org/Z6YY
Glad to be with my @CALSTART colleague Kimberly Taylor as she moderates a discussion on fleet electrification challenges and solutions at #EnergyIndependenceSummit2023
Ben Mandel retweeted
The number of full-size transit zero-emission buses driving U.S. streets saw a 66% increase since 2021, acc to @CALSTART. It's great to see how FTA’s investment in zero-emission buses is paying off, cleaning the air across our country. electrek.co/2023/02/04/us-ze…
Excellent 🧵 framing transportation decarb strategies around where critical resources (ie batteries) deliver the greatest mobility and grid services
I've written before about how getting more people on buses and e-bikes is faster and cheaper than swapping gas cars for EVs, but reporting this story helped me think in a new way about how to nudge those changes by treating batteries like a public good curbed.com/2023/01/electric-…
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🚌⚡Always a good time to talk about clean school buses with climate & transit advocates. Thanks, @CALSTART, for your work to deploy zero-emission vehicles nationwide.
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Fascinating conversation this morning, listening to @CALSTART’s @MandelBen discuss #EV charging as a service at @USGSA Federal Fleet Day. – at Washington, DC
You may have heard about #EVs returning their charge to the grid - but that's just a part of #EVcharging as a service.
CALSTART's Ben Mandel joined @NREL's Jesse Bennett at @USGSA's #FedFleet 2023 to discuss different ownership models, bidirectional charging, and more.
