Ben Mandel

VP @CALSTART. Former @NYClimate. Go #isles.

[Anthropic @AnthropicAI]

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: https://t.co/avOFlvRNpa

[Bill Bramhall @BillBramhall]

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[Ben Mandel @MandelBen]

@noahggardner !! Congrats 🪄

[Tri-State Transportation Campaign @Tri_State]

👀🚨 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 🌆🚊🌱

https://t.co/AGdCbxTfzH

[Bloomberg @business]

Republican opposition to the government subsidizing cleantech investments is beginning to crack, says @liamdenning https://t.co/2xfvMCO2x8 via @opinion

[Streetsblog New York City @StreetsblogNYC]

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: https://t.co/T0s64SZgOV

[Tri-State Transportation Campaign @Tri_State]

🚨 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 👇https://t.co/6xSlRLQYYd

[NYS Energy Research and Development Authority @NYSERDA]

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. https://t.co/huIPZI6Yki

[Justin Gerdes @JustinGerdes]

.@ENERGY: US plug-in electric vehicle sales were 9.1% of all light-duty vehicle sales in 2023, up from 6.8% in 2022: https://t.co/WiRQRnItgr

[CALSTART @CALSTART]

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: https://t.co/8Ymqx0Irkh

[California Energy Commission - ⚡#CalEnergy @CalEnergy]

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! 🚛🌱

[Energy Innovation Policy & Technology @EnergyInnovLLC]

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 https://t.co/0hfhdiM3Bd

[Jessie Lund @Jessie_ETrucks]

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!

[Ben Mandel @MandelBen]

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
https://t.co/ONU3KRDTuK

[CALSTART @CALSTART]

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.
https://t.co/fcX8x4bslv

[EDF Energy Transition @EDFEnergyEX]

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 🧵⬇️https://t.co/3VMEjIg2sn

[Ben Mandel @MandelBen]

Glad to be with my @CALSTART colleague Kimberly Taylor as she moderates a discussion on fleet electrification challenges and solutions at #EnergyIndependenceSummit2023

[Federal Transit Admn @FTA_DOT]

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. https://t.co/hmMbZru5Mf

[Ben Mandel @MandelBen]

Excellent 🧵 framing transportation decarb strategies around where critical resources (ie batteries) deliver the greatest mobility and grid services

[Alissa Walker @awalkerinLA]

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 https://t.co/dZrMDJp1lK

[Jahana Hayes @RepJahanaHayes]

🚌⚡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.