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Ionic Mineral Technologies launches nano-silicon product for Li-ion cell manufacturers

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The Generation 1 Ionisil product has been independently validated by outside EV OEM production labs, demonstrating an all-silicon battery’s capability to achieve reversible capacity of 2700 mAh/g and 2500 mAh/g at a 2000 mAh fast charging rate in half-cell testing. Based on Ionisil having 7.5x

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EV Tax Credit: The Guide Your Car Dealer Doesn’t Want You To Read

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This article is for informational purposes only, and is not intended to provide tax, legal or accounting advice. You should consult your own tax, legal and accounting advisors before engaging in any transaction. As one might imagine, car dealerships are excited to share the $7500 tax credit to encourage you to buy a car.

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Australia PM Gillard announces carbon pricing plan; transport fuels exempt, but lowered fuel tax credits to bring carbon price to some businesses

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However, where applicable, an equivalent carbon price will be applied through changes in fuel tax credits or excise. More than 50% of the funds raised from the carbon price will be used to fund tax cuts, pension increases and higher family payments. Increasing the tax-free threshold and cutting taxes also boosts incentives to work.

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Forecast: US biodiesel production to surpass RFS target for second straight year

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This growth is driven in large part by a $1-per-gallon production tax credit extended through the end of 2013 by the US Congress. However, it is forecast that cellulosic producers will not even meet the smaller volume requirement, since few commercial scale production plants have been built.

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UK auto industry warns anti-diesel agenda and slow uptake of EVs could mean missing 2021 CO2 targets; rising CO2 average in 2017

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These ongoing improvements mean average CO 2 is still a third (-33.1%) lower than in 2000. The light commercial vehicle sector, 96% of which is powered by diesel, has also shown impressive progress—new vans last year reduced CO 2 by -4.8% to a new low of 165.4 of the UK’s 2.5 of the AFV market and 2.9%, 1.3%

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Scania introduces new 100% biodiesel version of 16-liter V8; Euro 6 with EGR and SCR

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And if there are additional cost benefits, such as lower taxes, then biodiesel is a very attractive alternative for many customers. The Volkswagen Group has been invested in Scania since 2000 and today indirectly and directly holds a total of 89.2% of the capital of the Swedish commercial vehicles company. —Joel Granath.

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Delphi Using $89.3M DOE Award to Support Expansion of Power Electronics Engineering and New Manufacturing Facility; First Products for Allison

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Among the first products expected to be manufactured at the new facility will be power electronics components and systems for Allison Transmission, a leading supplier of commercial-duty fully automatic transmissions for both on- and off-highway vehicles, and of hybrid propulsion systems for on-highway transit and coach vehicles. Earlier post.)