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Michigan Awards $543.5M in Tax Credits to Four Battery Makers, Who Announce Plans for $1.7B Investment in Li-ion Battery Plants in Michigan

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million in tax credits to four battery companies announcing plans to invest more than $1.7 The four companies receiving the tax credits and announcing plant plans are Johnson Controls-Saft Advanced Power Solutions LLC; KD Advanced Battery Group LLC; A123Systems Inc.; The MEGA board approved a state tax credit valued at $44.6

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Fixing the Federal EV Tax Credit Flaws: Redesigning the Vehicle Credit Formula

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The Qualified Plug-In Electric Drive Motor Vehicles (IRC 30D) tax credit – commonly referred to as the “Federal EV tax credit” has a number of flaws, but one of the biggest is the poorly-designed formula that determines the amount of the tax credit available for each BEV and PHEV sold in the US. miles of EPA range per kWh.

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GM, Segway to Make Vehicle - WSJ.com

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Write to Sharon Terlep at sharon.terlep@dowjones.com Printed in The Wall Street Journal, page B2 Copyright 2008 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Opinion: Glenn Harlan Reynolds: Tax Day Becomes Protest Day 2. Opinion: Glenn Harlan Reynolds: Tax Day Becomes Protest Day 2. Obama Calls for Simpler Tax Code 185 comments 2.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

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Subscribe Green News Events Manufacturers Region New Cars Used Cars Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chrysler Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service by Sam Abuelsamid on Apr 22nd 2009 at 10:05AM Chrysler U.S. Apr 22, 2009 - Chrysler invented the minivan 25 years ago. Postal Service for mail delivery.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

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The easiest conversions are for 2004-2008 Prius (not 2001-2003 Prius) and the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner Hybrid. EPRI-Daimler-Chrysler Plug-In Hybrid Development Program : Daimler-Chrysler, working with EPRI and others, has produced a small number of PHEV (15-passenger) Dodge Sprinter vans for fleet testing purposes.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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and Chrysler struggle to come up with business plans that regulators will embrace. and Chrysler. .&# and Chrysler. Editor After a year as an editor at large for National Geographic magazine, Tom returned to The New York Times in July 2008 to help expand the papers coverage of sustainable energy development and green business.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. Daimler/Mercedes Took over Daimler/Chrysler Sprinter PHEV program. First Escape PHEV delivered to SCE Nov 2007; 20 in 2008-2009. Showed BlueZERO E-CELL PLUS series PHEV concept in December 08. Batteries not ready. Has shown some concept fuel-cell PHEVs.

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