Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2010

A new study from the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs finds that reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transportation will be a much bigger challenge than many assume, and will require substantially higher fuel prices combined with more stringent regulations. Source: Morrow et al.

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Tax Credit Tax Emissions Fuel 220

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

IEA fuel economy readiness index status, 2010. New propulsion systems requiring new fuels, such as plug-in electric vehicle systems and fuel cell systems, are beyond the scope of this technology roadmap and are treated in separate roadmaps. Average fuel economy and new vehicles registrations, 2005 and 2008.

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Fuel Economy Fuel Transportation Engine 236

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2009

The obvious one is increased fuel taxes, but somehow governments need to make sure the benefits of better technology aren’t wiped out by increased demand for lower-priced fuel. So if governments don’t want to see their greenhouse gas reduction targets go up in smoke, they have to take measures to dampen demand for transport.

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Oil Standards Price Oil Prices 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2009

ISO/TS 16949 is the quality management system created by the International Organization of Standards to monitor the design, development, production and servicing of automotive components. According to Tanfield’s most recent annual report, 2007 filed in April of 2008, Smith is the world’s largest supplier of electric vans and trucks.

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Li-ion Batteries Battery 2008 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2009

Edwards points out that attitudes like being green arise from values that are usually stable, internalized and emotionally charged and as a result they frequently stay constant over one’s lifetime. fuel tax); and there needs to be assurances regarding OEM viability—all of which may involve government action.

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Market Green Prius Re-Charge 170

Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2021

SB 375, passed in 2008, required each regional planning agency to submit a plan to reduce emissions, with a focus on reducing VMT. Transportation pricing: Gasoline taxes. Shift to VMT-based road fees as the number of ZEVs grows and fuel tax revenues decline. Fuels: About 86% of transportation fuel is petroleum.

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Transportation California Davis Carbon 186