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For electric vehicle observers, the legislation contains two key provisions: The first would extend the tax credit to automakers who already reached the current phaseout level of 200,000 EVs sold with another 400,000 vehicles, but with a reduction to $7,000 from the current maximum $7,500 credit. It won’t solve the problem.

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MARCH 13, 2010

The average new car sold in the UK in 2009 emitted 149.5 2009 saw the 12 th successive annual drop in average new car CO 2 emissions, but the rate of decline was increased by the recession and subsequent Scrappage Incentive Scheme steering buyers towards more fuel-efficient models. g/km of CO 2 , down 5.4% on the 2008 figure and 21.2%

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MAY 27, 2010

The Swedish National Audit Office (Riksrevisionen) has begun a review of the tax exemption for biofuels, with the results to be published in 2011. Sweden has striven to increase the share of biofuels in transport, and liquid biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel are currently exempt from energy and carbon tax.

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MARCH 2, 2010

in November 2009 compared to the same month in 2008, according to figures released by Betty T. January through November 2009, California gasoline consumption declined 1.4% percent in November 2009 when Californians used 1.170 billion gallons of gasoline compared to 1.198 billion gallons in November 2008. in November 2008, a 19.9%

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JANUARY 1, 2013

8) passed by the US Senate on New Year’s Day by a vote of 89 - 8 to avoid the across-the-board increase in taxes currently called for by the “fiscal cliff” are a number for energy tax benefits. Extension of production credit for Indian coal facilities placed in service before 2009 for an 8-year period rather than a 7-year period.

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JANUARY 29, 2010

California demand for gasoline in October 2009 decreased 0.4% Through October 2009 California gasoline consumption had declined 1.3% In October 2009, gasoline demand declined 0.4% In October 2009, gasoline demand declined 0.4% The average California gasoline price at the pump in October 2009 was $3.06 per gallon.

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AUGUST 12, 2012

aggregated to the county level given a 10 cent per gallon tax shows tremendous. Economists view higher gasoline taxes as one solution to reducing gasoline consumption and thus air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and reliance on oil, while at the same time providing revenue to the government for highway repair and construction.

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JANUARY 29, 2009

Buyers of a new 2010 Fusion Hybrid or Mercury Milan Hybrid this year will qualify for a $3,400 tax credit. The 2009 Escape and Mariner Hybrid FWD models qualify for a $3,000 tax credit; 4WD models $1,950. Ford Hybrid Tax Credit Amounts. 2009 Escape and Mariner FWD Hybrids. 2009 Escape and Mariner 4WD Hybrids.

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OCTOBER 10, 2015

Remember the gas-guzzler tax allowance, nicknamed the "HUMMER deduction" because it allowed small-business owners to buy massive, heavy, fuel-sucking SUVs and deduct a large piece of the cost from their taxes? The HUMMER brand went away as a result of the 2009 GM bankruptcy and government-backed restructuring.

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DECEMBER 21, 2009

In the Pre-Budget Report (PBR) released on 9 December, UK Chancellor Alistair Darling announced that all electric cars will be exempt from Company Car Tax (CCT) for 5 years and electric vans will be exempt from Van Benefit Charge (VBC) for the same period. The PBR also has news of an additional £30 million (US$48.5 Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 9, 2009

The original biodiesel tax credit was passed in 2004 and has been extended twice. per gallon excise tax credit. The biodiesel tax incentive is designed in a manner that makes biodiesel price competitive with diesel fuel in the marketplace. Economic Impact of Eliminating the Biodiesel Tax Credit. billion gallons.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2011

Air pollution from the 10,000 largest polluting facilities in Europe cost citizens between €102–169 billion (US$135–224 billion) in 2009, according to a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) which analyzed the costs of harm to health and the environment caused by air pollution. Source: EEA. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2009

Under provisions of a fiscal 2009 tax reform bill, Japan will waive an automobile weight tax for people buying hybrid cars and electric vehicles. Normally, people purchasing new cars pay the automobile acquisition tax, which is equivalent to roughly 5% of the car’s price, and three years’ worth of the weight tax.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2009

will use B5 biodiesel to power its race cars, transport vehicles and generators during the 2009 Jetta TDI Cup season. All Volkswagen TDI models qualify Advanced Lean Technology Vehicles, qualifying consumers for a $1,300 Federal Income Tax Credit. Volkswagen of America, Inc.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2015

taxpayers start to grapple with their income-tax filings, due April 15, tens of thousands of taxpayers will benefit from a Federal income-tax credit of $2,500 to $7,500 offered to buyers of plug-in electric cars.

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APRIL 21, 2011

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) will recruit 500 people from Wright and Hennepin counties to take part in research to test technology that could someday be used to collect a mileage-based user fee (MBUF) in lieu of a gasoline tax. These funding sources support construction and maintenance of the highway system.

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MAY 31, 2012

A123 Systems has been the recipient of a number of state and federal grants and tax incentives. In December 2009, A123 entered into an agreement establishing the terms and conditions of a $249.1-million The agreement also provides for reimbursement of pre-award costs incurred from 1 June 2009 to 30 November 2009.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2016

A paper by a team from the University of Chicago and MIT suggests that technology-driven cost reductions in fossil fuels will lead to the continued use of fossil fuels—oil, gas, and coal—unless governments pass new taxes on carbon emissions. We need both a policy like a carbon tax and to put more R&D money into renewables.

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OCTOBER 8, 2015

Buyers of various Volkswagen TDI diesel vehicles took about $50 million in Federal income-tax credits in 2009 for the purchase of their supposedly green car.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2013

However, the cost of CO 2 reduced was comparable or lower than that achieved through less cost-effective policies such as the tax subsidy for electric vehicles, the analysis concluded. 677,842 clunkers were traded in between 1 July 2009 and 24 August 2009 as part of the program, which issued $2.85 Cost per job created.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

Expected to begin arriving at US dealers in late November 2009, the 50-state certified A3 TDI delivers 42 mpg US (5.6 Manufacturers Suggested Retail Price (excluding $825 destination charge, taxes, title, options, and dealer charges) for the A3 TDI clean diesel with S tronic front wheel drive is $29,950.

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MARCH 8, 2010

Direct transportation (fuel) taxes generate the greatest reductions in CO 2 emission from transportation, achieving CO 2 emissions at 86% of 2005 levels by about 2025. The largest reductions in GHG emissions from transportation are obtained by increasing the cost of driving with fuel taxes, resulting in lower emissions in 2030 than in 2010.

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MARCH 20, 2009

Current market conditions could cause more than half of US Tier 1 automotive suppliers to file for bankruptcy in 2009, creating 1 million additional job losses and creating an estimated $9 billion income tax revenue shortfall, according to a new study from global management consulting firm A.T. Kearney Automotive Partner Doug Harvey.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

Most of the largest subsidies to fossil fuels were written into the US Tax Code as permanent provisions. The vast majority of subsidy dollars to fossil fuels can be attributed to just a handful of tax breaks, such as the Foreign Tax Credit ($15.3 US subsidies for fuels and renewable energy, 2002-2008. Source: Adeyeye et al.

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JANUARY 31, 2011

percent, compared with October 2009, according to figures released by the California State Board of Equalization (BOE). In October 2010, Californians used 1.257 billion gallons of gasoline compared to 1.246 billion gallons in October 2009. in October 2009, a 2.9% compared to October 2009 when the average diesel price was $2.86

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MARCH 3, 2011

in November 2010, and diesel fuel consumption increased 4.9%, compared with November 2009, according to figures released by Jerome E. billion gallons in November 2009. in November 2009, a 6.3% in November 2009, a 6.3% percent compared to November 2009 when the average diesel price was $2.96 a year earlier.

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DECEMBER 26, 2010

In a major boost for the biofuel sector, China has decided to exempt taxes on pure biodiesel from waste animal fats and vegetable oils. Its new policy will actually be retroactive from January 1, 2009, with taxes that have already been paid to be refunded according to the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration [.].

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OCTOBER 29, 2010

in July 2009, an increase of 8.6%. in July over last year, which is a variation due to refunds for diesel fuel in July 2009. million gallons compared to July 2009’s total of 215.8 per gallon in July 2009, an increase of 14.3%. The BOE is able to monitor gallons through tax receipts paid by fuel distributors.

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MARCH 30, 2011

billion gallons of gasoline used in the fourth quarter 2009. The average price of gasoline at the pump in California during the fourth quarter of 2010 was $3.22, a 7% increase over the fourth quarter 2009’s average price of $3.01 increase over the fourth quarter 2009’s average price of $2.66 in December 2009. per gallon.

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DECEMBER 30, 2010

billion gallons of gasoline used in the third quarter 2009. increase over the third quarter 2009’s average price of $3.05 billion gallons consumed in September 2009. billion gallons consumed in September 2009. in September 2009. million gallon refund in July 2009 and a 19.3 Californians consumed 3.80

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DECEMBER 17, 2010

According to the report, the decline in PV installed costs seen by customer-owners of such systems in 2010 follows a significant drop in the wholesale cost for PV modules in 2009. W from 2008 to 2009, even though wholesale module prices dropped substantially over this period. W between 2009 and the first six months of 2010.

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AUGUST 31, 2010

in May 2010 when Californians consumed 1.290 billion gallons of gasoline compared to 1.291 billion gallons consumed in May 2009. per gallon for gasoline in May 2010, which is an increase of 24% compared to May 2009 when the average price at the pump for gasoline was $2.53. Gasoline consumption edged down 0.1% per gallon.

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DECEMBER 15, 2015

The Michigan investment announcements come on the same day as an amended agreement between GM and the Michigan Strategic Fund under the Michigan Economic Growth Authority (MEGA) tax credit program. Since 2009, GM has made investment commitments in Michigan of more than $9 billion. Today’s announced investment of $356.35

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DECEMBER 12, 2012

A measure was adopted by the Ministry of Environment in 2009 so that these types of vehicles could be imported with zero tax and electric cars in Bogotá do not have license plate restrictions as do conventional vehicles.

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JUNE 5, 2009

The manufacturer’s suggested retail price of the Subaru Plug-in STELLA is ¥4,725,000 (US$48,000), including consumption tax and without factoring in subsidies. Additional tax reduction will also be expected due to special measures conducted by Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Then, President Carter signed a message to Congress asking for the passage of a windfall profits tax—the source for the fund—and the establishment of an energy security trust fund, calling it “ one of the most important legislative proposals of my administration. ”. The bill died; Larson re-introduced the bill in 2009 as H.R.

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MAY 28, 2010

billion gallons used in February 2009. per gallon compared to February 2009 when price was $2.27, a 31.7% The figures reported monthly are net consumption that includes BOE audit assessments, refunds, amended and late tax returns, and State Controller’s Office refunds. Californians used 1.13 million total gallons, which is 13.8

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