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ICCT study finds state EV incentives playing a significant role in driving sales

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A study by a team from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) shows that state electric vehicle incentives are playing a significant early role in reducing the effective cost of ownership and driving electric vehicle sales. Source: ICCT. Click to enlarge. —Jin et al.

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Two case studies outline how Houston and Loveland are saving money with EVs in their fleets

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Centralizing management of capital and operational expenditures under one office was crucial in capturing “total cost of ownership” savings, according to the report. The city equipped 50 EV, PHEV and HEV vehicles with Zipcar’s Fast Fleet wireless technology, enabling employees to reserve available vehicles in the fleet pool.

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Electrification Coalition Roadmap Calls for 75% of Light-Duty Vehicle Miles Traveled in the US to Be Electric by 2040

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The specific technology—plug-in hybrid electric or pure electric—is not as important as the share that such vehicles represent of the new vehicle portfolio. The report suggests a phased approach, with Phase One ecosystems, incorporating 6 to 8 cities, reaching stock penetration rates of 50,000 to 100,000 vehicles by 2013.

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GAO study concludes Renewable Fuel Standard will miss advanced biofuel program targets; EPA generally concurs

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The report describes (1) how the federal government has supported advanced biofuels R&D in recent years and where its efforts have been targeted; and (2) expert views on the extent to which advanced biofuels are technologically understood and the factors that will affect the speed and volume of production. billion gallons.

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US DOE progress report says 1M plug-ins by 2015 ambitious but achievable; not likely to be constrained by production capacity

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Production capacity must be established, and technology, vehicle cost and infrastructure barriers must be addressed to achieve large-scale market introduction. and model 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015. However, additional policy steps are needed to further drive innovation, reduce costs, and spur consumer demand, the report says.

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EIA AEO2015 projects elimination of net US energy imports in 2020-2030 timeframe; transportation energy consumption drops

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EIA’s AEO2015 shows that the advanced technologies are reshaping the US energy economy. Technology and policy promote slower growth of energy demand. year from 2013 through 2040 in the Reference case, far below the rates of economic growth (2.4%/year) million bbl/d) in 2013 to 26.4 quadrillion Btu in 2013 to 12.6

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Ford C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid heading to select US showrooms

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Ford began production of the 2013 C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid vehicle ( earlier post ) at Michigan Assembly in October, and the vehicles are heading for showrooms. Starting MSRP is $29,995 (after a federal tax credit). Overview of the C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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