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Berkeley study finds clean vehicle rebates have predominantly benefited wealthy, white Californians

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Researchers Dana Rubin and Evelyne St-Louis, two recent graduates of the University of California, Berkeley’s master’s program in city and regional planning, analyzed 98,901 rebates issued to Californians buying or leasing low-emission vehicles from the inception of the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project in 2010 through March 2015.

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Expert panel report finds achieving 1M plug-in vehicles in US by 2015 would require concentrated action to overcome barriers

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A new study sponsored by Indiana University concludes that President Obama’s vision of one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) on US roads by 2015 will require concentrated efforts action from all stakeholders— the auto industry, federal government, the scientific community, and consumers—to be realized.

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Biden quadruples tariffs on Chinese EVs, up from 25% to 100%

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China was originally somewhat slow to adopt EVs – in 2015, EV market share was just.84%, This isn’t the first move that Biden has made to limit the ability of the Chinese auto industry to operate in the US. 84%, similar to the US market share of.66% 66% and well below California at 3.1% at the time.

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Tariffs on China aren’t the way to win the EV arms race – getting serious on EVs is

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News came out on Friday that President Biden is set to quadruple tariffs on Chinese EVs to protect the US auto industry from the rapid growth of Chinese EV manufacturing. The global auto industry is in a time of flux. 84% in 2015), leapfrogging several early adopter nations. But that sort of sentiment is popular.

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Renewable-methanol fueled Geely cars in fleet testing in Iceland; 70% reduction in WTW CO2 compared to gasoline

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million investment in 2015) in Carbon Recycling International ( CRI ), an Icelandic company which produces renewable methanol using recycled CO 2 emissions sourced from a local thermal power plant and hydrogen made by splitting water with electrolysis (Power-to-Methanol). Geely is a shareholder ($45.5-million Earlier post.).

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Driving Towards a Sustainable Future: The Rise of Electric Autos in India

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Government initiatives and policies promoting electric autos Recognizing the importance of electric autos in achieving a sustainable future, the Indian government has implemented several initiatives and policies to promote their adoption. Mahindra & Mahindra is another major player in the electric auto industry.

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Inflation Reduction Act – How It Supercharges the Electric Vehicle Industry

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Jay Inslee, governor of the state of Washington, explicitly announced that his state would follow California’s lead on the 2035 ban deadline, and another 12 states have typically stayed in lockstep with California on auto emissions standards. rejoined on President Joe Biden’s first day in office, didn’t go far enough.