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Car Industry Asks Government For More EV Help

Revenge of the Electric Car

If they don’t, then the car industry warns it’ll be hard to hit President Obama’s goal of one million electric and/or plug-in vehicles on the road by 2015. Read more in the WSJ article by Josh Mitchell: Auto Industry Plugs Electric-Car Subsidies.

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

Green Car Congress

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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CMU study finds that HEVs and PHEVs with small battery packs offer more emissions and oil displacement benefits per dollar spent than large pack PHEVs and BEVs; policy implications

Green Car Congress

Conversely, in a pessimistic scenario using low gasoline prices, shorter battery life, coal-powered charging, and ANL 2015 cost estimates, plug-in vehicles could produce more damages at substantially higher cost. Value of life cycle air emissions and oil displacement benefits compared to federal tax credit for plug-in vehicles.

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Inflation Reduction Act – How It Supercharges the Electric Vehicle Industry

EV Match

on a path to reducing emissions more than 40% below 2005 levels, per a Princeton University analysis of the measure’s impacts : expanded tax credits for EVs, batteries, solar panels and wind turbines. And what about changes to the EV tax credit? carbon sequestration (capture and storage, i.e.).

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

’s expertise on the auto industry in general, we are concerned that in its understanding of future pathways, it offers a flawed analysis and predictions based on business-as-usual,&# notes a posting on the California Car Initiative’s Web site. and Chrysler. Whatever B.C.G.’s — Scott 18.

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