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

Green Car Congress

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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Proud of its roots

Electric Auto Association

In 2015, the two fastest cars were both electric, and in 2018, EVs completely dominated the race. The DEVC has been involved with legislation regarding tax credits for EVs, imposition of fees to compensate for loss in state gas tax revenue, regulations on e-bikes and neighborhood electric street vehicles, and many other issues.

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Are You Plugged In?

Revenge of the Electric Car

roads by 2015? The president is hoping to use incentives to get one million plug-in hybrid vehicles to consumers by 2015. All will qualify for a $7,500 federal tax credit. NEV stands for neighborhood electric vehicle, which can travel at a top speed of 25 mph. Five million. Two million. One million.

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It’s Time To Go To The Mattresses

Creative Greenius

They aimed more smokestacks at us and dumped toxic waste in our neighborhoods while they paid off the cops and the justice system to get away with it. One way we’re going to do them in is by taxing and regulating them to death. Miss a carbon tax payment on mining? Miss a carbon tax payment on emissions?

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

It might be in your neighborhood, but it's something that you will find along interstates or major travel routes. There are also, incidentally, income tax credits at the federal and state levels for installation of EV charging equipment. It doesn't cover the whole thing, but you do get a chunk of it back as a tax credit.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

It might be in your neighborhood, but it's something that you will find along interstates or major travel routes. There are also, incidentally, income tax credits at the federal and state levels for installation of EV charging equipment. It doesn't cover the whole thing, but you do get a chunk of it back as a tax credit.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

has constructed prototype PHEV trucks for electric utility companies which can deliver energy to power an entire neighborhood during maintenance or repair when there is a power outage [ 4 ]. In addition, the grid could ask for energy back from the batteries of a PHEV if the house or neighborhood need is at a high level for a short time.

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