Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Today, we look at whether electric-car drivers prefer DC fast charging or Level 2 AC charging, who really pays for road maintenance, and pricing for the 2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid crossover. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Catch up on any news you might have missed last week with our Week in Reverse feature and video.

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AUGUST 5, 2015

US prices for the 2016 A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid electric vehicle ( earlier post )—the first of many Audi e-tron models destined to come to the US—will begin at $37,900. Purchasing customers may qualify for applicable state and federal incentives and tax credits. Dealer sets actual price.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2011

By the end of 2016, J.D. Power also sees hybrid and electric vehicle share of the US market to remain below 10% through 2016. It is the financial issues that most often resonate with consumers, whether it is the higher price of the vehicle itself, the cost to fuel or charge the vehicle, or the fear of higher maintenance costs.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2022

This analysis builds on a previous comprehensive life cycle analysis, updating that study’s 2016 assumptions and methods. Cost assessments represent a final cost/price to the consumer, excluding taxes on the final product (e.g., fuel sales tax) and/or credits (e.g., vehicle subsidies).

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Fuel Vehicles PHEV Carbon 417

Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2023

Saudi Arabia’s ambitions for an EV supply chain are part of the diversification of the national economy away from oil, a project guided by the government’s Vision 2030 reform plan announced in 2016. Spodumene prices are currently around $3,650 a tonne, according to Benchmark’s Lithium Price Assessment.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 3, 2014

Financial and other incentives are widely viewed as a good way to kickstart the adoption of new green vehicles, largely to compensate for their higher prices against conventional gasoline cars. But just as Toyota is building up to next fall''s launch of its 2016 Mirai hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle in the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2016

However, the Minnesota team notes, increasing the supply of fuels tends to lower energy prices, which encourages in turn encourages additional fuel consumption. Our results reinforce what has been long known by economists: the best way to reduce pollution is by imposing a tax on pollution-causing activities. —Hill et al.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

With the adoption of new electric circuit technology developed in cooperation with Nagaoka University of Technology and by leveraging technology used in Nissan manufacturing and R&D, the new unit costs ¥598,500 (US$7,700) including tax for the base grade, which is below half the price of the current unit.

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Green Car Congress

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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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2015

Hyundai began the US rollout of the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) ( earlier post ) and its conventional hybrid sibling (HEV) with a series of media drives in California—one of the main markets for the PHEV, which offers some 24 miles (38.6 The 2016 Sonata PHEV features a 9.8 kWh Li poly pack.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 24, 2018

The substitution of natural gas for other fossil fuels has largely been market-driven, as ample supplies of lower-priced natural gas and the relative ease of adding natural gas-fired capacity have allowed it to pick up share in electric power generation in many markets. In 2005, noncarbon sources accounted for 28% of the US electricity mix.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 9, 2021

To support its observations, ARK Invest used the 2022 Nissan Leaf EV’s price as an example. A few years ago, Nissan announced that the 2016 Leaf SV and SL variants would come standard with its 30kWh battery pack for an EPA-rated 107 miles of range. Credit: Manheim Index ). However, the used car market for EVs seems to be growing.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

The 2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) is arriving in select dealerships in 10 states this week with an EPA-estimated 27-mile (43.5-kilometer) The 2016 Sonata Plug-in is EPA-rated at 99 MPGe combined, with 34 kWh/100 miles, and 40 mpg combined for charge sustaining (conventional hybrid) operation.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 16, 2024

percent interest with 20 percent down, Investopedia suggests a total purchase price for your shiny new car – including taxes and whatever other fees a dealer feels like charging that day – at just $16,687. In fact, I feel my headline figure of $15,000 is actually generous, since the $16,687 estimate includes dealer fees and taxes.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

However, Roskill also projects that, driven by rapidly increasing demand for neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) magnets (used in traction motors among other applications), neodymium will fall into deficit in 2016, although demand will initially be met by the drawdown of stocks. Lanthanum and cerium prices will be limited by surplus supply.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 28, 2024

Suniva says the catalyst for the pairing was solar project owners and developers wanting their projects to qualify for the 10% Domestic Content Bonus Investment Tax Credit. Between 2016 and 2020, nearly 20% of solar manufacturing jobs were lost.

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Solar Tax Credit Market Georgia 52

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2017

With an introductory lease price of $269 (plus tax) a month for 36 months, the lease terms include an allowance of 20,000 miles per year and 24/7 roadside assistance. Earlier post.). The Clarity Electric has an EPA fuel economy rating of 126/103/114 MPGe (city/highway/combined)3 and an EPA range rating of 89 miles on a full charge.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Volkswagen of America will invest $10 million by 2016 to support the build-out of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the US, said Jörg Sommer, vice president, product marketing and strategy. Examples in this category include protecting and expanding existing tax credits in the Energy Independence and Security Act.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2017

Honda announced an introductory lease price of $269 a month for 36 months (plus tax) for the 2017 Honda Clarity Electric sedan ( earlier post ), which is coming to select dealerships in California and Oregon August 2017. The lease terms include an attractive allowance of 20,000 miles per year and 24/7 roadside assistance.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2017

GM’s Maven Gig ( earlier post ) launched in San Francisco in November 2016 to provide vehicles for rideshare drivers; it since expanded the offering for package, grocery and food delivery drivers. Pricing starts at $189 plus taxes for a Chevrolet Cruze.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2018

between 2016 and 2017, bringing the state’s ZEV market share to 4.5%, compared to 3.6% Factors driving acceleration or deceleration of ZEV adoption include price, performance, choice, convenience, and public policy. Price: The most expensive component of a ZEV is the battery. ZEV sales increased 29.1% More than half of the U.S

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Honda announced a competitive introductory lease price of $369 a month for 36 months (plus tax) for the Clarity Fuel Cell sedan, which is coming to dealerships in California by the end of 2016. The lease requires $2,499 plus first month’s payment at lease signing (not including tax, registration or official fees).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2018

Pricing starts at $229 per week plus taxes. Drivers can see vehicle availability and pricing via the mobile app. Maven Gig first launched in November 2016 to provide vehicles for rideshare drivers in San Francisco and has since expanded the offering for package, grocery and food delivery drivers.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2017

The 1,000 hp, 400-mile range Lucid Air was first unveiled in December 2016. The factory, first announced in November 2016, will come online in 2019 and build 10,000 vehicles in the first 12 months. The Lucid Air is priced from $52,500 after federal tax credits. Earlier post.) Deliveries will begin in 2019.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

The transaction is expected to be completed in the second half of 2016. The separation is intended to qualify as a tax-free transaction to Alcoa shareholders for US federal income tax purposes. In 2014, 68% of Alcoa’s total third-party smelter-grade alumina shipments were based on API/spot market pricing.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2015

The point is, with volumes languishing (and probably poised to decline) tied to a flat oil futures price curve and with economics marginal at $60 per barrel, many E&P operators find themselves running through hedges in 2015 and still in need to finance their already reduced capital spending.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Russia sends 70 percent of its oil to Europe, but Saudi Arabia has been making inroads in the European market amid the oil price downturn. Oil supplies to Europe from Saudi Arabia are probably adversely affecting Urals prices,” the Russian central bank warned in a recent report. The cartel sees U.S. Which brings us back to Europe.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

EV sales have now reached the milestone of a 1% market share; figures for 2016 to date suggest significantly more than 200,000 plug-in vehicles will be sold in Europe this year. Roughly 145,000 new electric vehicles (EV) were sold in Europe in 2015—double the 2014 tally, according to a recent T&E report.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2010

The report concludes that while CCS can play an important role in domestic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions thereby preserving the option of using coal and other abundant domestic fossil energy resources, it faces a key barrier in the lack of a price on carbon.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

In addition, by producing locally, Audi can avoid an additional tax of 30% and thus be active in the growing Brazilian market with competitive prices. The company also plans to produce cars in Mexico as of 2016.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

The average diesel car is driven longer, however, only 4% of this is due to the lower fuel price (rebound effect). In Europe, the car market is skewed in favor of diesels through regulation and tax policies. T&E attributed Europe’s diesel share to three main causes: Distorted national fuel and vehicle taxes. l/100 km (37.3

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Electric Vehicles India

JUNE 24, 2021

The policy is proposed to be implemented through the following verticals: The government will provide a 15% subsidy on the sale price of EVs as a purchase incentive. Waiver of road tax & registration fees. 100% exemption on road tax & registration fees for the first four years will be made available.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2015

Cadillac has greatly enhanced the performance of its ELR extended range electric vehicle (plug-in hybrid) ( earlier post ) for the 2016 model year, and is also cutting the MSRP by $9,005, bringing the starting price down to $58,495 net after the $7,500 US federal tax credit (MSRP = $65,995). 2016 Cadillac ELR.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2013

James Parish for the new facility because of the state’s strong business climate and the high inventories and inexpensive price of natural gas in Louisiana, as well as the area’s strategic shipping location at the Port of South Louisiana—the largest port in the Western Hemisphere by capacity. ZEEP and Todd Corp.

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Baua Electric

MAY 26, 2023

To overcome Chinese language automakers, Farley stated Ford wishes unique branding, which he believes it has, or disgrace prices. Ford is chopping prices in China the place its gross sales had been sliding since 2016. “But how do you beat on them on cost if their scale is five times yours?” ” Farley stated.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

“The size of the market contraction in Russia is the biggest wild card facing vehicle manufacturers across the European continent, if not the world, in 2015 and 2016.” The campaign is expected to have a long-lasting effect on premium parts/vehicle prices in China. —Nigel Griffiths, chief automotive economist, IHS Automotive.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2016

While alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs)—including hybrids and pure electric—are gaining consumer acceptance in the European Union (EU), even in the face of decreased fuel prices, these reduced emission offerings are still a comparatively low%age of overall vehicle sales in this critical market.

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