Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Taxes are effective at cutting harmful emissions from energy use, but governments could make better use of them. Tax rates were below the low-end estimate of climate costs (EUR 30/tCO 2 ) for 97% of emissions. The report assesses the magnitude and coverage of taxes on energy use in 2015, and considers change between 2012 and 2015.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2013

Among the transportation-related elements of US President Barack Obama’s new climate action plan, which he is outlining today in a speech at Georgetown University, is the development of new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018. Climate Change Emissions Fuel Efficiency Fuels Heavy-duty Policy'

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2018

Making conventional gasoline and diesel vehicles more expensive to run—through increased fuel or carbon taxes—is not enough to incentivize the majority of consumers to change. However, carbon taxes can be critical in pushing electricity providers to decarbonize their operations. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2018

China leads with over 75 EV models. As of January 2018, California had a total of 16,549 public and nonresidential private-sector charging outlets. Public Policy: National governments including China, the UK, France, the Netherlands and India have stated the intention to phase out the internal combustion engine.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2022

70 percent of lithium-ion batteries are produced in China, which derived 64 percent of its electricity from coal in 2020. In 2019, 63 percent of global electricity was produced from fossil-fuel sources, the exact nature of which varies substantially among regions. But coal use varies, even within China.

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