Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2012

Recent US energy regulations proposed or enacted by the US Department of Energy (DOE), the US Department of Transportation (DOT, and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have a negligible effect on reducing greenhouse gases. NHTSA CAFE and EPA greenhouse gas standards for vehicles. —Gayer and Viscusi.

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EV Life

JUNE 8, 2023

In this article, we’re going to look at some of the electric SUVs on the market with the highest ranges, as well as some of the most affordable SUV options. There’s a better way to finance your electric SUV purchase: the EV Life EV Climate Loan. The good news? Prices have been coming down while ranges have steadily increased.

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EV Connect

JANUARY 20, 2022

Warm Weather While this article primarily focuses on cold weather, it is important to note that higher temperatures also alter the demands on an EV. This figure is far closer to the EPA-estimated 15% efficiency loss of gas-powered cars. Additionally, both hot and cold weather can affect the performance of EVs.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 27, 2023

According to the Environmental Protection Agenc y (EPA), the transportation industry is responsible for 29% of all greenhouse gas emissions in 2023. customer sentiment survey found that 60-70% of customers are more likely to purchase from businesses that support sustainable packaging and shipping. A McKinsey & Company U.S.

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EV Life

JULY 21, 2023

The Work Truck, while lacking many of the pricier trims’ cool features, features 510 horsepower and an EPA-estimated 450 miles of range. Standard models offer a range of around 240 miles, with the option for an extended-range battery, which bumps that up to an EPA-estimated 320 miles. The drawback?

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Charged EVs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

It has now received a Certificate of Conformity for the Semi from the EPA. Today, battery-electric Class 8 tractors still have a higher lifetime cost, due entirely to the initial purchase price of a heavy-duty vehicle with a huge battery (264 kWh for the first-generation VNR Electric). This article appeared in Issue 62: Oct-Dec 2022.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2010

If a cap-and-trade program includes offsets, regulated entities have the opportunity to purchase the “emission credits” generated by carbon offset projects to help them meet their compliance obligations. A regulated entity may consider purchasing offsets if the offsets are less expensive than making direct, onsite emission reductions.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2010

Under the cap-and-trade system, industries regulated by it—the largest being power generation, chemicals, steel, and cement—are given limits on their total emissions, and companies can purchase emission reductions from others in lieu of reducing emissions themselves. THE APPROVAL PROCESS. The approval process for carbon offsets has two goals.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2009

In an article “Falling thirst for Fuel Leaves Ethanol Enthusiasts with a Hangover” published on 4 May 2009, The Wall Street Journal summarized three of the challenges traditional corn ethanol faces today. On 18 March, Marketwatch reported that Valero purchased selected assets of corn ethanol suppliers for $477 million. Help the people.

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Electric Auto Association

APRIL 5, 2023

Many Americans want to know if their next EV purchase qualifies for a full, half, or any tax credit. Seven Terms That Can Help You Become an Electric Vehicle Expert Battery packs, power ratings, and EPA range are new terms for early EV adopters and car consumers. A three-seater Kia EV9 SUV will be sold in the 2024 model year.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

A survey by Parks Associates asked those who neither own an electric vehicle nor plan to purchase one in the future what would motivate them to consider buying an electric one. Tax break on vehicle purchase. The first was the Tesla Model S Long Range in 2020 , which had an EPA-rated 402 miles per charge. Widespread EV charging.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 28, 2023

The company said on Thursday it looks forward to "further and increased technical dialogue with the EPA and the White House as the rule is finalized." They want the EPA to ease off and have called the proposed targets unreasonable and impossible to achieve in the time allotted. And they say there’s no such thing as EV mandates.

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Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

That’s not surprising—the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid, the company’s only previous plug-in hybrid, is a well-executed PHEV with an EPA-rated 32 miles of usable electric range that retains all the virtues of the Pacifica minivan. The EPA rates the 4xe at 22 miles of electric range and an unimpressive 20 mpg operating as a hybrid.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 23, 2022

GM wants the US Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) to make the Administration’s aspirational 50 percent EV sales goal by 2030 a national mandate instead. Even if a US taxpayer buys an EV that meets the credit, but their tax liability is not at least $7,500 in the year they purchase the vehicle, they do not reap the full benefit.

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EV Adoption

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

In my previous article, Proposed Changes to the Federal EV Tax Credit Passed by the House of Representatives , I outlined and analyzed 13 proposed changes to IRC 30D (federal EV tax credit). In this brief article I will share the 3 scenarios that lead to an EV being completely disqualified from any available tax credit amount.

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Charged EVs

JANUARY 5, 2024

That clears the first hurdle to qualify Kia’s electric three-row utility for the $7,500 federal purchase incentive (details on battery minerals and assembly are yet to be revealed). The author of this article is one of 50 jurors from the automotive media who vote on the annual North American Car, Truck, and Utilty of the Year awards.

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Charged EVs

AUGUST 4, 2023

The EPA requirements are that commercial vehicles will have to be 40% electric by 2035. That’s for new purchases—the lifetime of a truck is usually at 15 years plus—seven or eight years in the primary market and up to 10 years in the secondary market. This article appeared in Issue 64: April-June 2023 – Subscribe now.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 5, 2024

That clears the first hurdle to qualify Kia’s electric three-row utility for the $7,500 federal purchase incentive (details on battery minerals and assembly are yet to be revealed). The author of this article is one of 50 jurors from the automotive media who vote on the annual North American Car, Truck, and Utilty of the Year awards.

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EV Adoption

AUGUST 4, 2022

From the Wall Street Journal article, Douglas Johnson-Poensgen, chief executive of Circulor, shared that only about 15% of electric-vehicle minerals are extracted or processed in the U.S. It is generally believed that the EPA classification will be used, which can at times seem odd. or by its free-trade partners. Closing Thoughts.

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EV Adoption

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

There are separate provisions for 2 & 3-wheeled EVs, electric bikes, and used 4-wheeled EVs — of which this article will not cover. For more background and detail on changing to refundable tax credit, read my article from September — Proposed Changes to Federal EV Tax Credit – Part 5: Making the Credit Refundable.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Governor Kulongoski is currently pushing a plan before the state legislature to cut some hefty tax breaks for electric vehicle manufacturers who choose to come to Oregon, as well as provide huge tax credits to purchasers of electric cars. “My I also wrote an article about cars and what’s good and not good.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The biggest problem with recharging at home - as already alluded to in the article, is that electric cars are mostly marketed as city vehicles. Drive in, drop the underslung pack, hydraulically uplift a fresh pack, drive out. I would prefer to recharge at home, and could do so. That is the compact territory to which they are best suited.

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Baua Electric

MAY 12, 2024

Here’s an article about the steel crisis from 2021 from the Alliance for American Manufacturing, which makes parallels to today’s situation between the US and China. It offers tax credits to EV purchasers, as long as those EVs include domestically-sourced components and are assembled in North America.

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