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How EV adoption is soaring in unlikely circumstances, and what could make it better

Teslarati

How this optimism remains was examined in a recent white paper from Cox Automotive , which outlined how EVs continue to defy all odds and gain market share, despite monumental challenges standing in the sector’s way. Price Parity and the EV Tax Credit. wait times will reduce and cars will have more availability.

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Former Commerce and Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta urges technology neutral policies in reaching proposed CAFE standards

Green Car Congress

In a white paper released at a National Press Club briefing, Secretary Mineta detailed his support for such policies—i.e., The white paper outlines six reasons justifying technology neutral policies: Performance-based regulations in the automotive sector historically have been successful.

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ICCT study finds state EV incentives playing a significant role in driving sales

Green Car Congress

As described in their white paper, “Evaluation of state-level US electric vehicle incentives”, the researchers found that some of the states with the largest electric vehicle incentives—i.e., The ICCT team first monetized the direct incentives by evaluating the effective benefit available to consumers—e.g.,

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If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu

Electric Auto Association

Email addresses are readily available on legislator websites. Review our new EVADC material for policy makers This year we also sponsored the writing of The Far-reaching Benefits of Electric Vehicles , a white paper that pegs dollar amounts on EV benefits. They have the greatest interest in seeing the bill passed.

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ICCT study finds increasing gap between rated and actual passenger car fuel consumption in Europe

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A new white paper published by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) comparing official and “real-world” fuel consumption and CO 2 emission values for passenger cars in Europe and the United States shows that the average discrepancy between the values in Europe increased from less than 10% in 2001 to 25% in 2011.

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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During 2014, the global plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) industry is poised to grow by 86% and will surpass more than 346,000 new vehicles sold, according to a new white paper—“ Electric Vehicles: 10 Predictions for 2014 ”—published by Navigant Research. Automakers will push for changes in the California ZEV mandates.

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Taking another look at methanol as an alternative transportation fuel for the US

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A recent white paper by Leslie Bromberg of MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center and Wai K. Instead, crop-based ethanol has been promoted by the federal government (through tax incentives) as the transition fuel towards cellulosic bio-fuel production.