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Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

Green Car Congress

For details on what we’ve called “The Big Fix” beyond the following, see [link] —and we’ll continue adding back-up info at CalCars-News and elsewhere. Even on land, getting oil from tar sands depletes water and other resources and doubles oil’s carbon footprint. More about that in a moment. And oil only seems cheap.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The vision is fuelled by the fear of climate change and the need to find green alternatives to dirty coal, unpopular nuclear power and unreliable gas imports from Russia. February 17, 2009 9:43 am Link No matter how you slice it we need a carbon TAX to accelerate all these important projects. the biggest cuts anywhere in the world.

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US Senate passes $1 trillion infrastructure spending bill flush with pork and with billions for EV charging networks and grants

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The automakers agreed to a pact that 40% to 50% of their new car sales will be low carbon by that time on the condition that Congress passes the infrastructure bill. . be electric by 2030. When he introduced the bill, Biden called for a total EV investment of $174 billion with $15 billion for 500,000 EV charging stations.

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