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Electric semis might get up to $40,000 credit under reconciliation bill moving through Congress

Green Car Reports

As Congress moves to extend and expand the federal EV tax credit for passenger cars, it's also considering a bill that would add a first-ever tax credit for electric commercial vehicles.

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Stories From The 2023 New Mobility Congress — Day 2

CleanTechnica EVs

Here we are to continue the stories from the 2023 New Mobility Congress. We had four great stories on the first day, and day two proved to be even more eventful. Without further ado, let me introduce my first guests. Instead of one representative from Finland, I was honored to host three great guys — […]

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Congress Pushes Back Against AM Radio's Decline

The Truth About Cars

The elderly folks in Congress don’t often understand new technology, but they perk right up when somebody tries to take away something they are familiar with. That’s the scene playing out in Washington right now, as lawmakers want to pump the brakes on automakers cutting AM radio from new cars.

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Introducing Green Car Congress Discussions: a forum area for the user community

Green Car Congress

Green Car Congress is launching a new forum section for the community of GCC readers to post and to discuss developments in energy, transportation, and sustainable mobility not covered on the main GCC site: research and ideas, questions, analysis, reactions to current events, and whatever else strikes your fancy.

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President Biden calls on Congress, States for fuel tax holiday; increase in refinery capacity

Green Car Congress

President Biden called on Congress to suspend the federal gas tax for the next 90 days, through the busy summer driving season—18 cents per gallon for gasoline and 24 cents per gallon for diesel. For context, in the first quarter of this year, EV sales accounted for less than 5% of new car sales, despite rising gasoline prices.

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Proposed 30% US tax credit for e-bike purchases gains support in Congress

Electrek

Americans are getting closer to a federal tax credit for electric bicycles, a proposal that could be similar in concept to the electric car and motorcycle tax incentives already on the books. more… The post Proposed 30% US tax credit for e-bike purchases gains support in Congress appeared first on Electrek.

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Honda demonstrating car and motorcycle V2X communication at ITS World Congress 2012

Green Car Congress

will participate in the 19 th World ITS Congress from 22–26 October 2012 with a demonstration of automobile and motorcycle V2X communication—how its vehicles can communicate both with each other and with road-side infrastructure to benefit road safety, the environment, driver comfort and convenience. Honda Motor Co., Driving Demo.