Green Car Reports

JUNE 5, 2013

Paul Scott may be one of the most dedicated electric-car advocates around. Scott used a significant chunk of his life savings for a ticket to a pricey Barack Obama fundraiser, being held this Friday in Santa Monica.' He sells Nissan Leafs for a living, and helped found advocacy group Plug-In America.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

In a statement released this morning, President Barack Obama said he has requested that US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson withdraw the agency’s draft Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) rulemaking. —President Obama. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 25, 2013

President Barack Obama may not achieve his goal of 1 million plug-in electric cars on U.S. The latest salvo: The government''s General Services Agency plans to add an additional 10,000 hybrid vehicles to its fleet of roughly 200,000 cars and trucks.' roads by the end of 2015. vehicle fleet.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2020

Under the framework agreements, gasoline and diesel cars and light trucks will get cleaner through 2026 at about the same rate as the former Obama-era program.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 21, 2016

Today, President Barack Obama visits the 2016 Detroit Auto Show, Audi selects a plant in Belgium to build its new electric SUV, and the Internet offers diesel "defeat devices" for owners looking to mess with their vehicles' emissions controls. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Plugs and Cars

MAY 4, 2008

Today Barak Obama appeared on Meet the Press. You know, we should continue to investigate the possibilities of electric cars. Now we're seeing a huge growth in fuel-efficient cars that is benefitting the Japanese automakers, and Detroit is getting pounded some more. full transcript here.)

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2011

Obama was delivering a speech on energy policy at Georgetown University. Meeting the goal of cutting US oil dependence depends largely on two things, Obama said: finding and producing more oil at home, and reducing dependence on oil with cleaner alternative fuels and greater efficiency. —President Obama.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Obama also launched a competition for a new manufacturing innovation institute to build US strength in manufacturing advanced composites, the first of four new competitions to be launched this year. Lightweight And Modern Metals Manufacturing. .; UTRC; Wolf Robotics.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 21, 2016

Eisenhower in 1960, Bill Clinton in 1999, and now Barack Obama, yesterday. Only three U.S. presidents in history have visited the Detroit Auto Show in its century-plus of existence: Dwight D.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 15, 2013

The sequester is now with us, and Congress has lower approval ratings than South American death squads, but President Obama is doggedly pursuing his green agenda nonetheless. Today, he will announce a plan to divert $2 billion of Federal oil and gas lease revenues over the next decade from general revenues into an energy security trust fund.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 8, 2012

dependence on imported oil, President Barack Obama yesterday proposed expanding tax credits now offered to buyers of plug-in cars to those who buy natural-gas vehicles as well. Given the ugly politics around electric cars and the presidential election season, the proposals aren't given much chance of getting.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 8, 2015

Low gas prices typically make fuel-efficient cars less attractive to consumers, and right now prices are very low indeed. Yet President Barack Obama hopes U.S. car buyers won''t clamor for gas guzzlers. DON''T MISS: Gas Prices To Plunge More After Oil Price Falls To 4-Year Low?

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Two days ago, President Barack Obama released his proposed U.S. government budget for the fiscal year starting in October. And in it, he followed through on a promise from his State of the Union address last month, by proposing to cut up to $4 billion in subsidies to the oil and gas industry.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2013

The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) released a letter to President Obama describing six key components the advisory group believes should be central to the Administration’s strategy for addressing climate change. Examples include electric cars, geothermal heat pumps, and advanced biofuels.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 23, 2015

In his 2011 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama set the goal of putting 1 million plug-in electric cars on U.S. MORE: Obama''s Goal Of 1 Million Plug-Ins: 2018, Not 2015, Say Analysts Not quite, says Energy Secretary Ernest.' roads by 2015.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MARCH 20, 2009

President Obama is making good on his promise to spearhead the EV revolution. It’s all part of the Obama administration’s plan get to 1 million plug in hybrids on the road by 2015. Obama At A Town Hall Meeting in Los Angeles, California - March 19, 2009. billion grant program to aid electric cars. The new $2.4-billion

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2009

In a statement livecast on the Internet by the White House, President Barack Obama said that neither of the restructuring plans submitted by GM and Chrysler “ goes far enough to warrant substantial new investment. ”. President Obama. President Obama. Earlier post.). The US government has no interest in running GM.

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Plugs and Cars

AUGUST 5, 2009

President Obama today announced $2.4 billion for battery and electric car manufacturing and deployment efforts. Green Car Congress has the full rundown of recipients. Tags: electric vehicles president obama.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 11, 2012

Political opponents of President Barack Obama used to sneer, "So how's that hopey-changey stuff workin' for ya, huh?" You don't hear that so much any more, but 18 months after the first plug-in cars went on sale in the U.S., Will the Obama Administration's electric-vehicle incentives, along with notably.

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Plugs and Cars

MAY 29, 2008

Obama was not blown away by his opposition to the gas holiday. Next, Friedman hopes, new leadership will choose the right policy, one that leads us to electric cars. Ultimately, we need to move our entire fleet to plug-in electric cars. Tags: thomas friedman barack obama battery electric car plug-in car.

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National Green Transportation

AUGUST 28, 2012

Today the Obama Administration announced the long-awaited new Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standard for cars and light-duty trucks, raising the standard to the equivalent of 54.5 miles/gallon, by 2025. The CAFE standards are regulations.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 6, 2011

Since 2008, Barack Obama has consistently promoted the goal of having 1 million advanced technology vehicles on U.S. roads by 2015. The number refers to plug-in vehicles that use grid power, stored in lithium-ion battery packs, to operate their electric traction motors. Regular hybrids like the Toyota Prius don't do that.

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DIY Electric Car

JULY 28, 2008

presidential candidates Barak Obama and John McCain are talking about EVs. Finally, American politicians, corporate executives and grassroots advocates all seem to agree that powering cars from clean, affordable and domestic electricity makes sense. Will things be different this time?

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Plugs and Cars

DECEMBER 17, 2008

Obama's cabinet is looking very friendly toward ethanol, The Hill reports. Tags: vilsack cabinet daschle barack obama cellulosic ethanol lahood corn ethanol salazar. Chu at Energy, while critical of corn ethanol, has been an advocate for cellulosic.

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Plugs and Cars

DECEMBER 18, 2008

Obama's choice for Secretary of Energy, Steven Chu, apparently can't be faulted for his dedication to dealing with climate change. UC is doing consumer studies today that exclude battery electric cars but include hybrids and fuel cell vehicles. Praise for the nomination ranges from Greenpeace to the Union of Concerned Scientists.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2010

US President Barack Obama signed a Presidential Memorandum directing the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to create a first-ever National Policy to increase fuel efficiency and decrease greenhouse gas pollution from medium- and heavy-duty trucks for Model Years 2014-2018.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2010

Organizations representing auto manufacturers, electric utilities and the electric drive industry are calling on President Obama to establish a new National Electric Fuel Task Force to help accelerate the adoption of plug-in electric vehicles and the necessary infrastructure.

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Electric Cars are for Girls

JANUARY 25, 2011

Obama's SOTU address tonight. A million electric cars on American roads by 2015! "I don't know if you noticed, but (the oil companies) are doing just fine on their own." This is probably my favorite line from Pres.

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National Green Transportation

AUGUST 28, 2012

Today the Obama Administration announced the long-awaited new Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standard for cars and light-duty trucks, raising the standard to the equivalent of 54.5 miles/gallon, by 2025. The CAFE standards are regulations.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2012

US President Barack Obama announced a new $1-billion National Community Deployment Challenge to spur deployment of advanced alternative fuel vehicles in communities around the country. National Community Deployment Challenge.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 9, 2015

"Billions of your tax dollars were spent to put a million electric cars on the road by the end of this year. You might be outraged when you hear what happened." Sounds shocking, doesn't it?

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2009

Based on detailed model-level data for US light-duty vehicles from 1980 to 2006, a recent analysis by a UC Davis researcher found that if weight, horsepower and torque had been held at their 1980 levels, fuel economy for both passenger cars and light trucks could have increased by nearly 50% from 1980 to 2006. Knittel, 2009.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 31, 2023

Meanwhile, CAFE loopholes added during the Obama administration have encouraged the automotive industry to prioritize larger combustion vehicles , resulting in a majority of modern-day automobiles being far heavier than their predecessors. It frustrates me," he said, "that all of our cars — for the industry as a whole — are just too heavy.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

At a meeting with a bipartisan group of governors from around the country, President Barack Obama yesterday laid out three measures intended to work in concert to boost biofuels production and reduce US dependence on petroleum. President Obama. Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS2). Earlier post.)

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Green Car Reports

MAY 27, 2015

We look at vacation car-rental dilemmas, state electric-car fees, and yet another innovation from California carmaker Tesla Motors. All this and more today on Green Car Reports. Tesla takes a page from the retail industry and opens its first "popup store" to sell electric cars in Santa Barbara.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2019

The study found that people would have been more likely to upgrade their cars if rebates had been less and if they had been offered as straight discounts—not trade-in refunds. Under the federal program, buyers could get a $3,500 or $4,500 rebate, depending on how much more efficient their new car was. Three professors in the W.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 16, 2010

If they don’t, then the car industry warns it’ll be hard to hit President Obama’s goal of one million electric and/or plug-in vehicles on the road by 2015. Read more in the WSJ article by Josh Mitchell: Auto Industry Plugs Electric-Car Subsidies. Tags: EV Economics Obama Energy. the introduction of EVs.

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