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Plug-in cars: Moving Forward

Plugs and Cars

President Obama has stated a commitment to 1 million plug-in cars by 2015. The federal consumer tax credit awaits major automaker cars that can claim them. Tags: biofuels nissan GM zev mandate cafe standards barack obama battery electric car. The taxpayer is financing the American automakers’ survival and their future.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

Green Car Congress

Dr. Don Paul is the Executive Director, University of Southern California Energy Institute and a former vice president and chief technology officer of Chevron. While everyone agrees that Barack Obama has made a huge difference in the future of renewables, attendees were worried about the cap and trade provisions of the 2009 Energy Bill.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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 Chevron owns the NiMH patents and have not allowed EV size batts to be built.

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