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Can Toyota really claim to be green? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

First it heads to Wales… then to China… and finally to Japan where it is then shipped for sale worldwide. What’s more is that Toyota has made huge strides in cleaning up its manufacturing process – seemingly at least on a par with any other manufacturer – and while there is still a long way to go, its efforts should be applauded.

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Big Science tools for clean transportation: neutron scattering at ORNL

Green Car Congress

This begins an occasional series on “big science” tools hosted at US national laboratories that are being applied to support the development of technology innovations for clean transportation. WAND: US/Japan Wide-Angle Neutron Diffractometer. HYSPEC: HYSPEC Hybrid Spectrometer. TOPAZ: Single-Crystal Diffractometer.

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Who is winning the green car race? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

Toyota: When the Toyota Prius originally went on sale in 1997, it was the world’s first mass-produced hybrid car, meaning the Japanese automaker effectively stole a march on its rivals. The vehicle scooped the Car of the Year award in Japan in its debut year, and the third generation of the model took the prize again in 2009.

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

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The 2011 start date has been chosen to coincide with theexpected introduction of a wider variety of electric and plug-in hybrid carsin Britain. How far hybrids will be encouraged in the new government initiative remains tobe seen. Electric cars remain dependent on the development of better,affordable batteries.

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Proposed Changes to the Federal EV Tax Credit Passed by the House of Representatives

EV Adoption

To date, two manufacturers — Tesla and General Motors — saw the tax credit phaseout completely. The credit is not available for Tesla vehicles acquired after December 31, 2019 and General Motors EV purchased after March 31, 2020. Effective Date: Jan 1, 2022. 3,500 Bonus Credit for Minimum 40 kWh Battery.