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Australia unveiled its new EV policy

Electric Vehicles India

However before the last election in 2019, Morrison denied his support for electric vehicles at a press conference in Melbourne. Last week in COP26 (26th United Nations Climate Change Conference 2021) Australia had signed a global agreement to make electric vehicles the “new normal” by 2030.

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

Green Car Congress

Green Car Congress attended the Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Wall Street (REFF-Wall Street) conference (23-24 June) sponsored by Euromoney Energy Events and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). Although not part of the conferences formal structure, the themes were addressed in the presentations and panel discussions.

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From Recreation to Everyday Transport: The Growing Appeal of E-Bikes

Plug in America

Imagine a transportation option that has the fun and flexibility of a bike, is a fraction of the price of a car, can park almost anywhere for free, and produces almost zero climate-changing emissions. Sounds too good to be true, right? Think again.

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3 Electric Vehicle Trends in the Growing Market

EV Connect

Some highlights include an increase in the electric vehicle tax credit that would bring it to $10,000, essentially giving you a 10-grand rebate on an EV purchase. California may have been an early and powerful adopter, but federal and state legislation across the country is promising to help the rest of the nation catch up.

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The EV Transition Explained: Local Policies Shape Global Competition

Cars That Think

China , along with the EU, Japan and South Korea , has also voiced unhappiness with the United State’s EV tax credit incentives that now require certain percentages of EV components be manufactured or assembled in North America. Australia, she said, will provide a second source of needed minerals, but is not looking to replace China.

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California Goes To Hell In A Handbasket But Greenius Says AB 811 is Our Route To Green Heaven

Creative Greenius

As the Greenius learned in early June, when I was at the EcoMotion Palm Desert AB 811 conference, programs like the Greenius’ favorite, AB 811, were tailor-made to score great big bagfuls of bucks from this stimulus. And damned if California isn’t going to score like a horny Republican Governor on Viagra in Argentina.