Green Car Reports

JANUARY 8, 2018

As China stares down climate change and smog alerts in numerous cities, the central government has extended its tax rebates for hybrid and electric vehicles for another three years.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2010

Ontario, Canada individuals, businesses, and organizations that purchase or lease a new plug-in hybrid electric or battery electric vehicle after 1 July 2010 may be eligible for a rebate between C$5,000 and C$8,500 (US$4,900-8,300). Rebates will only be made available to the first 10,000 applicants who qualify. Kathleen Wynne.

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Teslarati

MARCH 20, 2024

California’s work with leading manufacturers is an example of the collaboration that will clean our air, combat climate change, and improve health outcomes for residents in the state,” said CARB Chair Liane Randolph. Stellantis and CARB (California Air Resources Board) partnered to reduce carbon emissions.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2009

If we are to be at the forefront of tackling climate change, reducing emissions from the automobile must be front and center. With today’s announcement, we are transforming the LA region into the capital of the electric car and we will prime our region to be plug-in ready by the fall of 2010. cents per kWh (6pm to 2am).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Plug-in electric vehicles are promising and sales have started, but it will take time to reach very large volumes, and will likely require strong incentives over the coming decade to reach a fully competitive point. The global vehicle fleet is predicted to double by 2050 with 80% of that growth in the developing world.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2015

Among their findings, published in a paper in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology , are that policies should for the foreseeable future focus on the niche adoption of plug-in vehicles in non-attainment regions, as CNG vehicles are likely more cost-effective at providing overall life cycle air emissions impact benefits.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Among the targets and activities identified in the roadmap is developing enough charging stations at home, work, and in public areas to accommodate one million electric and hybrid vehicles. The document calls for an integrated approach to energy issues that have, in the past, not always been addressed in a fully coordinated fashion.

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APRIL 3, 2019

Ultimately, by granting royalty-free patents and providing technical support on its vehicle electrification systems, Toyota says it aims to help further promote the widespread use of electrified vehicles, and in so doing, help governments, automakers, and society at large accomplish goals related to climate change.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2021

It is only by working together that we will be able to combat ongoing climate change. Porsche aims for more than 80% of all new vehicles sold to be purely electric or plug-in hybrid models by 2030. Porsche is making further efforts to reduce CO? Our battery cell suppliers have already had to use green energy since 2020.

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Plug N Drive

MARCH 20, 2024

March 20, 2024, Toronto, Ontario – Plug’n Drive, a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) across Canada, proudly announces the appointment of Ottawa-based Tracy Walden to the newly-created role of Vice President of Communications.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2017

The Government of Canada is moving forward with provincial and territorial partners, industry and stakeholders, to develop a national strategy to increase the number of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVS)—battery electric, plug-in hybrid, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles—on Canadian roads by 2018. Clean growth and clean jobs.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

As a direct result of the state’s Clean Cars 4 All program, more than 10,000 Californians have now scrapped old, dirty cars and replaced them with cleaner alternatives such as new and used zero-emission, plug-in hybrid, or hybrid cars. As of 30 September 2020, there were 10,379 participants.

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MAY 11, 2012

The program, created by Assembly Bill 118 (Núñez, Chapter 750, Statutes of 2007), provides approximately $100 million annually to encourage the development and use of new vehicle technologies and alternative and renewable fuels to help attain the state's climate change policies. Earlier post.) Earlier post.) Electricore Inc.

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Plug In Partners

JUNE 11, 2008

Here's the story from the LA Times: Toyota promises plug-in hybrid vehicle in U.S., Japan and Europe by 2010 By Yuri Kageyama, The Associated Press June 11, 2008 TOKYO -- Toyota is introducing a plug-in hybrid with next-generation lithium-ion batteries in the U.S., Representative John Dingell (D-Mich.); If so, how?

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

As part of California’s AB 32 climate change program, Executive Order B-48-18 administratively created a goal of 5 million zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) on California roads by 2030. This action expands on the prior Executive Order B-16-2012, which set a goal of 1.5 million by 2025. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2013

Car buyers are more likely to buy a plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) if they know that the electricity used to charge it is from a renewable energy source, according to a study in the IOP journal Environmental Research Letters (ERL). —Jonn Axsen. —Jonn Axsen.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

The UK automotive industry warned that the current anti-diesel agenda combined with the ongoing slow take-up of electric vehicles could mean industry misses its next round of CO 2 targets in 2021, with negative consequences for the UK’s own climate change goals. less CO 2 than those they replaced. decline in new diesel registrations.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

The California Plug-In Electric Vehicle Collaborative (PEVC) announced that according to projections, California will this month top 250,000 plug-in electric cars sold since they became available on the market in 2010. Just a few years ago, you could count the number of plug-in models on one hand. Times have changed.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 22, 2009

For instance, why would advocacy group Plug In America target Toyota , which offers the popular 2010 Prius? Why would it slam the world's undisputed leader in hybrid-car development, the company that made two-thirds of the 2 million hybrids on the roads.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2017

The funding will help the state cut climate-changing gases while promoting technologies that reduce harmful diesel emissions, particularly in disadvantaged and low-income communities. The majority of funding for the Fiscal Year 2017-18 plan comes from California’s cap-and-trade auction proceeds.

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JUNE 29, 2012

ARB will use the majority of those funds for its California Clean Vehicle Rebate Project to provide incentives for the purchase of zero-emission and plug-in hybrid passenger cars. There will also be an additional $10 million in incentives for hybrid and zero-emission trucks and buses.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2013

This funding will be used to support purchases of light-duty zero-emission electric vehicles and light-duty plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. The California Energy Commission voted to expand the state’s clean-vehicle rebate program with an award of $4.5

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APRIL 23, 2022

The company is joining a list of companies committing to act on climate change through membership of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), the global body enabling businesses to set emissions reduction targets in line with climate science. Within the commitments announced in Racing.Green. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 31, 2018

Which plug-in hybrid concepts and production electric cars debuted at the New York auto show? What words were EPA staff told to use to sow doubt about climate change and its effects? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, March 30, 2018.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2019

The Fiscal Year 2019-20 Funding Plan for Clean Transportation Incentives, largely funded with cap-and-trade proceeds, is part of California’s strategy for improving air quality and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector, the state’s largest source of air pollution and climate-changing gases.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

According to a new report from the California Center for Jobs and the Economy, California’s cumulative plug-in vehicle (PEV, including PHEVs and full EVs) sales are at 10.5% of the state’s 5-million ZEV unit goal for 2030. True ZEVs—battery electric vehicles and the handful of fuel cell electric vehicles—are at 5.6% times higher.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

They gathered information on the total number of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs), which include battery electric, plug-in hybrid, and hydrogen fuel cell cars, from the California Department of Motor Vehicles. This study marks a significant step in understanding the impact of electric cars on public health and the environment.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2020

I firmly believe the fight against climate change and how we use resources will decide the future of our society—and of the BMW Group. I firmly believe the fight against climate change and how we use resources will decide the future of our society—and of the BMW Group. For a fleet of around 2.5 degree goal.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2022

BYD is founded in 1995 as a pioneer in battery technology, BYD’s mission is to influence change through sustainable innovation by creating a complete, clean-energy ecosystem that reduces the world’s reliance on fossil fuels. BYD’s new generation e-Platform 3.0, BYD e-Platform 3.0

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The program contributes to climate change reduction initiatives by matching the use of electricity used to charge EVs at home with 100 percent renewable energy from local sources. There are four steps to activate the program, Ford says: Owners of eligible plug-in electric vehicles opt into the program through the FordPass app.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

In an open-access paper published in Scientific Reports , a team from Fraunhofer ISI and KIT (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) has presented the first systematic overview of empirical findings on the electrification of vehicle mileage based on on actual PHEV (plug-in hybrid) and BEV (battery-electric vehicle) usage for the US and Germany.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2018

Encouraging the use of low-carbon alternatives is an essential part of meeting climate change targets as well as improving local air quality and health. Global, economy-wide carbon pricing is assumed as climate policy in both scenarios after 2020 (100 US$ per tCO 2 held constant over time). —McCollum et al. McCollum et al.

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APRIL 9, 2018

says that the push toward alternative-fuel vehicles—battery electric vehicles, hybrids, plug-in hybrids and fuel-cell vehicles—poses a credit challenge for multiple sectors in Japan, with the large auto sector and sectors such as steel and refining most affected. Moody’s Japan K.K.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2018

The Fiscal Year 2018-19 Funding Plan for Clean Transportation Incentives , largely funded with cap-and-trade proceeds, is part of California’s comprehensive strategy for improving air quality and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector, the state’s largest source of air pollution and climate-changing gases.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

In the first half of 2021, sales of passenger electric vehicles (including battery electric, plug-in hybrid and fuel cell vehicles) were 140% higher than the same period in 2019, reaching 7% of global passenger vehicle sales. in 2019, the year of the last UN Climate Change Conference. million units, up from 3.1

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

A new study sponsored by Indiana University concludes that President Obama’s vision of one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) on US roads by 2015 will require concentrated efforts action from all stakeholders— the auto industry, federal government, the scientific community, and consumers—to be realized.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Zero-emission vehicles include battery-electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles, and hydrogen fuel-cell-electric vehicles; the technologies can be applied in passenger cars, trucks and transit buses. Motorists bought more than 40,000 plug-in cars in the first and second quarters of 2013. This has not been easy.

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