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Study Finds Government Mandates Superior to All Other Biofuels Policies, But Mixing With Subsidies Causes Adverse Effects; The Argument for a Direct CO2 Tax

Green Car Congress

Other findings from the study include: Ethanol policy can have a substantial impact on corn prices. The gap between the intercept of the ethanol supply curve and the oil price creates large deadweight costs that may overwhelm any external benefits. However, production costs of US corn-ethanol are very high.

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Soon an Electric Vehicle Will Cost Less Than An IC Engine Vehicle !!!

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EV specific manufacturing machines and methods are being developed thus reducing the price of the car. The study conducted by BloombergNEF is specific to Europe where the CO2 regulations are and going to very stringent. A rise in oil price and tax on crude products also might play a significant role in countries without oil reserves.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Just as wireless service providers offer smartphones at discounted prices, Project Better Place will offer discounted electric vehicles with usage pricing plans. A free car on a four-year plan in France is another idea mentioned by Shai Agassi, CEO of Project Better Place. Email Neal. Find out " What is Cleantech? SZ (1) 6753.T

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