Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 27, 2021

The upfront cost of an EV is the biggest barrier to EV adoption, with the average cost of a new EV being 52 percent more than a gas vehicle. Rebates & Tax Credits Don’t Help Most Americans. However, with Senator Manchin saying no to Build Back Better, any improvements to the EV tax credit are now in limbo.

Affordable 81

Affordable Tax Credit Tax Climate 81

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

The SemiSolid platform enables capital and energy efficient production of lithium-ion batteries at scale. The initial phase of Giga America is planned to be a cell production module of approximately 34 GWh based on the next-generation of 24M’s US-based SemiSolid production platform at an initial projected capital cost of $1.7

Georgia 150

Georgia Batteries Battery Tax Credit 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Once fully operational, the project would be the first domestic facility to support production of anode copper foil and cathode active materials (CAM) in a fully closed-loop lithium-ion battery manufacturing process by recycling end-of-life battery and production scrap and remanufacturing that feedstock into critical materials.

Lithium Ion 170

Lithium Ion Batteries Battery Nevada 170

Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2023

TWh of batteries needed by 2030 will require $201 billion and the midstream production of battery materials will take the remaining $93 billion. With a near two million tonne supply gap between what is in production today and what is needed globally by 2030, nickel requires the largest critical mineral investment of $66 billion.

Industrial 243

Industrial Industry Global Lithium Ion 243

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Steel production could be made with almost no carbon emissions through $278 billion of extra investment by 2050, according to a new report from research firm BloombergNEF (BNEF). Hydrogen and recycling are likely to play a central role in reducing emissions from steel production.

Hydrogen 221

Hydrogen Clean Cleaning Industrial 221

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 1, 2013

The amended bill, now called the “American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012” and next to be considered by the House, contains 12 extensions outlined in Title IV of the bill, ranging from extension of production credits for Indian coal facilities to benefits for alternative fuels (including algal biofuels) and plug-in vehicles.

Tax 274

Tax Tax Credit Energy Alternative Fuels 274

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Production capacity must be established, and technology, vehicle cost and infrastructure barriers must be addressed to achieve large-scale market introduction. This report provides a progress update toward achieving the goal: The status of vehicle sales and future production volume estimates. Production capacity.

2015 210

2015 Plug-in Tax Credit Plug 210

Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2018

Looking only at the cost of capturing the CO 2 —not including building pipelines or sequestering the captured CO 2 —the team found that 60% of current CO 2 emissions (i.e., 27 Mt per year) could be captured for less than $25 per metric ton. The team estimates this would result in the construction of 4,300 miles of pipelines.

Carbon 218

Carbon CO2 Tax Credit Store 218

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

GAO was asked by Congress to review issues related to advanced biofuels R&D. However, production of advanced biofuels has not kept pace with targets in the RFS. For example, USDA scientists developed a novel process to increase production of butanol that lowered production costs by more than 20%.

EPA 150

EPA Renewable Standards Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2011

World ethanol and biodiesel production, 1975-2010. Global production of biofuels increased 17% in 2010 to reach an all-time high of 105 billion liters (28 billion gallons US), up from 90 billion liters (24 billion gallons US) in 2009. Source: Worldwatch Institute. Click to enlarge. Biofuels provided 2.7% —Sam Shrank.

2010 256

2010 Brazil Global Argentina 256

Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Congress has provided hundreds of billions of dollars to speed the deployment of clean-energy technologies. As legislation worked its way through Congress, Jenkins’s team provided elected officials, staffers, and stakeholders with a running tally of the possible trade-offs and payoffs in emissions, jobs, and economic growth.

Clean 102

Clean Cleaning Energy Emissions 102

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2011

In 2005, Congress enacted the Renewable Fuel Standard as part of the Energy Policy Act (EPAct) and amended it in the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA). As of 2010, biofuel production was contingent on subsidies, tax credits, the import tariff, loan guarantees, RFS2, and similar policies.

Renewable 252

Renewable Tax Credit Conversion Standards 252

Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2011

Alaska state senator Lesil McGuire has introduced a bill ( Senate Bill 109 ) that would grant $475 million in state investment tax credits toward development of plants converting natural gas-, coal- or biomass-to-liquids products (GTL, CTL or BTL = xTL) on the state’s North Slope.

Alaska 186

Alaska Tax Credit Tax Coal 186

Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2012

Tax credits. Removing the cap on the number of vehicles per manufacturer eligible for the credit and, instead, ramping down and eventually eliminating the credit at the end of the decade. National Community Deployment Challenge.

Alternative Fuels 240

Alternative Fuels Obama Purchase Tax Credit 240

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2009

Among the first products expected to be manufactured at the new facility will be power electronics components and systems for Allison Transmission, a leading supplier of commercial-duty fully automatic transmissions for both on- and off-highway vehicles, and of hybrid propulsion systems for on-highway transit and coach vehicles. Earlier post.)

Manufacturer 199

Manufacturer Indiana Power Powered 199

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2019

This isn’t necessarily bad news for automakers; rather, it shows the areas where consumers need to be better-educated and gives manufacturers the chance to correct their course on the path to eventual production. Half of respondents also believe the cost of charging compared with the cost of gas will be advantageous.

Power 170

Power Powered Vehicles Purchase 170

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

These investments will have a major impact on Saft’s medium term growth and give Johnson Controls-Saft potential production capacity in the US to meet the needs of Ford and I hope other customers. In addition, this investment has been selected to benefit from subsidies and tax grants from the State of Michigan of up to $148.5

Li-ion 170

Li-ion Jacksonville Tax Credit Florida 170

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2010

Novozymes has received two contracts from the DOE for its research efforts to bring down the cost of enzymes and improve their efficiency in converting cellulose to biofuels. As a result of this work, Novozymes has been able to achieve significant reductions in enzyme costs over the years, notably a 50% reduction announced in 2009.

Waste 199

Waste Washington Nebraska Tax Credit 199

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2013

introduced the latest in a series of discussion drafts to overhaul the US tax code. This new staff discussion draft focuses energy tax policy on stimulating domestic, clean production of electricity and transportation fuels, which account for 68% of energy consumed in the US. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.)

Tax 281

Tax Tax Credit Clean Cleaning 281

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2014

In a new working paper, the team contends that PEVs require innovation in how these products are retailed to customers as well as demanding changes in consumer behavior and relying on new support infrastructure. A fundamental problem appears to be divergent expectations regarding the level of support buyers receive from dealerships.

Davis 290

Davis Plug-in Plug Sale 290

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

Among the study’s findings is that the capex required for developing 60 billion gallons of cellulosic ethanol is equivalent to or less than that required for new long-term petroleum production. For each new plant constructed, the BDM selected a feedstock/conversion pair resulting in the lowest cost of ethanol. Source: Sandia.

GM 170

GM Production Conversion Oil Prices 170

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The Department plans to make additional loans under this program over the coming months to large and small auto manufacturers and parts suppliers up and down the production supply chain. million ATVM loan for engineering integration costs as it works with primarily US suppliers to complete the company’s first vehicle, the Fisker Karma.

Fisker 199

Fisker Karma PHEV Columbus 199

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

To answer this question, we gathered data on (i) the quantity and location of emissions released from tailpipes and from upstream processes to produce and operate vehicles, (ii) the externality costs of damages caused by the release of these emissions, and (iii) estimates of externalities and other costs to the US associated with oil consumption.

PHEV 186

PHEV Oil Emissions Batteries 186

Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2010

The bill increases incentives for clean technology manufacturing, by expanding the clean energy manufacturing tax credit by $5 billion, providing incentives for the production of advanced vehicles and component parts and funding investments in energy efficiency innovation. Transportation and refined products.

Gas-Electric 210

Gas-Electric Climate Gas Energy 210

Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2013

Some research has shown that purchase rebates can be more effective than income-tax credits, the committee noted. However, sales of PEVs must increase to justify further investment by automobile manufacturers to diversify the products offered. A final, comprehensive report will be published in late summer 2014.

Plug-in 312

Plug-in Tax Charging Automobile Manufacturer 312

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Researchers at Georgia Tech have compared medium-duty (MD) electric and diesel urban delivery trucks in terms of life-cycle energy consumption, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and total cost of ownership (TCO). One surprise among their findings was that the electric truck had cost advantages over the diesel vehicle under some conditions.

Georgia 268

Georgia Diesel Gas-Electric Electric 268

Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2009

Under the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) related Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA), funding is available through ARRA for up to 25% of the cost of a new hybrid truck. Also included are vehicles with non-road or stationary engines used for construction, handling of cargo (at ports or airports), mining and energy production.

Eaton 150

Eaton Grant Fleet Diesel 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Ford began production of the 2013 C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid vehicle ( earlier post ) at Michigan Assembly in October, and the vehicles are heading for showrooms. Starting MSRP is $29,995 (after a federal tax credit). Overview of the C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

Plug-in 312

Plug-in Plug Ford Hybrid 312

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Additionally, the New York State alternative fuel vehicle fueling infrastructure tax credit will contribute 50% of the total cost of the refueling station. NYSERDA provided $900,000 in funding for the project, and National Grid contributed $55,000.

Grid 186

Grid Hydrogen Fuel New York 186

Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2015

The Annual Energy Outlook 2015 (AEO2015) released today by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects that US energy imports and exports will come into balance—a first since the 1950s—because of continued oil and natural gas production growth and slow growth in energy demand. With greater U.S.

2020 150

2020 Energy Transportation Oil Prices 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

high degree of uncertainty surrounds market developments for different products and technologies, particularly with respect to which product or technology will emerge as the most widespread. High entry costs may exist for new technologies, and therefore lead to high cost of switching to these new technologies for users.

Green Cars 360

Green Cars Green Market Green Vehicles 360

Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2009

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). Costs are also falling due to classic economics. by Bill Cooke. Earlier post.). Cap and Trade Disappointment.

Financing 150

Financing Renewable Stimulus Package Energy 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

While US automakers are working on PEVs, the US electric vehicle industry lags behind other regions—particularly Asia—in the areas of battery manufacturing, supply chain development, and raw materials production. Automakers could ramp up PEV production if consumer demand proves to be larger than expected.

Plug-in 218

Plug-in 2015 Plug Recharge 218

Cars That Think

AUGUST 17, 2022

In the United States, sweeping legislation capped a series of moves by the country’s Department of Energy (DOE) over the past year to drive down the cost of low-carbon hydrogen and stimulate demand for the fuel. kg of carbon dioxide emitted per kilogram of hydrogen produced—producers are eligible for a credit of up to $3.00

Hydrogen 109

Hydrogen Economy Tax Credit Gas-Electric 109

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2010

The technology pathways are intended to show the different cost impacts of achieving different levels of stringency, if the industry were to place more or less emphasis on hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and electric vehicles as compared to advanced gasoline technologies and vehicle mass reduction. —Notice of Upcoming Joint Rulemaking.

Fuel Economy 199

Fuel Economy EPA 2017 Economy 199

Plug In Partners

AUGUST 4, 2006

The company’s lithium-ion batteries can be used in a variety of products and applications. The expansion of the State’s Empire Zones program to provide tax benefits to clean energy companies regardless of where they are located in New York State. Thanks to Green Car Congress for the tip.

New York 100

New York Alternative Fuels PHEV Renewable 100

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2015

California has not taken full advantage of opportunities to increase its in-state production of biofuel, despite state policies that encourage biofuel consumption, according to a policy paper by the Climate Change and Business Research Initiative at the UCLA and UC Berkeley law schools. —Ethan Elkind, a co-author of the report.

Pollution 150

Pollution Economy Production Climate Change 150