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EGEB: Solar could make up 40% of US power by 2035 – Biden administration

Electrek

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): If Congress provides tax credits for the solar industry, it could grow rapidly by 2035. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. First Solar breaks ground on a $680 million, 3.3

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T&E: Rising use of private jets sends CO2 emissions soaring

Green Car Congress

According to the report, a four-hour private flight emits as much as the average person does in a year. T&E calculates that a jet fuel tax applied proportionately to flight distances could raise €325 million if applied to all flights departing from the EU and UK. —Andrew Murphy.

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In a US first, the oil and gas sector will pay fines for excess methane emissions

Baua Electric

Photo by Juan Mt on Pexels.com The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will fine oil and gas companies for emitting excess methane – the first federal government tax ever on greenhouse gas emissions. The post In a US first, the oil and gas sector will pay fines for excess methane emissions appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Was the Jeep Wrangler 4xe 2021’s 3rd Highest-Selling EV in the US?

EV Adoption

I say apparently as a PR person with Stellantis, the parent company of Jeep, stated the following to me in a January 18 email: I can tell you that it is true, we were the best selling plug-in hybrid SUV last year in the US. Rocksteadyrobk, 4xeForums.

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Ford C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid heading to select US showrooms

Green Car Congress

Starting MSRP is $29,995 (after a federal tax credit). The EPA estimates that driving C-MAX Energi saves almost $7,000 in fuel costs over the course of five years compared with the average new vehicle.

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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). Other than the good news on oil consumption, very little was said in regards to transportation fuels. Is tax equity dead?

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Bush Budget: Plug-ins Hybrids, Not So Much

Plugs and Cars

The Detroit News has the alternative fuel breakdown in the president's budget request, and it isn't pretty. Automakers already have begun lobbying for the Bush Administration and Congress to support further research funding after the $1.2 Increases for hydrogen fuel cell research from $289 million in FY 2007 to $309 million in FY 2008.

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