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will pay US$500 million to purchase the UST’s 6% ownership interest in Chrysler. Following the consummation of the purchase of the interest held by UST and the. In addition, the holder has a right to purchase all of the membership interests retained. billion advanced by the Obama administration. Chrysler received $12.5

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JUNE 25, 2013

Among the transportation-related elements of US President Barack Obama’s new climate action plan, which he is outlining today in a speech at Georgetown University, is the development of new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018. Earlier post.). Providing a toolkit for climate resilience. Energy Efficiency.

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MARCH 19, 2015

President Obama today signed a wide-ranging executive order mandating cuts in greenhouse gas emissions for Federal agencies. The order has operational directives for building and fleet management, electricity generation, water use, waste management and purchasing.

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OCTOBER 7, 2009

On 5 October, US President Barack Obama signed an executive order setting sustainability goals for federal agencies and improvements in their environmental, energy, and economic performance. million civilians, and purchases more than $500 billion per year in goods and services.

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MAY 6, 2009

The program will be authorized for up to one year and provide for approximately one million new car or truck purchases. Consumers can also “trade down,” receiving a $3,500 voucher for trading in an older work truck and purchasing a smaller light-duty truck weighing from 6,000 – 8,500 pounds.

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MARCH 31, 2010

The Obama Administration will expand oil and gas development and exploration on the US Outer Continental Shelf, while protecting fisheries, tourism, and places off US coasts that it says are not appropriate for development. President Obama is withdrawing Bristol Bay from consideration for oil and gas development through 2017.

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JANUARY 9, 2010

President Obama announced the award of $2.3 Aeroenvironment plans to purchase equipment for manufacturing 25 kWh LiTiO advanced battery packs and battery management systems. billion in Recovery Act Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credits for clean energy manufacturing projects across the United States. Aerovironment, Inc.

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JULY 21, 2016

The Office of Federal Sustainability is inviting State, county and municipal government fleets to join forces with Federal agencies to maximize their collective buying power, and aggregate their EV and charging infrastructure purchases. Municipal fleet electrification.

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AUGUST 9, 2011

US President Barack Obama announced fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emission standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. Vocational vehicles undergo a complex build process, with an incomplete chassis often built with an engine and transmission purchased from different manufacturers, which is then sold to a body manufacturer.

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JULY 29, 2011

The new Obama Administration proposal to increase fuel efficiency standards for cars and light trucks to an average 54.5 As new cars and light trucks are purchased in the future and old ones retired, average fuel economy will improve, reducing the 2009 forecast of gasoline sales and HTF revenues. mpg by 2016).

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At the same time, Sommer said in his presentation at the 2015 Electric Drive Congress in Washington DC, continued legislative support is needed to reach the next level of electric vehicle adoption. Federal and state commitment to cleaner fleets by purchasing EVs and PHEVs. Earlier post.) This should be a U.S.

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DECEMBER 11, 2013

Starting next year, the joint “Farm-to-Fleet” venture of the US Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Navy will make biofuel blends part of regular, operational fuel purchase and use by the military. The Navy will seek to purchase JP-5 and F-76 advanced drop-in biofuels blended from 10 to 50 percent with conventional fuels.

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In 2009, the Obama administration launched the Car Allowance Rebate System, a program that was intended to not only stimulate spending, but also to improve energy efficiency and safety by encouraging people to upgrade to new cars. Three professors in the W. Carey School of Business analyzed a unique data set. and of the new vehicles, 24.9.

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Dr. Ann Marie Sastry with President Obama at White House Demo Day, August 2015 Click to enlarge. Dyson’s purchase of Sakti3 comes shortly after Bosch purchased another solid-state battery start-up, Seeo. Our first market will be consumer electronics, and after that, we’ll move to other sectors. Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 25, 2012

In 2010, AT&T and other large US fleet operators joined in the Department of Energy’s Clean Cities’ National Clean Fleets Partnership as part of a national challenge launched by President Obama to cut America’s petroleum imports by one-third by 2025.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2012

President Obama has proposed a credit equivalent of 50 percent of the extra cost of purchasing a natural gas-powered truck compared with one that runs on diesel or gasoline. Quantum says its composite tanks are the lightest in the industry, requiring less structure for mounting support, thereby increasing available payload.

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DECEMBER 19, 2012

General Motors today will purchase 200 million shares of GM common stock held by the US Department of the Treasury for $5.5 Bush in 2008 and which was expanded by President Barack Obama in 2009. billion, or $27.50 Government ownership of GM stock was the result of the auto industry rescue that began under President George W.

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MARCH 16, 2016

The CNG fueling stations and vehicle purchases totaling $100 million are part of UPS’ ongoing commitment to diversify its fuel sources and reduce its environmental impact. UPS operates one of the largest private alternative fuel and advanced technology fleets in the U.S.

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DECEMBER 21, 2015

of total gas and diesel purchased was displaced by using these alternative fuels. UPS was one of the initial 13 leading companies to take the Obama Administration’s American Business Act on Climate Pledge, committing to reduce greenhouse gas emission intensity 20% by 2020. In 2014, 5.4%

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FEBRUARY 1, 2013

President Obama announced the DOE “Clean Energy Grand Challenge” in March 2012 with the goal of enabling US companies to be the first in the world to produce plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) that are as affordable and convenient for the average American family as today’s gasoline-powered vehicles within the next 10 years.

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JULY 3, 2010

President Obama announced in his weekly video address on 3 July that DOE has offered a conditional commitment for a $1.45 Abengoa Solar signed a power purchase agreement with APS, the state’s largest electric utility, to sell the energy produced by Solana for a period of 30 years. billion loan guarantee to Abengoa Solar, Inc.

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He served in the Obama administration as the Founding Director of the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) (2009–2012), as the Acting Undersecretary for Energy (2011–2012), and as the Vice Chair of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (2014–2017).

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

A new economic analysis in an issue brief from the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) is recommending that the Obama Administration set a fleet-wide car and light truck fuel economy standard of 60 mpg (3.92 The Obama Administration will release a Notice of Intent for 2017-2025 light duty fuel economy standards on 30 September.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Those cities, which don’t include Guangzhou, are supposed to provide subsidies for purchases of all-electric battery cars, plug-in hybrids and hydrogen-fuel-cell cars. They are expected to collectively put 60,000 new-energy vehicles in service in four years. Earlier post.)

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JUNE 30, 2016

As one of the outcomes of the “Three Amigos” meeting in Ottawa, Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, US President Barack Obama, and Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto committed to an “ambitious and enduring” North American Climate, Clean Energy, and Environment Partnership.

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JANUARY 6, 2014

of vehicle sales), far below levels required to meet the Obama administration’s goal of one million PEVs on the road by 2015. Thus, the majority of PEV tax credits will subsidize purchases that would have happened anyway without the tax credit and will have little-to-no effect on petroleum displacement and emissions reductions.

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JULY 20, 2011

favored, despite an emphasis on this technology by the Obama administration. Although the environmental benefits of AFVs are often touted by the media, this characteristic does not seem to be a determinant for consumers when making large purchases, like motor vehicles. Except among a small group of respondents, EVs are not.

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JUNE 21, 2009

The situation has worsened with decreasing fuel purchases; the advent of more fuel-efficient vehicles in the future would also further stress the existing funding mechanism. Instead, Congress has extended the programs for short-term periods while action was completed on the long-term reauthorization act. Secretary LaHood.

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MARCH 8, 2010

Strong income tax credits for the purchase of new diesel, hybrid, and plug-in hybrid vehicles are very expensive and essentially ineffective at reducing GHG emissions from transportation. Purchase tax credits are an expensive way to reduce oil consumption and GHG emissions from transportation. —Morrow et al.

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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. —John D.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2011

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has released One Million Electric Vehicles by 2015 , a short status report on advances in deployment and progress to date in meeting President Obama’s goal of putting one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEV) on the road by 2015. Earlier post.). —One Million Electric Vehicles by 2015.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Since President Obama signed ARRA into law in February, grants totaling more than $7.2 Stationary Fuel Cells and Hybrid Transit Buses Incremental Costs: The purchase of diesel-electric hybrid transit buses and stationary fuel cells for use in the statewide bus system in Connecticut. The DOT is making $48.1

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FEBRUARY 26, 2009

The gas tax, which is not currently indexed to inflation, has lost 1/3 of its purchasing power since 1993, the last time the tax was increased. Although the Commission recommends moving away from a fuel tax, it also noted that a portion of revenues derived from a carbon tax on fuels should be allocated to the highway fund.

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AUGUST 9, 2009

Ford is pleased that the Obama administration has recognized the substantial investment required to develop the technologies that will increase fuel efficiency and decrease greenhouse gas emissions. Overall, Ford has committed to $14 billion of investment in the development and deployment of new technologies over the next seven years.

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AUGUST 18, 2009

Of course any upward momentum is to be welcomed and Congress has now approved a further $2billion as an emergency top-up for the programme (see article ). Though the scheme proved so popular that the initial $1billion set aside for it ran out last month, auto sales only rose by 2.4 So is this scheme green at all?

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NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Bush, is calling for policymakers to employ technology neutral policies as they begin to implement the new CAFE regulations proposed by President Obama. Consumer preference for diesel versus hybrids can be attributed to the “fun-to-drive” nature and lower purchase price of diesels. Diesel/hybrid US take-rates, June 2010-June 2011.

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JULY 23, 2009

It is not yet clear that the hydrogen/fuel cell approach (or for that matter advanced ICEs/biomass, or PHEVs/BEVs) can or cannot meet reasonable emission and driving-range requirements while also being affordable to purchase and operate. Recent fuel cell lifetime and durability improvements are encouraging, as are projected lower costs.

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