Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2017

Lucid Motors made its global auto show debut at the New York International Auto Show, presenting the Lucid Air luxury electric sedan and also presenting its Alpha Speed Car test vehicle, which had just completed its first high-speed stability test at 217 mph (349.2 The Lucid Air is priced from $52,500 after federal tax credits.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2022

Among owners who cite incentives as a key purchase driver, 79% received a federal tax credit/rebate, but only 59% of that group say it was very easy to receive. Overall satisfaction is higher among owners who say incentives are very easy to get (760) vs. among owners who say incentives are somewhat/very difficult to get (712).

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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.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2011

The calculator also lets users enter information such as driving habits, local ZIP code, price of fuel, and potential tax credits to personalize their results. Light and heavy-duty vehicle searches provide information about currently available alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles, from sedans to school buses.

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Alternative Fuels Tax Credit Emissions Fuel 170

Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

More details at: Group Seeks US Tax Credits To Spur Electric Car Use. to offer tax credits for buying all-electric plug-in vehicles as part of a $128 billion program to get seven million such cars on the road by 2018. UPDATE:Group Seeks US Tax Credits To Spur Electric Car Use. by Judith Burns for Dow Jones.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

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. Examples in this category include protecting and expanding existing tax credits in the Energy Independence and Security Act.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

The Fleet Roadmap also presents the results of detailed total cost of ownership modeling for PHEVs and EVs in fleet applications for a number of industries. Federal fleet electrification, including the Postal Service.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2010

Presently, less than 4% of US chemicals sales are biobased. Recent advances in biotechnology are now making it possible to manufacture many traditional chemicals—and many promising new alternatives—from renewable biomass instead of petroleum. Biobased Chemicals and Products: A New Driver of US Economic Development and Green Jobs”.

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EV Adoption

AUGUST 23, 2021

One of the proposed changes to the federal EV tax credit that has flown a bit under the radar is also one of the most political and protectionist in nature. Effective January 1, 2022, electric vehicles with final assembly* (see definition at the end) in China would no longer qualify for IRC 30D (federal EV tax credit).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2014

Presently, 19 different models of PEVs from 10 different manufacturers are available for purchase in California, but only three of these models are available nationally. For example, eligibility for all or a portion of the federal tax credit is based on the customer’s tax liability, a consideration that is typically unknowable until tax time.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2010

Oak Ridge National Laboratory has selected four companies selected through a competitive-solicitation process to collaborate in a US Department of Energy research-and-development initiative at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to address energy-storage challenges presented by lithium-based batteries.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2016

The cellulosic gallons produced will be eligible to capture D3 RINs, cellulosic tax credits and California Low Carbon Fuel Standard Credits, which may result in an added value as high as $3.00 ICM is presently conducting feed trials to demonstrate the added value of this animal feed as compared to standard DDGS.

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Tax Credit Oil Convert Standards 150

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, the high cost of installing public charging stations and the little revenue obtained from providing electricity present challenges for developing sustainable business models.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2018

The report presents multiple reasons to pursue research on NETs. Third, the US is already making a substantial effort, including the new 45Q rule that provides a tax credit for capture and storage, which would leverage the value of new investments in NET research.

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Climate Change Climate Emissions Carbon 268

Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2011

In a presentation at Johnson Controls Power Solutions Analyst Day, Craig Rigby, Vice President Global Product Engineering, noted that key energy storage attributes—cycling, usable energy, and charge acceptance—tend work against each other. JCI Power Solutions Analyst Day presentation.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2010

BMW presented the BMW Concept 5 Series ActiveHybrid—its first combination of a BMW straight-six with electric drive—at the Geneva show this year. In Japan, for instance, the government has adopted a proposal to offer tax credits for hybrid vehicles. Earlier post.). This has had a phenomenal effect on the market.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2011

The report presents an overview of each technology, including current and projected performance and costs (capital and levelized cost of electricity); major technical issues and future development direction and trends; fuel resource considerations; business issues; and environmental concerns and considerations.

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EPRI Cost Of Power Powered 239

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Presently, the two closest stations are located in JFK Airport and the City of White Plains, with another station planned for the Bronx. Additionally, the New York State alternative fuel vehicle fueling infrastructure tax credit will contribute 50% of the total cost of the refueling station.

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Grid Hydrogen Fuel New York 186

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

A paper presenting the results of the group’s latest year-long study on the lifecycle air emissions and oil displacement benefits of plug-in vehicles was published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Michalek and colleagues. —Michalek et al. Michalek et al. Click to enlarge. Michalek et al.

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PHEV Oil Emissions Batteries 186

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2016

The report makes a number of recommendations to realize the estimated benefits presented: The California Air Resources Board should strengthen the California ZEV program in 2017 to ensure that 1.5 Promote non-monetary incentives such as access to preferred parking and access to highway “carpool” lanes for ZEV technologies.

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Climate Cost Of Rhode Island Transportation 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2012

A federal income tax credit of $7,500 is available, as well as different state credits or rebates. Optimizing the efficiency of the Focus Electric energy-consumers. Source: Chuck Gray. Click to enlarge. Ford took a holistic approach to optimizing the efficiency of the vehicle. Earlier post.).

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Ford Electric Electrical Tax Credit 281

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2011

Proposed legislation in the US Senate would cut current ethanol production subsidies while maintaining tax credits for related infrastructure such as refilling stations. It presents the latest facts and figures on the major biofuels producers and outlines new laws and mandates that will affect production of the fuels.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

In a keynote presentation at the Renewable Fuel Association’s 15 th Annual National. The energy storage density of liquid fuels far exceeds that of batteries and hydrogen. Source: GM. Click to enlarge. The next two-to-three years is a critical time for biofuels.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2010

The scenarios presented in the white paper need to be carefully evaluated with respect to market dynamics, technologies improvements/barriers, required infrastructure, etc. – The background presented in the white paper does not seem to consider any alternative paths should some of the assumptions/projects made not materialize.

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Hydrogen PHEV Grid Emissions 170

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

They excluded other factors such as insurance, purchase incentives, tax credits, or penalties. Credit: ACS, Lee et al. Monte Carlo simulation and linear regression-based sensitivity analysis result of the net present value of the difference between the TCO of an electric versus a diesel delivery truck. Click to enlarge.

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Georgia Diesel Gas-Electric Electric 268

Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The recently unveiled Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) presents a golden opportunity to break down these walls and unleash America’s carbon reduction potential by providing a more level playing field for advanced biofuels producers in our clean energy transition. Congress has moved swiftly to pass this legislation–and rightfully so.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2010

The report presents partial year data for systems installed in 2010 from the largest PV incentive programs in the country. Other sources of incentives, however, such as federal investment tax credits (ITCs) and the Treasury Grant Program, have become more significant. Click to enlarge.

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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). Although not part of the conferences formal structure, the themes were addressed in the presentations and panel discussions.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2015

AEO2015 presents updated projections for US energy markets through 2040 based on six cases (Reference, Low and High Economic Growth, Low and High Oil Price, and High Oil and Gas Resource) that reflect updated scenarios for future crude oil prices. In all the AEO2015 cases, emissions remain below the 2005 level of 5,993 million mt.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2010

EPA and NHTSA expect to issue, by November 30, 2010, a Supplemental Notice of Intent that will describe further design elements for the National Program and present an updated analysis of potential stringencies for model years 2017-2025 standards for GHGs and fuel economy. —Notice of Upcoming Joint Rulemaking.

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Fuel Economy EPA 2017 Economy 199

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Given the high cost of battery production, a BEV that approaches affordability (with generous tax credits) has a driving range of about 70-100 miles on a full charge. Policy Instruments. Recent public policies in the United States and other countries have improved the prospects for initial commercialization of PEVs. Market Drivers.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Purchasing customers may qualify for applicable state and federal incentives and tax credits (e.g., federal tax credit of $4,168). In California, for example, this will likely net out to $33,157 for the entry model, Brabec noted in his presentation.

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EV Adoption

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

For electric vehicles, the BBBA includes multiple proposed changes to IRC 30D, more commonly knows as the federal EV tax credit. Perhaps the mostly likely is the requirement for EVs to be assembled in the US in a union factory to qualify for an additional $4,500 tax credit. Tax Credit Becomes Refundable.

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Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The provision that’s gotten the most press is a redesign of the federal EV tax credit—that’s only natural, because it’s the policy that’s most likely to directly affect the average consumer, and because politicians love to talk about tax breaks. Credit where credit is due.

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EV Connect

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

This summer, Congress and the Biden administration worked together to pass what may become one of their signature pieces of legislation. The law targets climate, health care and tax issues in a unique combination of initiatives designed to lower costs and bring down the deficit over the next decade. “The to buy an electric vehicle.

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