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Failure to equalise VAT on public charging a missed opportunity

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Citing concerns surrounding ‘additional pressure on public finances’ and ‘limitations surrounding legal and fiscal considerations’, ministers also rejected calls to reinstate EV purchase grants – a scheme that proved vital in supporting the growth of the electric car market before its closure in June 2022.

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Electric transit bus maker Proterra enters university market with order from ASUM

Green Car Congress

Jordan Hess, ASUM Office of Transportation Director. Proterra’s Total Cost of Ownership was a major selling point for ASUM, given the transit agency’s size and limited resources.

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Report finds Coal-to-Liquids and Oil Shale pose significant financial and environmental risks to investors

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The report comes as oil majors like ExxonMobil, Chevron and Shell, and other companies, are developing at least a couple dozen oil shale and CTL projects, including 12 CTL facilities projected to produce 170 million barrels of liquid fuels per year at a cost of $2 billion to $7 billion per plant. Earlier post.).

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