Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2009

program is paying nearly 10 times the projected price of carbon credits per ton in the best-case scenario, according to an analysis of the implied cost of carbon dioxide reductions under the program by UC Davis transportation economist Christopher Knittel. do not discuss the merits of the program in terms of stimulus.

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Cash For Clunkers Carbon Davis Stimulus 259

Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2009

Dr. Don Paul is the Executive Director, University of Southern California Energy Institute and a former vice president and chief technology officer of Chevron. As another panelist pointed out, “ The New York Times is well-equipped to write the article about how Stimulus Funds have been wasted ”. Energy Markets in a State of Change.

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Financing Renewable Stimulus Package Energy 150

Plugs and Cars

JUNE 4, 2009

I suspect without some explicit direction from the top, prodded from those of us below, the automakers will do everything to achieve the requirements with conventional vehicles, eschewing the greater near term cost and long-term benefit of transitioning toward plug-in electric drive components and batteries.

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Plug-in Plug Cars Obama 100

Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Much of the attention on electric cars has been on the vehicles’ design, cost and performance. They cost drivers on average only 2.5 cents a mile for fuel, less than a third of the cost for a highly efficient gasoline car, according to proponents. If electric cars do take off, consumers and society could benefit.

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San Francisco Neighborhood Electric Electrical 100