Revenge of the Electric Car

MARCH 20, 2009

President Obama is making good on his promise to spearhead the EV revolution. It’s all part of the Obama administration’s plan get to 1 million plug in hybrids on the road by 2015. Obama At A Town Hall Meeting in Los Angeles, California - March 19, 2009. billion grant program to aid electric cars.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2013

The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) released a letter to President Obama describing six key components the advisory group believes should be central to the Administration’s strategy for addressing climate change. Examples include electric cars, geothermal heat pumps, and advanced biofuels.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 27, 2015

We look at vacation car-rental dilemmas, state electric-car fees, and yet another innovation from California carmaker Tesla Motors. All this and more today on Green Car Reports. Tesla takes a page from the retail industry and opens its first "popup store" to sell electric cars in Santa Barbara.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 9, 2015

"Billions of your tax dollars were spent to put a million electric cars on the road by the end of this year. You might be outraged when you hear what happened." Sounds shocking, doesn't it?

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 19, 2009

The buzz is everywhere and completely electric in Washington DC this week. And some of that energy is headed directly to plug-in cars. We’ve heard electric cars mentioned time and again in our two days here, and we haven’t even been to Live Earth’s Green Gala yet. Can it really be true?

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

it appears the recently-unveiled White House budget includes a few measures to boost the adoption of green cars. President Barack Obama is once again attempting to spur sales of electric cars and alternative-fuel vehicles through increased incentives.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 8, 2012

dependence on imported oil, President Barack Obama yesterday proposed expanding tax credits now offered to buyers of plug-in cars to those who buy natural-gas vehicles as well. Given the ugly politics around electric cars and the presidential election season, the proposals aren't given much chance of getting.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 22, 2016

liter TDI owners, possible updates to Tesla Autopilot, and the Obama Administration's plan to fund a national network of electric-car charging stations. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Today, we look at the choice facing Volkswagen 2.0-liter

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

It’s a well-known fact that President Obama is a fan of the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid. In fact, Obama has pledged to buy his own Chevrolet Volt when he leaves office, whenever that takes place. As Commander in Chief however, Obama will be pleased to see that the U.S.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

But could it also be used to help increase electric-car adoption? Last November, the Obama administration held the first-ever "Electric Vehicle Datathon" with that very goal in mind. CHECK OUT: Electric-car 'datathon' to be hosted by.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

The Obama Administration will make at least one more push to promote electric cars as it enters its final two months. The White House will hold its first-ever "Electric Vehicle Datathon" tomorrow, with the goal of devising ways to use data to increase electric-car adoption.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Modern plug-in electric cars first became available in the U.S. Shortly after that, in his 2011 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama set the goal of putting 1 million such cars on U.S. in December 2010, when the Nissan Leaf and the first-generation Chevrolet Volt went on sale. roads by 2015.

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Green Cars News

JULY 20, 2010

President Barack Obama is being urged to create a National Electric Fuel Task Force to help accelerate the adoption of plug-in electric vehicles and their infrastructure.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 22, 2016

The Obama Administration said yesterday that it will invest up to $4.5 billion to build electric-car charging stations in a major push to create comprehensive charging infrastructure in the U.S.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

President Obama might see a bright future for electric cars in the United States, but not everyone shares his positive outlook. In a report released last month, BP outlined data which suggests that electric cars will only account for 4 percent of the global fleet of commercial and passenger.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 23, 2015

Electric-car advocates can end the year on a high note, thanks to several provisions in the final Federal transportation bill approved earlier this month. The Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) was signed by President Barack Obama on December 4.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 30, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Executives say the 2015 Volvo XC90 plug-in hybrid may go on sale next summer, the 2014 MINI Cooper starts at $20,745, and President Obama promoted natural-gas fueling stations in Tuesday''s State of the Union Address. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Think of.'

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Green Car Reports

JULY 22, 2014

Two Japanese automakers, Toyota and Honda, are putting their weight behind fuel-cell vehicles, rather than battery electric cars, as the alternative-propulsion technology of the future. Time will tell if that''s a wise decision but they do at least have one significant supporter--the Japanese government.

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Creative Greenius

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

For example, if you look at the page on Obama you find: * The keywords on the left are ordered according to their relationship to the current term. So you can see that Climate Change , Environment , Standards , Solar and other such terms all relate heavily to Obama according to what people talk about. * Obama on cars.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 27, 2015

It's been no secret that President Obama's goal of 1 million plug-in electric cars on U.S. roads won't be met by the end of this year. That's the goal he announced on the campaign trail toward winning his first term in 2008. DON'T MISS.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 23, 2016

Who grinned--and who grimaced--while looking over the Chevy Bolt EV 200-mile electric car? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse--right here at Green Car Reports--for the week ending on Friday, January 22, 2016. And, why did Tesla Motors sue a German supplier that worked on the development of its Model X?

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 26, 2011

President Barack Obama called on Congress to eliminate the billions in taxpayer dollars currently give to oil companies and support record investment into renewable energy and electric cars as part of his State of the Union address yesterday.

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Green Cars News

JULY 8, 2010

The President of the United States is set to pay a visit to Smith Electric Vehicles today, as he heads to the firm’s plant in Kansas City, Missouri. The electric vehicle producer is the only company President Obama will visit today, where he is expected to discuss the economy with the plant’s 50 workers.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 9, 2012

US President Barack Obama has set his sights on vastly increasing the number of advanced fuel vehicles in American communities after launching a $1billion National Community Deployment Challenge.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 11, 2009

If you listen to US President Barack Obama it has been a long time coming – his decision to pour $2.4billion of stimulus money to make America a global leader in electric and hybrid car development comes as the country plays catch up to the likes of Japan and even China in the green car race (see article ). “I

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Green Car Reports

JULY 16, 2014

Fully a year ago, a Tesla supporter started a petition on WhiteHouse.gov asking president Barack Obama to let Tesla Motors sell its electric cars directly to consumers in all 50 states.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 10, 2015

There''s already a proposal out to replace the current limo, known as "The Beast," that''s been used by President Barack Obama since 2009. limousines White House plug-in cars' We''re looking forward a few years to a Request For Proposals issued by the Secret Service for a future presidential limousine.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

During his 2008 campaign for president, Barack Obama famously said that he wanted one million plug-in cars on U.S. roads by 2015. That's a goal that many experts continue to think will be extremely hard to attain. Now California has adopted the same goal for the state alone, but with a different and longer timeframe.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 5, 2009

Following months of anticipation, President Barack Obama has finally announced 48 new advanced battery and electric drive projects that will receive a total of $2.4billion in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. If you’d like to read a full list of the award recipients, click here.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 22, 2012

Last week, President Barack Obama signed into law a bill that would allow the installation of electric-car charging stations in U.S. Senators and Representatives actually drive plug-in cars? With the help of Juan Barnett, aka DCAutoGeek, and the Electric Drive Transportation. Capitol parking garages.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2010

But the automakers are now accelerating their efforts to develop electric cars, and there are two main reasons for this. One is the tough new fuel economy rules the US administration of President Barack Obama will introduce in 2012.The

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 15, 2012

Now available at selected Chevy dealers in all 50 states, the 2012 Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car has become the favorite automotive whipping boy of politicians and commentators who don't like electric cars, General Motors, and/or the Obama White House's support for plug-in vehicles.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 29, 2009

Could Japanese manufacturer Nissan help to solve the US’s unemployment rate and the scarcity of green cars in the country in one swoop? It hopes that its production line will be capable of producing 50,000-100,000 electric cars by 2012. US green car investment.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 27, 2010

In addition to President Obama's proclamation of 1,000,000 plug-in cars by 2015, several newcomer companies, including Tesla, Fisker, A123, and Johnson Controls-Saft, received multimillion dollar grants and/or loans to accelerate production. In 2009, the plug-in vehicle market gained unprecedented federal support.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 24, 2011

President Obama may be aiming to get 1 million plug in vehicles on the roads of the U.S. In total, more than 14 million hybrid and plug-in electric cars will be on the roads by 2017, but it is estimated this will only. by 2015, but a recent study by Pike Research predicts that by 2017 there will only be 5.2

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Plugs and Cars

APRIL 28, 2009

To be sure, the green-leaning Obama administration has not ruled out allowing a restructured GM to continue pouring (federal) money into the Volt. The Volt and other electric vehicles could gobble up more subsidies than ethanol." Essentially he saying that even the success of the electric car ensures its failure.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

The bill, which still must be reconciled with a Senate bill before facing President Obama, also stipulates that the DOE reconsider applications that were rejected based on not qualifying as an automobile. After all, isn’t that what President Obama intended with his energy independence program and support for high technology companies? —XP

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