Green Car Congress
JUNE 23, 2022
According to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), as of 13 June 2022, the average price of US regular gasoline was $5.006 per gallon, up $1.937 from a year ago. (An The average price of US on-highway diesel was $5.718 per gallon, up $2.432 from a year ago. However, the cost of refining in other nations is currently higher.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 21, 2022
The global push to convert the world to electric vehicles will cause supply chain complexities that could undermine the alternative energy transition in the United States, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. The detailed report— Need Nickel? —Baker Institute report Need Nickel?
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 27, 2013
Because diesel- and gasoline- powered cars are almost perfect substitutes for users, a change in the levels of fuel taxation is expected to affect engine type choice by households and businesses, and automakers will respond by changing their pricing strategies to maintain their profits. —Bretau and Weber.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 10, 2009
A new study by the French institute Enerdata, commissioned by the European Federation for Transport & Environment (T&E), suggests that the European CO 2 standards for new vehicles due to come into effect in 2012 will lead not only to a European savings on oil (mainly via lower oil import volumes) but also to slightly lower global oil prices.
Green Car Congress
JULY 23, 2018
Carbon pricing alone is insufficient to bring low-carbon vehicles to the mass market, though it may have a supporting role in ensuring a decarbonized energy supply. Global, economy-wide carbon pricing is assumed as climate policy in both scenarios after 2020 (100 US$ per tCO 2 held constant over time). —McCollum et al.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 15, 2011
Total cost of ownership economics for electric cars will also be significantly influenced by government incentives and fuel and electricity prices. This will pose a significant production and supply-chain challenge and likely force OEMs to increasingly globalize powertrain production, the consulting firm concludes. Source: BCG.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 17, 2010
Foremost among those findings is that a quantity-based biofuel mandate is superior to a price-based consumption subsidy. Other findings from the study include: Ethanol policy can have a substantial impact on corn prices. As complex as the economics are, however, once understood, a set of relatively clear policy implications emerge. —de
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