Green Car Congress

JANUARY 1, 2011

Deutsche Bank’s China Auto analyst, Vincent Ha, continues to see robust light vehicle sales over the next few years, with a slow to about 11% YoY growth in 2011 (due to a high base from the 2010 surge, and reductions in government stimulus), followed by sustainable low double digit growth in 2012. An explosion of hybrid sales in Japan.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2009

We reached peak oil consumption in the US in 2008 and the same is true in the EU and Japan. ” As another panelist pointed out, “ The New York Times is well-equipped to write the article about how Stimulus Funds have been wasted ”. Is tax equity dead? Dr. Paul still sees significant growth in the developing world.

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Financing Renewable Stimulus Package Energy 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Encouraging growth in Brazil during the first half of the year has dissipated, even as the Industrial Products Tax (IPI) holiday winds down in October. Stimulus measures such as lowered interest rates are offset by tighter credit restrictions in lending, restraining the full-year 2013 sales forecast to approximately 1.3% South America.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 4, 2009

In the US, Chrysler and General Motors fell into bankruptcy; while in Japan even its major automakers have been left reeling from significant profit falls. With the Nissan LEAF still around a year away from hitting the streets, Mitsubishi has stolen a march on its rival by introducing the i-MiEV in Japan (see article ).

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 30, 2009

Tax Credits Instead, Obama backed tax credits of as much as $7,500 inthe stimulus package approved in February for buyers of plug-incars. In July, itopened an assembly line in Japan to build its FCX Clarity. millionthis year from $211.9 million, according to the EnergyDepartment Web site. The vehicle costs U.S.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Several thousand Leafs made in Japan will be delivered to metropolitan areas in California, Arizona, Washington state, Oregon and Tennessee. Price and tax incentives need to be worked out. Locations must be found for charging stations. And local electrical grids may need reinforcement.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

February 17, 2009 9:43 am Link No matter how you slice it we need a carbon TAX to accelerate all these important projects. The only question is a carbon TAX the kind of change Obama believes in. Unfortunately, there is very little specific funding for wireless transmission in the stimulus bill that was just signed by the USA President.

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