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Battelle-R&D Magazine forecast predicts 5.2% growth in 2012 global R&D spending to $1.4+T, largely driven by Asian economies; US companies and tech providers to boost energy R&D spending by 23.1% to $6.7B

Green Car Congress

The Battelle-R&D Magazine annual Global R&D Funding Forecast concludes that global research and development (R&D) spending will grow by about 5.2% The study also predicts that overall European R&D will grow by about 3.5% The team from Battelle and R&D Magazine forecast that a 2.1% Global R&D spending 2011. Click to enlarge.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

Fortunately, one of my fellow contributing editors at the magazine is a bundle of answers. There's a Carnegie Mellon study that looks at how many people today could charge an electric car at home. There are also, incidentally, income tax credits at the federal and state levels for installation of EV charging equipment.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

Fortunately, one of my fellow contributing editors at the magazine is a bundle of answers. There's a Carnegie Mellon study that looks at how many people today could charge an electric car at home. There are also, incidentally, income tax credits at the federal and state levels for installation of EV charging equipment.

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An iconic sedan gets electrified: the BMW 330e PHEV offers 22 e-miles

Current EV

As anyone who reads EV studies knows, this e-range is more than enough for many drivers to get to work and back, or do their errands around town without using a drop of gasoline. From 1992 to 2014, it was on Car and Driver Magazine’s Annual Ten Best list 22 times, making it the longest running entry in the list.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The high cost of manufacturing the Volt is exactly why the tax credits of $2500 for a vehicle with 4 kWh of battery capacity and $417 for every kWh over 4 (so that there is a $7500 credit for the Volt) were legislated. So the Volt would cost $32,500–not so much more than what people are reportedly paying for the Prius.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Governor Kulongoski is currently pushing a plan before the state legislature to cut some hefty tax breaks for electric vehicle manufacturers who choose to come to Oregon, as well as provide huge tax credits to purchasers of electric cars. “My Got a hot tip on breaking green news, or a suggestion for areas of coverage?

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