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Obama Oil Tax, Electric-Car Charging Costs, Tesla Gigafactory: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, President Barack Obama proposes a tax of $10 per barrel on oil, California wrestles with the question of who should pay for electric-car charging infrastructure, and the Nevada government says the Tesla "Gigafactory" fell short of job and investment projections in 2015. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Could US commit to solar power?

Green Cars News

Salazar said the Obama administration is doing all it can to put the “bulls eye on the development of solar energy on our public lands&#. He predicted that by the end of 2010, 13 commercial scale solar power projects could be under way in states including Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

Green Car Congress

2 ] Rasmussen’s “one agreement, two steps” plan was quickly endorsed by US President Obama, as well as Australia’s Prime Minister Rudd and Russia’s President Medvedev, all of whom were present at the APEC summit. “ Bretton Woods plus Yalta, multiplied by Reykjavik. United States.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Electric car supporters are rising to defend General Motors’ development of the Chevy Volt after the Obama Administration’s automotive task force proclaimed that the car was probably too expensive to be commercially successful in the near future. Do the simple math, Obama (ho,ho) and learn just how stupid thou really art.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The only question is a carbon TAX the kind of change Obama believes in. — AH2 14. . &# — Siobhan Holmes New Subsidies for Electric Cars in Britain NEW SECTION Visit the New Energy & Environment Section Markets Get Quotes My Portfolios » TIPS & SUGGESTIONS Talk to Green Inc. Staff Tom Zeller Jr.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Although Think has been plagued by bad financial news recently, the company’s North American C.E.O., April 12, 2009 2:08 pm Link Obama’s “Social Democratic&# dream will be further unveiled after the failure of GM and Chrysler is certain and on the books. Portland is already an EV center and has been for 15 yrs.

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