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Conversion supporters petitioning Obama Administration to extend tax incentives to plug-in conversions

Green Car Congress

The Obama Administration provides an online platform for grassroots petitions urging action on a range of issues. Troy, Michigan and Shanghai, China), who created the petition, notes that aftermarket plug-in conversion should be a big component of solving energy security and global warming issues. Jack Chen, of Enginer, Inc.

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Auto Industry and Utilities Urge President Obama to Create to National Electric Fuel Task Force to Accelerate Plug-in Adoption

Green Car Congress

Organizations representing auto manufacturers, electric utilities and the electric drive industry are calling on President Obama to establish a new National Electric Fuel Task Force to help accelerate the adoption of plug-in electric vehicles and the necessary infrastructure. Tags: Electric (Battery) Plug-ins Policy.

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Biden rule tracks toward Obama emissions targets but sees just 8% EVs by 2026 model year

Green Car Reports

With Biden fuel economy rules revealed late Thursday, the EPA expects that “strong hybrid” powertrains will make up just 5% of new sales in 2026, and plug-in hybrids and battery electric vehicles combined will make up just 8% then. For the past three years, plug-in vehicles have amounted to about 2% of U.S.

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Obama's Goal Of 1 Million Plug-Ins: 2018, Not 2015, Say Analysts

Green Car Reports

Political opponents of President Barack Obama used to sneer, "So how's that hopey-changey stuff workin' for ya, huh?" You don't hear that so much any more, but 18 months after the first plug-in cars went on sale in the U.S., Will the Obama Administration's electric-vehicle incentives, along with notably.

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Researchers call for major change in US policies supporting plug-ins; failure of “mainstream consumer bias”

Green Car Congress

Although sales of plug-in vehicles (plug-in hybrid-electric and battery-electric vehicles, collectively PEVs) in the US climbed more than 80% in 2013 to more than 96,000 units (Tesla has not yet released its final figures) from 52,835 units in 2012 EDTA ), the 2013 results still reflect a meagre new light-duty vehicle market share of ~0.6%

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The unique role some Tribal nations are taking in the EV transition

Plug in America

Noting that today’s interstate highway system overlays trading routes of Tribal lands from years ago, Bob’s vision for the UMITEVCCN represents a historical precedent for the overall effort of many organizations—including Plug In America—to connect all of America with electric vehicles. million in funding for the UMITEVCCN.

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Is Obama's Goal of 1 Million Plug-In Cars By 2015 Feasible?

Green Car Reports

Since 2008, Barack Obama has consistently promoted the goal of having 1 million advanced technology vehicles on U.S. The number refers to plug-in vehicles that use grid power, stored in lithium-ion battery packs, to operate their electric traction motors. roads by 2015. Regular hybrids like the Toyota Prius don't do that.

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