Cars That Think
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Jenkins has also helped push Congress to think more seriously about the power grid, releasing a report last year that showed that much of the 43 percent emissions reduction expected by 2030 would be squandered if the United States doesn’t double the pace of transmission upgrades. power-grid transmission.
Revenge of the Electric Car
NOVEMBER 19, 2009
More details at: Group Seeks US Tax Credits To Spur Electric Car Use. to offer tax credits for buying all-electric plug-in vehicles as part of a $128 billion program to get seven million such cars on the road by 2018. UPDATE:Group Seeks US Tax Credits To Spur Electric Car Use. by Judith Burns for Dow Jones.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 4, 2011
Given the high cost of battery production, a BEV that approaches affordability (with generous tax credits) has a driving range of about 70-100 miles on a full charge. Even a partial shift from petroleum to electricity as a transportation fuel will have ramifications for the operation and growth of the electric power system.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 28, 2009
One of the biggest challenges to the nations power grid "is going to be the introduction of electric vehicles," said Dana Christiansen, associate director of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, which has partnered with Nissan, TVA and the state of Tennessee to help develop the charging infrastructure to support the vehicles.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 28, 2009
Tax credit incentives are also available to consumers in the U.S. The electricity for recharging has to come from somewhere, which means power plants. Depending upon where you live, power plants are often burning natural resources. market for sustainable “green” energy purchases.
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