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Kimbal Musk exercises options to buy 25k of Tesla stock at $74.17 per share

Teslarati

On Wednesday, Tesla board member Kimbal Musk purchased 25,000 TSLA shares. Musk’s recent purchase of TSLA stock was listed in a Form-4 filing. million on his purchase. Kimbal Musk, the brother of Tesla CEO Elon Musk, has been a board member at Tesla since 2004.

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New Jersey marks up EV ownership with additional $1,000 fee

Baua Electric

2024 Volvo C40 The governor has also proposed eliminating a sales tax exemption for EVs that’s been in place since 2004—potentially adding more revenue for infrastructure maintenance to the state’s coffers, but making EVs more expensive to own than gasoline cars.

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Pennsylvania DEP Makes $6 Million Available for Alternative Fuel Transportation Projects

Green Car Congress

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is now accepting applications through the state’s $6 million Alternative Fuel Incentive Grant program (AFIG) for fuel or fuel-saving projects throughout the state. Successful projects will be market-driven, create jobs, and spur economic development within the state.

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FedEx Express Orders 51 Azure Dynamics Hybrid Electric Delivery Vans, Establishes First All-Hybrid Facility

Green Car Congress

will purchase 51 additional gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles from Azure Dynamics Corporation. The FedEx hybrid fleet has logged more than four million miles of revenue service since being introduced in 2004, reducing fuel use by 150,000 gallons and carbon dioxide emissions by 1,521 metric tons.

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Ford Exec Cites US Energy Policies As Critical Factor in Shaping Future Vehicle Fleet, Calls for Cap-and-Trade Program

Green Car Congress

By comparison, meeting Japan’s standards for 2004-2015 requires a 1.9% annual increase to 2015; and meeting China’s 2004-2009 target requires a 5.3% million grant from the Department of Energy to support internal production of an electric-drive transaxle with integrated power electronics in an existing Ford transmission facility.

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Green Friday | Black Friday

My Energi

The simple things; the subtle human experiences we often take for granted. myenergi has decided, that opposed to simply bringing awareness to the cause and asking others to shop local, we’ve put our money where our mouth is and have gone on a spending spree, purchasing beautiful gifts from just a handful of local businesses available.

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Bush Budget: Plug-ins Hybrids, Not So Much

Plugs and Cars

Bush proposes $81 million, which includes $17 million for plug-in hybrid battery grants. I say take the proposed $390 million in Bush's budget, and give 75,000 people a $5000 grant for the purchase of a plug-in hybrid or electric car. nk City confiscated in 2004! (Could of had 28,571 RAV4 EVs @$42,000 for the same $1.2

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