Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2010

The report for the Department for Transport is based on a survey module included in the Office for National Statistics’ Opinions (Omnibus) survey which has been carried out each August since 2006. The report found that in 2009, 58% of adults believe that “Individuals should try to limit their car use for the sake of the environment”.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Researchers at Georgia Tech have compared medium-duty (MD) electric and diesel urban delivery trucks in terms of life-cycle energy consumption, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and total cost of ownership (TCO). One surprise among their findings was that the electric truck had cost advantages over the diesel vehicle under some conditions.

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EV Connect

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

After 150 years without much happening around electric vehicles, Tesla set off a spark in 2006 that triggered a chain reaction of rapid growth and change. Deloitte forecasts that by 2022, the costs of ownership for EVs will be comparable to their combustion-engine counterparts. Most of the time, evolution moves slowly.

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Industrial Industry Charging 2019 52

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2013

Do they get state or federal tax breaks? In fact in 6 of the states, diesel fuel is penalized with additional state taxes. So diesel fuel gets taxed twice or penalized twice at the federal and state level. The survey is similar to surveys run by UMTRI on the same topic in 2006 and 2007. Earlier post.).

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Plug In Partners

AUGUST 4, 2006

The New York State Alternative Fuel Vehicle Research Laboratory , the first of its kind in the nation, will develop scientific data to formulate new programs to conserve energy, diversify our energy supplies, decrease our dependence on imported fuels, and protect our environment. Thanks to Green Car Congress for the tip.

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New York Alternative Fuels PHEV Renewable 100

Creative Greenius

MAY 14, 2009

And by that do you mean they were fronting the costs of the rebates and then not recouping them from the utilities? I’ve been amazed that most companies seem to front the cost, even start ups. You pay your taxes on-line. You pay your corporate taxes on-line. The environment? That’s correct. It’s two things.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2009

This alone could cut the number of batteries required by as much as half and reduce the cost of each vehicle by thousands of dollars. Plug In America's legislative director Jay Friedland further noted that the existing $7,500 Federal tax credit for plug-in vehicles would further reduce the Volt’s cost. Chelsea Sexton.

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