Green Car Congress
JULY 22, 2009
The stimulus package is designed to address the recession and in the short term people were anxiously awaiting two key components of the plan: clarification on the details behind “ grants in lieu of tax credits ” and awards of loan guarantees by the DOE from section 1705. Is tax equity dead? Cap and Trade Disappointment.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 30, 2013
million units in 2007. Encouraging growth in Brazil during the first half of the year has dissipated, even as the Industrial Products Tax (IPI) holiday winds down in October. Autofacts sees full-year 2013 sales reaching 15.6 million units—the region’s fourth consecutive year, with an increase of more than a million units.
Revenge of the Electric Car
APRIL 6, 2010
From the article: ‘The New York study anticipates that by 2015, electric vehicle prices should decline because of reduced battery costs, that there will be a sufficient supply of electric vehicles to purchase, and that consumers will take advantage of the existing federal tax credit of $7,500 for new electric cars. Or No Cars?
Green Car Congress
MAY 27, 2009
Last year people were able to get unleveraged tax equity financing to monetize the production tax credits at yields to the tax investor of 6-7%; this year tax equity investors are seeking yields ranging from 10-15% for leveraged tax equity transactions utilizing the investment tax credit that is now available under the Stimulus Bill.
Creative Greenius
JULY 19, 2009
I learned all bout this in Joe Romm’s great book, “Hell and High Water&# (c) 2007). But now all of you can do the same things I did, and you’ll soon be able to get some government stimulus money to use instead of the savings you no longer have. How powerful will that make you?
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Bob Lutz’s Latest Volt Test Drive Sprinting for Green Stimulus Dollars New Subsidies for Electric Cars in Britain Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You G.M. April 17, 2009 8:00 pm Link I also think that the task force is being short-sighted in their comments on the Volt. Follow the money.
Creative Greenius
MARCH 22, 2009
Seems like a perfect use for some stimulus money, don’t it? We’ve already got AB 811 in place to give us low interest loans for solar we can pay off as property tax assessments , but very few cities have the money to fund the program. 2007 USA electric energy fuel mix. Fortunately I am fired up, ready to go!
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