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SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

IEA fuel economy readiness index status, 2010. Average fuel economy and new vehicles registrations, 2005 and 2008. The index is built from the four key policies needed to improve fuel economy: fuel tax, CO 2 -based vehicle tax, fuel economy standards and labeling. Source: Policy package.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

L/100km) highway cycle fuel economy—the highest highway fuel economy in the luxury car category, according to US Environmental Protection Agency estimates. The A3 TDI offers 140 hp (103 kW) and 236 lb-ft (320 N·m) of torque; EPA-estimated fuel economy is 30/42 mpg US city/highway. L/100 km (50.0 Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 31, 2009

in September 2008, a 17.4% in the third quarter of 2009 when Californians used a total of just over 654 million gallons of diesel compared to the third quarter of 2008 total of 732 million gallons. This decline is similar to those seen since early 2008. compared to September 2008 when the average diesel price was $4.09

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OCTOBER 1, 2010

The US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Notice of Intent (NOI) to begin developing new standards for greenhouse gases and fuel economy for light-duty vehicles for the 2017-2025 model years. Earlier post.). Technologies.

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DECEMBER 17, 2010

W from 2008 to 2009, even though wholesale module prices dropped substantially over this period. Additionally, installed costs show significant economies of scale—small PV systems completed in 2009 that were less than 2 kilowatts (kW) in size averaged $9.90/W, W in 2009, down by roughly 24 percent from 2008 levels.

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APRIL 10, 2009

million in tax credits from the Michigan Economic Growth Authority in December to create 256 direct jobs over six years. in June 2008 (at the time of the study). Long said the company likely will grow well beyond that number within two years—to more than 400 employees—and hopes to source components for its 1.5 A hat-tip to Glenn!).

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FEBRUARY 13, 2009

Ethanol production in the United States has increased to more than 9 billion gallons in 2008, most of it from corn. Close to a third of total corn use is expected to go to ethanol production in the 2008/09 corn crop year. USDA’s projections assume the ethanol tax credit (reduced to $0.45/gallon

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JULY 22, 2009

ACORE is an organization of member companies and institutions that are dedicated to moving renewable energy into the mainstream of America’s economy. We reached peak oil consumption in the US in 2008 and the same is true in the EU and Japan. ” Billion in 2008). Is tax equity dead? Billion vs. $28.3 Neil Auerbach.

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MAY 29, 2013

The increase in the gap was especially pronounced after 2007–2008, when a number of European Union member states switched to a CO 2 -based vehicle taxation system and a mandatory EU CO 2 regulation for new cars was introduced. This correction factor was updated in 2008. Source: ICCT. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Current fuel economy policy clearly demonstrates this fact. —“The Case for Technology Neutral Public Policy in Fuel Economy Debate”. Impact of different sales mix on new car average fuel economy. The average additional cost for a high efficiency ICE is about $2,000, against $8,000 for an electric vehicle.

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DECEMBER 30, 2010

Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Ian Bowles has set the statewide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions limit for 2020 required by the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2008 at 25% below 1990 levels, the maximum authorized by the Act, saying that measures already in place will get Massachusetts much of the way toward that goal.

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JANUARY 21, 2017

Achieving the 2030 target under the proposed plan will continue to build on investments in clean energy and set the California economy on a trajectory to achieving an 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The first Scoping Plan required by Assembly Bill 32 (AB 32) was adopted in 2008.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

ConocoPhillips suspended the project in fall 2008 due to the deteriorating economy and a loss of federal tax credits. In 2007, ConocoPhillips and Tyson Foods Inc. formed a similar strategic alliance to produce renewable diesel from the refinery-based processing of waste animal fat. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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MAY 31, 2011

In November 2010, the Australian Government commissioned Garnaut to provide an independent update to his 2008 Climate Change Review. Garnaut said that other substantial economies, including China, the UK and Europe, were taking stronger action to reduce emissions than Australia. Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 9, 2009

“In every planning scenario we built, our worst assumptions on the state of the global economy have been met or exceeded, with the continuing grip on credit and declining consumer confidence being the most damaging factors. In the third quarter, the consolidated net loss after tax came to ¥83.2 billion yen (US $0.9

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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. If by 2015, 2.5

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DECEMBER 17, 2010

After falling 3% in 2008 and nearly 7% in 2009, largely driven by the economic downturn, energy-related CO 2 emissions do not return to 2005 levels (5,980 million metric tons) until 2027. The fuel economy standards are increased through model year 2020 to meet the statutory requirements of EISA2007. Unconventional vehicle sales.

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EV Connect

DECEMBER 7, 2020

We can help your company take advantage of government sustainability initiatives like rebates and tax incentives that benefit your commercial real estate business plan. As the economy continues to recover, families are looking to cut costs and reevaluate their budgets, and alternative energy will be a solution for many.

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Creative Greenius

DECEMBER 2, 2008

As we move into the final month of the year 2008 I keep looking up at my rooftop longingly. The city and county gets the funding from a bond issue and we pay back the loans as an annual assessment on our property taxes. So I need to do something to cut the cost of my system even more than the rebates and tax credits are going to do.

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OCTOBER 5, 2009

Biofuels production has had mixed effects on US agriculture with respect to land use, crop selection, livestock production, rural economies, and food prices, the report found. Federal tax credits, the RFS, and the ethanol tariff have primarily supported conventional corn starch ethanol. tax credit is. specifies this year.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2009

The Most Plausible Early Market consumers value fuel economy. That could yield more than 50 mpg of fuel economy—or usage of less than 300 gallons per year—and still be a lot cheaper than a plug-in hybrid or a fuel cell vehicle, he noted. Tax the fuel.” Kurani (2008) The Early U.S. Jonn Axsen and Kenneth S.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

JANUARY 22, 2008

I'm in the process of figuring out if there are any tax breaks at the federal and state level for the car. I'm really happy to get the 914 on the road given rising gas prices and the economy tanking at the same time. 2008 will prove to be a very interesting year. Best wishes to all.

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DECEMBER 29, 2014

US adults under age 35 are 63% more likely to agree than adults ages 35+ that “The share economy allows me to take more risks.”. Between 2008 and 2013, obesity in the population ages 15+ rose 92% in Vietnam; 57% in China; and 37% in India. In the US, 64% think sharing lowers environmental impact, and 76% think sharing saves money.

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AUGUST 30, 2009

The oil price shocks of the 1970s led the Brazilian government to address the strain high prices were placing on its fragile economy. Automobile manufacturers were given tax breaks to produce cars that ran on hydrous ethanol, and, by 1980, every automobile company in Brazil was following this lead. Donovan, CEO Renergie, Inc.

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Creative Greenius

MARCH 8, 2009

The loans for solar power, authorized under California’s AB 811 , are added as assessments to a homeowner’s property tax bills and are passed on to the new owner if a home is sold. We know carbon taxes are coming and we won’t always be floating in a sea of profits we made at your expense.

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JANUARY 31, 2009

gallon US) without tax for conventional motor fuel. A substitution of the present 2008 global motor fuel consumption of 2 Gtoe/a would therefore require a biomass harvest of 4 Gtoe/a. The biosynfuel production can at least be doubled in this way and the huge XTL complex can contribute via the economy of scale. per liter (US$2.72-5.03/gallon

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MARCH 6, 2010

by enacting a carbon tax or setting emission limits for each source type (“command-and-control)—the option to use offsets is generally discussed in the context of a cap-and-trade regime. In an “economy-wide” cap-and-trade emissions program, energy sector emissions would likely be capped. Emission reductions from regulated sources (e.g.,

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FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Volvo introduced its first three DRIVEe branded models—indicating uprated environmental properties—at the 2008 Paris motor show. At the Paris motor show in 2008, we began our broad-based launch of the DRIVe models via the C30, S40 and V50. The C30 thus also meets the lowest eco-tax levels (105 g) in Europe. Earlier post.).

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 15, 2009

And all of the energy will be from domestic sources, not some Saudi oil field protected by billions of our tax dollars and our soldiers’ lives. We delivered 147 Roadsters in 2008, exceeding an aggressive internal benchmark — and vastly more than skeptics thought possible. This is a trickle down theory you can believe in!

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The research, released on Friday by the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) and named “Estimating US government subsidies to energy sources 2002-2008” , found that fossil fuels benefited from subsidies totalling $72million over this period compared to just $29billion for renewable fuels. Why is so much money dedicated to fossil fuels?

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Creative Greenius

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

In a still repressed economy during an era when “no new taxes” is the mindless mantra that forces cutbacks and the elimination of educational programs and resources, the only place the dollars are going to come from are nontraditional, innovative sources. The on-stage banner heralding the ribbon cutting event @ ECHS.

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APRIL 22, 2021

Those policy options, when combined, could lead to a zero-carbon transportation system by 2045, while also improving equity, health and the economy. SB 375, passed in 2008, required each regional planning agency to submit a plan to reduce emissions, with a focus on reducing VMT. Transportation pricing: Gasoline taxes.

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MAY 27, 2009

In 2008, Valero Energy CEO Bill Kless had said that using corn to produce ethanol will make food so expensive in poor countries that it will cause more misery than global warming. They acquired seven existing facilities and one under construction which together represented 780 million gallons/year of capacity. Earlier post.). of Agriculture.

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APRIL 30, 2009

The Budget confirmed and built on the Chancellor’s measures in Budget 2008 and the Pre-Budget report by: Confirming the new rules on capital allowances linked to CO2 emissions. Increasing company car benefit in kind tax in the future for all but the lowest carbon cars. Company Car Tax. Emissions g/km. P11d value**.

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JULY 21, 2009

Indeed Volvo is not alone in having reason to complain – at the end of 2008, there were 13 non-hybrid cars from other manufacturers emitting less than 105g/km of CO2. Just as road tax is now linked to emissions, the congestion charge could follow a similar structure. Yet its drivers are still charged £8 a day to enter the capital.

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MAY 2, 2009

Other product attributes like reliability and safety, strongly influence consumer perceptions, as do employee enthusiasm and the company’s impact on the economy.” fuel tax); and there needs to be assurances regarding OEM viability—all of which may involve government action.

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DECEMBER 17, 2014

Washington Governor Jay Inslee announced a set of proposals to transition Washington to cleaner sources of energy and to meet greenhouse gas (GHG) emission limits adopted by the state Legislature in 2008. The proposals build on a comprehensive executive order issued by the governor in April. Cap-and-trade. 12 M, capital budget).

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