2008 Gasoline Stimulus 
Green Car Congress
APRIL 7, 2010
However, even with increases in 2010 and 2011, projected CO 2 emissions in 2011 are lower than annual emissions from 1999 through 2008. million bbl/d in 2009, up about 370,000 bbl/d from 2008. EIA forecasts that regular-grade motor gasoline retail prices will average $2.92 in 2009 after having risen by 4% in 2008.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 1, 2011
Key developments in the transportation sector that they note include: Positive for gasoline demand: Strong Chinese car growth in 2010, particularly in the first half of the year, with vehicle sales up 30% year-on-year (YoY) through the first eleven months of 2010. In the US hybrids fell from about 3% of total sales in 2008-09 to 2.2%
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Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 9, 2009
The utility is participating in a national consortium that recently was awarded a federal stimulus grant to purchase plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), and the company is buying more trucks to run on compressed natural gas (CNG) as well. The matching stimulus grant will provide up to $2.5 million for the vehicle conversions.
Green Car Congress
JULY 24, 2011
Car fleet renewal schemes introduced in the US, France and Germany to stimulate consumer spending on cars in the wake of the 2008. The report does not address the employment or stimulus-related impacts of fleet renewal schemes which are arguably their primary objectives. NO x reduction and increased safety. Click to enlarge.
Revenge of the Electric Car
MAY 17, 2010
gasoline-powered vehicles could be delayed. If electric cars can’t break out of niche status in the world’s two largest passenger car markets, then a transition away from gasoline-powered vehicles could be delayed. The firm eTec got $100 million in funding from the US Department of Energy through the stimulus bill.
Green Car Congress
MAY 27, 2009
First, the industry is approaching the ethanol-to-gasoline blend wall of 10% ethanol, 90% gasoline in standard gas engines. Second, a Congressional Budget Office study issued in April said even with subsidies ethanol is only profitable when a gallon of gasoline costs 70% or more than a bushel of corn, i.e, Earlier post.).
Creative Greenius
JULY 19, 2009
Yes, even these unfortunate dimwits can still save what’s left of their retirement funds while helping out the rest of us who weren’t fooled by the right wing, unabashed carbon pimps who ran things in the US government from 2000-2008 and did more damage to our environment than any government in history. The Big Dick Cheney Effect.
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