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Belfer Center Study Concludes Reducing Car and Truck GHG Emissions Will Require Substantially Higher Fuel Prices; Income Tax Credits for Advanced Alt Fuel Vehicles Are Essentially Ineffective at Reducing Sector Emissions

Green Car Congress

Strong income tax credits for the purchase of new diesel, hybrid, and plug-in hybrid vehicles are very expensive and essentially ineffective at reducing GHG emissions from transportation. million barrels per day, relative to 2008 levels. Second, the tax credits give a significant boost to diesel vehicles.

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Drive Electric Earth Month Launches April 1 with 172 Events

Plug in America

Events feature EV test drives, showcases, informative workshops, and other fun activities highlighting EVs’ cost-saving benefits, convenience, and performance. “EV LOS ANGELES, CA – Drive Electric Earth Month (DEEM), an annual campaign to increase education and awareness about electric vehicles (EVs), kicks off Monday, April 1, 2024.

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Partner Update and Announcement

Plug In Partners

For general and exhibitor information, call Christine at Platia Productions (310) 390-2930 or email platia@earthlink.net. Although consumer tax credits for PHEVs enjoyed bipartisan support in both houses of Congress, concerns over other tax portions of the energy bill resulted in the entire tax package being removed from the original bill.

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GAO Report Concludes Industry and Government Face Significant Challenges in Meeting RFS Target While Minimizing Unintended Adverse Effects; Suggests Federal Research Give Priority to Non-Ethanol Biofuels

Green Car Congress

Several researchers told GAO that the lack of agreement on standardized lifecycle assumptions and assessment methods, combined with key information gaps in such areas as feedstock yields and domestic and international nd-use data, greatly complicate EPA’s ability to promulgate this rule. tax credit is. specifies this year.

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The Further Adventures of The Solangelist

Creative Greenius

As we move into the final month of the year 2008 I keep looking up at my rooftop longingly. Not only isn’t the money flowing yet, neither is the basic information. 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. The county of L.A.

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Why NPR Hates Electric Cars - A Greenius Expose

Creative Greenius

Frank also didn’t have any news to report or information to share about how electric car batteries can be the solution to storing solar and wind energy when the sun isn’t shining and the wind isn’t blowing. So why is Frank giving us such horseshit about EVs instead of decent reporting and accurate information?

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News: 2025 Honda CR-V e:FCEV

Clean Fleet Report

inch digital vehicle information screen and a 9.0-inch It will qualify for federal and California tax credits, as well as the coveted HOV sticker that allows for a single driver to use the carpool lane, though that may only be good for a short while as that program is due to sunset.

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