Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 3, 2013
In terms of distributional effects, compared to households that purchased a new or used vehicle in 2009 without a voucher, CARS program participants had a higher before-tax income, were older, more likely to be white, more likely to own a home, and more likely to have a high-school and a college degree. miles per gallon (9.4 million, or 0.7
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 14, 2009
do not discuss the merits of the program in terms of stimulus. While the program is an expensive way to reduce greenhouse gases, it is certainly possible that the stimulus benefits outweigh the added environmental costs. Knittel, “ The Implied Cost of Carbon Dioxide under the Cash for Clunkers Program ” (CSEM WP 189, August 2009).
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 25, 2009
Votran expects delivery in the fourth quarter 2009 and will integrate the buses into its county-wide paratransit service. FTA stimulus funds covered 100% of the cost of the vehicles. engine, can improve fuel economy considerably while reducing carbon emission by up to 30% in city conditions. Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 8, 2009
At the North American International Auto Show in January 2009, Chrysler had introduced two new EV concepts and updates on three earlier EV concepts developed by the ENVI group. In April 2009, Chrysler unveiled four all-electric Chrysler Town & Country minivan concepts to the US Postal Service (USPS) in Washington, DC.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 20, 2012
This latter development is due as much to the fact that developed bus markets may experience a general slowdown, due to austerity measures and the end of stimulus funding, as to any changes in demand for electric drive. Europe is behind on hybrid bus deployments, although stimulus. The exception to this is China, which has been.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 28, 2012
The Odyne plug-in hybrid drive system reduces fleet operating and maintenance costs, and depending on duty cycle, enables large trucks to obtain significant fuel economy improvements compared to traditional diesel engines. The trucks feature fiberglass bodies and Terex TL60 aerial buckets, recognized for their stability.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 30, 2009
moves to tighten fuel-economy and greenhouse gasrules. So far, President Barack Obama has announced no new federaleffort to promote the fuel, and federal funding for hydrogen fortransportation use in the 2009 budget dropped to $177.7 General Motors Corp., Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan MotorCo., and Fisker Automotive Inc.,are
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