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Take up of grants for the purchase of electric and hybrid cars rose by nearly 20% in the UK in the first half of 2012 compared with the same period in 2011. Overall, 134 more claims were registered according to the Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) the cross-departmental body which oversees the plug-in grant program.
The UK Department for Transport (DfT) has confirmed details of the financial incentives that will be made available to buyers of electric cars from January 2011. Cars will be discounted at the point of purchase and the subsidy claimed by the manufacturer to provide a straightforward process for the consumer. Area Criterion. cars only).
This is an extension of the Plug-In Car Grant which offers 25%—up to £5,000 (US$7,700)—to motorists buying a new plug-in car. Ministers have also re-confirmed there is funding secured for this grant until 2015. The consumer will also benefit from lower running costs over the lifetime of the vehicle.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) awarded $516,637 in clean diesel grants to four organizations. Recent monitoring indicates these counties’ particulate matter levels are meeting the standards, but continuous compliance must occur before EPA will grant an attainment designation.
EQT Corporation, an integrated energy company with emphasis on Appalachian area natural gas production, gathering, transmission, and distribution, announced that the EQT Foundation awarded more than $900,000 in grants to five Pittsburgh area non-profit organizations to support community programming and promote the use of Natural Gas Vehicles (NGVs).
million grant to develop the state’s second hydrogen production-fueling station. The US Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory recently awarded NAFTC the competitive grant to develop and install equipment to produce and dispense hydrogen fuel along with a detailed testing and evaluation program.
Projects were selected through the FTA’s competitive Fiscal Year 2011 Sustainability Initiative, which includes funding from two FTA programs: the Clean Fuels Grant Program and the TIGGER III (Transit Investment in Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction) Grant Program. million (34.9%). million (34.9%).
Under the terms of the GIS contract, MC will purchase 10 million tons of emissions rights and provide the 507 electric vehicles, as well as support with regard to the introduction and dissemination of CHAdeMO quick charging technology ( earlier post ). The 507 units will be shipped to Estonia by end of fiscal 2011.
UK Transport Secretary Philip Hammond confirmed today that motorists will receive up to £5,000 (US$7,800) towards purchase of an ultra-low carbon car from January 2011. The consumer grant will reduce the up-front cost of eligible vehicles by 25%, capped at £5,000. These criteria will be published shortly at www.dft.gov.uk/olev.
The credit generally is available for vehicles purchased after 2005. Plug-in conversions made after 31 December 2011 are not eligible. 20 million for geologic sequestration training and research grants. In general, the credit amount varies based on technology, weight, fuel efficiency, and other factors.
Before plugging in to one of the Tollway’s fast-chargers, drivers must purchase a payment card from 350Green. capital plan and Clean Cities Grant funds that the city of Chicago received through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. The $21 card includes three 15-minute sessions at fast-charging stations.
The equipment purchase and associated service contracts, valued at approximately $1.8 The equipment purchase and associated service contracts, valued at approximately $1.8 The project is expected to be operational by the third quarter of 2011.
ChargePoint America will provide 4,600 Level II (220 – 240 volts) public and private ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations by October 2011 to program participants in nine regions in the United States: Austin, Texas; Detroit, Michigan; Los Angeles, California; New York, New York; Orlando, Fla.; Sacramento, Calif.; and Washington DC.
The Definitive Agreement includes the development of a nationwide electric car charging infrastructure by ESB, the supply of electric cars by the Renault- Nissan Alliance from 2011, as well as Government policies and incentives that will support the widespread adoption of such vehicles. later in the year. for a pilot project in Ireland.
As a LEAD customer, the Power Authority will receive one of the exclusive supply of Transit Connect Electrics in late 2010 and make possible the purchase of at least nine additional vans in 2011 by some of its governmental customers in Westchester County and New York City.
An initial van will be delivered in late 2010 with the remaining 12 vans scheduled for delivery in 2011. The company will also provide $20,000 grants from its Chairman’s Fund to support the purchase of 11 additional Ford Transit Connect Electric vans for its project partners. All vehicles will be delivered by year-end 2011.
In exploring whether or not Americans will embrace the emergence of electric vehicles, Lee and Lovellette attempt to answer four basic questions: Is the cost of purchasing and operating an electric vehicle more or less expensive than the cost of a comparable conventional gasoline-powered vehicle? —Lee and Lovellette.
The EV Project is a result of a partnership with charging infrastructure provider ECOtality and partially funded by a grant from the US Department of Energy. The reservations process has educated Nissan about more than just geographic distribution. An additional 24% indicated they would be ready in one to two years.
But the most immediate and pervasive risk to the economy is a wholesale collapse of the automotive supply base, Grant Thornton LLP partner Laura Marcero told the Automotive Press Association in Detroit. Grant Thornton LLP is the US member firm of Grant Thornton International Ltd, one of the six global audit, tax and advisory organizations.
A 2011 paper by Michalek and colleagues found that strategies to promote adoption of HEVs and PHEVs with small battery packs offer more social benefits (i.e., 2011), suggesting that subsidizing sales of BEVs and installation of charging infrastructure are not the most efficient use of limited public funds. gal ($0.08–$0.96/gal).
Meanwhile, the Royal Automobile Club’s (RAC) latest Report on Motoring 2011 suggests that nearly 50% of drivers think that the price of greener vehicles is prohibitive. Our AA/Populus panel reflects the views of motorists.The cost of fuel is top of drivers’ concerns.
Effective immediately, the United Kingdom has announced it will no longer supply EV grants for most consumer purchases. The grant system, launched in 2011 as part of a system to kick start the EV sector in the UK, has ended for most consumers, only leaving grants available for vehicles in niche and commercial uses.
China bioethanol pump price for five enzyme loading scenarios in ( a ) 2011 with a 16¢ per liter (60.6¢ In 2011, China contributed 29% of world carbon dioxide emissions and therefore the country has a significant potential to influence the present and future global energy situation. Click to enlarge.
Additionally, Proterra is working with local support to break ground on its larger Phase 2 plant located on Clemson University’s International Center for Automotive Research campus in the spring of 2011. Proterra claims that the EcoRide BE35 is the first battery-electric bus that can charge in under ten minutes.
recently reached a definitive agreement whereby China-based Canon Investment Holdings Limited would purchase newly issued common shares of Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc. Canon has agreed to purchase approximately 125,917,996 shares at $0.3882 per share, providing $48.9 Purchases of $4.6 Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc.
Most of the project’s power output has been contracted for sale to Progress Energy Florida under a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), with a small fraction available for sale on a merchant basis. Joe Project is expected to begin in August 2011, with the facility anticipated to be in service in 2013. Construction of the Port St.
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), on behalf of its Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment/Systems (EVSES) product section, has endorsed HR 1685 , the Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment Act of 2011. Earlier post.) Introduced by Representatives Judy Biggert (R-IL), Edward J.
CommScope will purchase from Hydrogenics common shares in four tranches, up to a maximum of 2,186,906 shares for a maximum aggregate purchase price of $8,500,000. The first tranche, which is expected to close on August 12, 2010, will consist of 879,393 common shares for an aggregate purchase price of US$3,237,046 (US$3.68
Ford also granted to the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 45 million additional shares of common stock to cover over-allotments. That includes three separate payments of $610 million due in December 2009, June 2010 and June 2011. per share for total gross proceeds of approximately $1.4
The announcement of the new JV follows a history of collaboration between the two companies, beginning with Bunge’s 2010 equity investment in Solazyme, followed by a May 2011 Bunge-funded Joint Development Agreement (JDA) to develop oils that could be sold commercially.
The funds will also be used to redesign the manufacturing facilities, improve plant infrastructure, and purchase machines and equipment. The measures for increasing production capacity at the 28-hectare Redford production plant are scheduled to commence in July 2010 and continue until September 2011.
Solaris electric buses have been ordered so far by 60 cities in 17 countries, and have traveled more than 14 million kilometers since 2011. Our project to purchase 130 electric articulated buses, supported by European funds, is one of the largest e-mobility investments in Europe. ski, CEO of Miejskie Zak?ady ady Autobusowe.
ECM has granted BMW the first right to purchase 100% of the LiOH produced from the identified resources at Wolfsberg. In 2011, KMI was granted a mining license for the Project. BMW will make an advance payment of US$15 million to ECM to be repaid through equal set offs against LiOH delivered to BMW.
This advanced testing facility was made possible in part by support from the Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission (TICRC), which provided more than $7 million in grants to support construction of the facility and the purchase of process equipment.
Johnson Controls’ Meadowbrook facility, which received a $299-million grant through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, produces complete Lithium-ion battery cells and systems for hybrid and electric vehicles. Pack assembly began in September, 2010, with cell production starting in the summer of 2011.
David Wetz, associate professor of electrical engineering, is principal investigator for an $801,224 Office of Naval Research grant that investigates how batteries age when they’re run at high rates. A $320,000 ONR grant to understand the challenges faced when implementing a 1000 volts-direct-current lithium-ion battery.
The purchase funds for Fisker would in theory go directly to the DOE since the government agency loaned the auto company a large sum of money before it stopped production more than a year ago. According to the company’s financial records, Fisker lost about $35,000 on each of the 2,450 Karmas it built between 2011 and 2012.
In October 2013, Panasonic and Tesla had already expanded their 2011 supply agreement so that Panasonic will supply nearly 2 billion automotive-grade lithium-ion battery cells to Tesla through 31 December 2017 at long-term preferential prices. Earlier post.). billion.
A final report is expected in summer 2011. Xcel Energy purchased the battery from NGK Insulators Ltd. The project received a $1 million grant from Xcel Energy’s Renewable Development Fund. The project is being conducted in Luverne, Minn., about 30 miles east of Sioux Falls, S.D. They are able to store about 7.2
would purchase 500 battery electric buses. Annual sales of hybrid buses in China surpassed that of North America in 2011, reaching almost 1,700 units. grants to offset the price premium. The Africa/Middle East countries will see very little uptake due to the high cost of electric buses and infrastructure, the report finds.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) last week launched the 2011 edition of the World Energy Outlook (WEO), the current edition of its annual flagship publication assessing the threats and opportunities facing the global energy system out to 2035. —WEO 2011. —WEO 2011. Click to enlarge.
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Plug-in Car Grant. The Government also set out the eligibility criteria for its Plug-in Car Grant. Under the scheme motorists will receive a grant of up to £5,000 (US$7,800) to purchase electric, plug-in hybrid or hydrogen fuelled cars. The level of the Plug-In-Car Grant has been agreed until 31 March 2012.
Axion Power said this first $400,000 purchase order is part of a $475,000 total purchase order, that will be used in the commissioning of Norfolk Southern’s NS-999 ( earlier post ). In November of 2011, Axion commissioned a.5 Thelen (2011) Energy Savings, a. Earlier post.) —Tom Granville. Micro-hybrids.
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