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JUNE 28, 2013

Diesel vehicles generally saved owners between $2,000 to $6,000 in total ownership costs during a three to five year period when compared to similar gasoline vehicles, according to data compiled by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). —“Total Cost of Ownership”.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2009

The Dutch Cabinet on Friday approved a new road tax bill that would eliminate the current motor vehicle tax and purchase tax and replace them with a charge per kilometer driven, starting in 2012 and increasing through 2018. The average rate for a car is expected to be: Dutch Mileage Tax. 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2016

A paper by a team from the University of Chicago and MIT suggests that technology-driven cost reductions in fossil fuels will lead to the continued use of fossil fuels—oil, gas, and coal—unless governments pass new taxes on carbon emissions. We need both a policy like a carbon tax and to put more R&D money into renewables.

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MAY 6, 2014

2012 and 2013 market share vs. per-vehicle incentive for battery-electric (BEV) and plug-in hybrid electric PHEV (where applicable, only company car market incentives shown here). Market share of new EVs in select markets, 2013 and 2014. Source: ICCT. Click to enlarge. Source: ICCT.

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JUNE 14, 2012

Since some 36% of diesel is used off-road, such as on farms, by manufacturing, industrial and commercial ventures, and boats, a fuel tax for road use would impose an unfair burden onto these sectors, the government says.). per cent is estimated to increase the total cost of truck operation by around 0.4%. tonnes or less.

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APRIL 6, 2015

The 103GW of capacity added by new renewable energy sources last year compares to 86GW in 2013, 89GW in 2012 and 81GW in 2011 and made 2014 the best year ever for newly installed capacity. billion, up 39% from 2013. billion, 10% higher than in 2013 and its biggest total ever. The US was second at $38.3 The US was second at $38.3

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APRIL 27, 2012

Historically, diesel cars have sold strongly in Europe, where the fuel is less expensive than highly taxed gasoline. In the United States, diesel fuel typically costs between 25 and 40 cents more than gasoline, but the difference has been trending downward the past couple of years, according to Schaeffer. About one of every two US.

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APRIL 10, 2023

The program has five goals: Promote the installation of electric vehicle charging stations throughout Colorado. These can include special contractor bidding instructions, certain equipment, or annual data reporting.

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OCTOBER 31, 2014

A study by a team from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) shows that state electric vehicle incentives are playing a significant early role in reducing the effective cost of ownership and driving electric vehicle sales. Source: ICCT. Click to enlarge. —Jin et al. Whereas California has over 2.4%

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DECEMBER 14, 2021

The Public Advocates Office at the CPUC estimates that households without NEM systems pay $67 to $128 more per year, depending on the utility, due to the costs of the NEM 1.0 Assembly Bill 327 (Perea, 2013) required the CPUC to reform the NEM program, as well as conduct rate reform and distribution planning activities.

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DECEMBER 1, 2013

per gallon US) subsidy and fuel excise and value-added tax exemptions, and ( b ) a prospective future scenario with no form of government support measures. These data were then used as inputs to a techno-economic model using AspenPlus to determine the production cost of bioethanol from bamboo in China. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2013

The GFEI, a partnership of international agencies and top energy policy experts, suggests that these cost savings could in part be used to help offset the costs of developing a global market for electric vehicles over this time frame, since the savings are estimated to be at least four times bigger than these costs.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

As outlined by the President, the proposal relies upon tax reform for about half of its funding—i.e., closing some tax loopholes and changing how businesses are taxed, resulting in about $150 billion. TIGER Discretionary Grants may be used for up to 80% of the costs of a project. intermodal projects.

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JULY 4, 2013

The horizontal red lines show the comparable price of gasoline (before tax, refining margin 0.3 $/gal, exchange rate: 1 € = 1.326 $) with crude oil prices 100 $/bbl and 150 $/bbl. The UCG process was developed for the production of low-cost synthesis gas from biomass. Source: VTT. 0.7 €/liter (app. 0.7 €/liter. 0.7 €/liter.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2013

The study was conducted in September 2013 among 2,041 US adults, among whom 1,629 identified themselves as regular drivers, driving their own personal vehicle at least once a once week or more often. However, Audi points out, HOV lanes are made for long-distance driving, better suited to diesel vehicles.

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DECEMBER 17, 2013

Centralizing management of capital and operational expenditures under one office was crucial in capturing “total cost of ownership” savings, according to the report. Based on its experience to date with the two, Loveland ordered another three for 2013 and an additional four for 2014.

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DECEMBER 11, 2013

The decision to end manufacturing in Australia reflects the perfect storm of negative influences the automotive industry faces in the country, including the sustained strength of the Australian dollar, high cost of production, small domestic market and arguably the most competitive and fragmented auto market in the world.

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JANUARY 30, 2018

annual growth from 2013 to 2025 to meet its goal. But with a 53% increase in growth from 2013-2017, the annual growth rate required to meet the ZEV goal from 2017 on has decreased to 20% annually. The growth of ZEVs represents a potential drain on motor vehicle fuel taxes, which could affect state transportation revenue.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

And Because drivers are not able to select gasoline mode themselves, the B 200 Natural Gas Drive is taxed more favorably as a natural gas vehicle. It is due to arrive in dealerships at the beginning of 2013. The range in natural gas mode is around 500 kilometers (311 miles). Location of the storage tanks. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2009

In addition to examining the scope of the challenges, the report makes a number of recommendations to address them, including: Establish tax credits for installing automotive-grade batteries in stationary applications to help drive scale and contribute to reducing battery cost. Extend consumer tax credits for home charging equipment.

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APRIL 14, 2015

year from 2013 through 2040 in the Reference case, far below the rates of economic growth (2.4%/year) million bbl/d) in 2013 to 26.4 quadrillion Btu in 2013 to 12.6 mpg in 2013 to 37.0 million bbl/d) in 2013 to 7.3 mpg in 2013 to 7.8 Technology and policy promote slower growth of energy demand. mpg in 2040.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2016

In fiscal years 2013 through 2015, the federal government obligated more than $1.1 The Department of Agriculture (USDA) obligated more than $168 million in fiscal years 2013 through 2015 to support advanced biofuels. For example, for 2016, EPA set a volume requirement of 3.61 billion gallons. billion for advanced biofuels R&D.

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OCTOBER 12, 2014

Power 2013 Sales Satisfaction Index (SSI) study data on customer satisfaction with new car dealerships and Tesla stores. From a salesperson’s perspective, this additional time represents a cost of doing business that detracts from time spent closing another potentially more lucrative transaction. —Cahill et al.

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MARCH 7, 2013

Of a total weekly expenditure of £167 (US$250), those in the poorest car-owning households see £44 (US$66) go on vehicle-related purchasing and operating costs. The average price of unleaded gasoline in the UK in January 2013 was 132.7 Pre-tax, the UK has some of the cheapest road fuel prices in Europe, according to the OFT.)

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Researchers at Georgia Tech have compared medium-duty (MD) electric and diesel urban delivery trucks in terms of life-cycle energy consumption, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and total cost of ownership (TCO). One surprise among their findings was that the electric truck had cost advantages over the diesel vehicle under some conditions.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2013

Some research has shown that purchase rebates can be more effective than income-tax credits, the committee noted. Those needs are affected by a variety of factors, including the types of PEVs on the road, travel patterns of these vehicles, and the costs of charging at different locations. National Research Council.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2013

Do they get state or federal tax breaks? In fact in 6 of the states, diesel fuel is penalized with additional state taxes. So diesel fuel gets taxed twice or penalized twice at the federal and state level. share and volume are expected to more than double from 2013 to 2018. Earlier post.). marketshare in 2012 to 1.25

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MARCH 10, 2011

From 2013, a major European vehicle manufacturer will be installing this technology, which helps reduce both fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions, in its models. to 2 grams per kilometer, a notable contribution when one considers the strict limits where every gram counts and expensive tax penalties can be imposed. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 27, 2013

As of August 2013, Noble began drilling its second appraisal well. As of August 2013, drilling had not commenced in these other blocks. Input parameters include the project’s capital costs, its operating costs, the plant’s fuel loss factor, and the plant’s utilization rate. Operating maintenance costs were set at $0.20/MMBtu

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NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Canada’s road transport emissions were 40% higher in 2013 than in 1990. Between 1990 and 2013, transportation emissions accounted for nearly half of the growth of Canada’s total emissions levels, with road transport accounting for the largest share of transportation emissions.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Ford began production of the 2013 C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid vehicle ( earlier post ) at Michigan Assembly in October, and the vehicles are heading for showrooms. Starting MSRP is $29,995 (after a federal tax credit). Overview of the C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 8, 2011

and model 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015. However, additional policy steps are needed to further drive innovation, reduce costs, and spur consumer demand, the report says. These could lead to additional production capacity of several hundred thousand EVs not accounted for in this table. Estimated US supply of PEVs from 2011-2015.

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AUGUST 6, 2013

The number of registered EVs surpassed 100,000 in May 2013, leaving much ground to be covered before the target is met. Furthest along with electricity market deregulation, the US can serve as a model for how to design market rules to reduce the cost of integrating EVs on the grid.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2014

Possibilities include dramatic reductions in the cost of EV batteries that lead to more cost- competitive vehicles, greater state or federal incentives, or increasing taxes on fossil fuels. Tesla Motors will have a bumpy year. Nonetheless, 2014 may be a breakout year for e-motorcycles. Earlier post.).

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JUNE 9, 2015

The MSYS transmission was originally developed under a 3-year Technology Strategy Board (now InnovateUK) grant awarded in 2011, and in 2013 DSD was named as a key member of a £16-million (US$24.4-million) Earlier post.). million) UK government-supported consortium known as the Evoque_E development program.

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MARCH 18, 2013

Feebates,” rebates to purchasers of high-fuel-economy vehicles balanced by a tax on low-mpg vehicles is a complementary policy that would assist manufacturers in selling the more-efficient vehicles produced to meet fuel economy standards. High fuel prices, whether due to market dynamics or taxes, are effective in reducing fuel use.

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MAY 2, 2024

Named after a low-volume Acura SUV sold from 2010 to 2013, the new ZDX is actually built by General Motors and rides on that company’s Ultium EV platform—as does the related Honda Prologue from Acura’s parent brand. Visually it’s every inch an Acura, and it’s very close in size to the brand’s bestselling model, the MDX midsize crossover.

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