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Governor George Pataki Calls for 40% Penetration of Electric Drive Vehicles in US by End of Decade

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The current $7,500 tax credit for purchasing an advanced vehicle is wonderful if you have a great accountant or tax lawyer, Pataki said, “ but if you are an ordinary consumer, what do you do ?” Gasoline is too cheap. Incentivize the market on all three of these spaces and the market will change consumer behavior.

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Five-year Update: Your Author's 2015 Lexus GS 350

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Three years on, this is the longest I’ve ever kept a single automobile. & A few months later in December 2020 the Outback’s replacement was purchased, the white over tan 2019 Golf Sportwagen. In April of 2019 at purchase the odometer read 39,339 per the CarFax report. Two years later in 2021, that figure was 44,750.

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Naysayer Alert – the hydrogen red herring

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Hence its supply would not be cheap, renewable nor sustainable in the long term. This factor too, means hydrogen powered FCEV will always be far more expensive to purchase and operate than a simple battery electric vehicle. . 2015, p127) [1]. . 2015) The Great Race: The Global Quest for the Car of the Future.

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Why Are Modern Vehicles So Much Bigger?

The Truth About Cars

While consumer preferences have trended toward larger automobiles of late, it’s actually the United States’ regulatory landscape that has been steering us toward gargantuan vehicles. In the 1960s, Americans were enjoying cheap gasoline and everyday automobiles boasting some of the largest engines ever manufactured.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Governor Kulongoski is currently pushing a plan before the state legislature to cut some hefty tax breaks for electric vehicle manufacturers who choose to come to Oregon, as well as provide huge tax credits to purchasers of electric cars. “My So imagine a million electric cars on US roads which all need to change these batteries in say 2015.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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In 2015–expanded to emissions from residential, commercial, and other industrial combustion, and transportation fuels. In 2015–nearly 90% of emissions. If they don’t have enough allowances to cover their emissions they must purchase more or face a penalty. Gases: All 6 Kyoto gases. Coverage: In 2012–50% of emissions.

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Tariffs on China aren’t the way to win the EV arms race – getting serious on EVs is

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84% in 2015), leapfrogging several early adopter nations. So in the end, US jobs likely won’t benefit overall , and US consumers will simply be denied a chance to buy cheap new EVs from China – like, for example, the excellent Volvo EX30. So it’s possible, and just because it’s hard doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do it.

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