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This Nigerian Startup’s Minigrid Began as a School Project

Cars That Think

Smart Village provides grants for the initial investment to buy equipment, as well as mentoring and training. In 2018 he was in the inaugural cohort of the Obama Foundation ’s Leaders Africa program. The London Stock Exchange identified GVE as one of the fastest-growing private companies in Africa in 2019.

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Has the cash for clunkers scheme failed? The Green Piece

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Clearly the goal of the cash for clunkers scheme was to revitalise US auto sales – but the underlying target, according to the Obama administration, was also to encourage US drivers towards more fuel efficient vehicles that would ultimately reduce the country’s dependence on foreign oil. So is this scheme green at all?

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DOT, EPA unveil joint proposal for fuel economy and greenhouse gas emission standards: 49.6 mpg CAFE, 163 g/mile GHG in 2025; flexibilities and incentives

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The action builds on the first phase of the Obama Administration’s national program (2012-2016) ( earlier post ), which will raise fuel efficiency equivalent to 35.5 new vehicle technology will add, on average, about $2000 for consumers who buy a new vehicle in MY. In the CAFE program for MYs 2017–2019, the fuel economy of.

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Cadillac’s ambitious move to an all-electric luxury brand by 2030

Charged EVs

Dormant for a decade, that Obama-era program initially loaned money to Ford, Nissan, and Tesla (which all paid back their loans) and Fisker, which declared bankruptcy and lost the department more than $100 million. For 2019, it was 214,000 vs 156,000. The US Department of Energy will loan the company $2.5

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Tesla’s request for tougher fuel economy penalties thrown out by U.S. Appeals Court

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Automakers have voiced that the penalties could cost them up to $1 billion every year if they do not meet rules and are forced to buy credits from other carmakers that can sell them. Previously, former President Barack Obama had set the penalties to start with the 2019 model year.

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EPA Administrator broadly outlines Trump Administration thinking on fuel economy standards and California

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Wheeler said that the average sticker price of a new vehicle reached $39,500 in the first half of 2019—out of reach for many American families. Kelly Blue Book earlier this month reported that the the estimated average transaction price for a light vehicle in the United States was $37,401 in August 2019, up 2% from August 2018.

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Perhaps not what you thought 

Electric Auto Association

The Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) program, implemented under President Barack Obama in 2012, called for annual increases of 5% to the average fuel economy of new vehicles through the 2025 model year. In 2019, fuel economy actually worsened, dropping slightly from 25.1 percent and extending the standards through 2026.

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