Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2011

a leader in natural gas engines, acquired Alternative Fuel Vehicle Sweden AB (AFV) of Gothenburg, Sweden for approximately SEK 51 million (approximately US$7.6 AFV is the sole supplier of natural gas fuel systems to Volvo Car Company (VCC). Volvo dealers in Sweden have offered a bi-fuel 231-hp 2.5

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2018

Policies to entice consumers away from fossil-fuel powered vehicles and normalize low carbon, alternative-fuel alternatives, such as electric vehicles, are vital if the world is to significantly reduce transport sector carbon pure-emissions, according to a new study.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

An ATR 72-600 turboprop of the Swedish carrier BRA (former Braathens Regional) took off from Stockholm-Bromma to Umeå fueled with a 45% biofuel blend, marking the first biofuel-powered flight of an ATR aircraft. Several research and development initiatives are currently underway in Sweden to produce biofuels from different types of wood.

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Sweden Alternative Fuels Tax Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2017

of new sales, followed by gasoline vehicles (47%), and alternatively fueled vehicles (3.3%, including electric vehicles). Changes to the level of subsidies and tax incentives available for new vehicle owners changed in 2016 in both countries, directly contributing to lower shares.

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Blink Charging

APRIL 6, 2023

Coming in second is Norway, followed by Sweden, Germany and the United Kingdom rounding out the top five countries for EV adoption, according to the most recent version of the Electric Vehicle Country Readiness Index from ​​ Ernst & Young Global Ltd. Again, we can break this down into the consumer side and the manufacturer side.

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Plug In Partners

APRIL 21, 2008

Unfortunately, consumer tax incentives for the purchase of plug in hybrids were not included. Although consumer tax credits for PHEVs enjoyed bipartisan support in both houses of Congress, concerns over other tax portions of the energy bill resulted in the entire tax package being removed from the original bill.

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Drive Electric

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Unintended environmental consequences derived from developing alternative fuels should be considered (e.g. states with fossil fuel car bans in place. Slovenia, Iceland, the Netherlands, Ireland, India, Denmark, Sweden, Israel, Germany and the United Kingdom all have 2030 deadlines. around land use).

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