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Driving electric in an oil capital

Electric Auto Association

Perhaps most importantly, a significant level of Houston’s energy portfolio now comes from renewables. We encourage our members to contact their representatives in Austin,” said HEAA President Dave Hanson, explaining that recent activity has centered around several bills intended to greatly increase EV registration fees.

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Over 200,000 Pure Electric Vehicles to hit UK roads in 2021

Drive Electric

Volkswagen Group and Mercedes-Benz will bring more EVs to market in 2021 with production plans based on new EV-specific platforms (although the dealer network will need to be much better at selling EVs to achieve targets).

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Galbraith joined The New York Times in June 2008 to write about renewable energy. She spent the previous year as a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University, and before that she was the Southwest correspondent for The Economist based in Austin, Tex. Posts | Profile Kate Galbraith Reporter Ms. Follow the money.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

“The more fluctuating energy you have from renewables, the more it makes sense to have a smart grid,&# said Markus Ewert from the new technologies team of German utility E.ON “Cities are a perfect for promoting change and renewable energies,&# said Mr. Turmes, the politician. The infrastructure is already there.&#

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Inflation Reduction Act – How It Supercharges the Electric Vehicle Industry

EV Match

Tesla just opened its new Austin, Texas factory in April . They include, at the broadest level: a renewal of the federal $7,500 tax credit, which was set to expire at this end of this year, for another full decade. only when by car dealers, not private parties. And what about changes to the EV tax credit? and a third).