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Zero-Carbon Drive to Sacto Anti-Carbon Rally and Back

Plugs and Cars

Dan Kalb of the Union of Concerned Scientists and Bonnie Holms-Gen of the Lung Association were there to lend their voices of protest against the auto industry's continuing legal assault on California. And due to all our efforts, the grid is getting even cleaner and more renewable. And I was there representing Plug In America.

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Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

Green Car Congress

And oil only seems cheap. Well, America’s auto industry delivered over 100,000. That helped us become the world’s greatest industrial power. It helps that the auto industry will be building more efficient new vehicles. But let’s realize: defending our nation is never cheap. We just had to do it.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Millions will plug-in their electric vehicles (EV), plug-in hybrids (PHEV) and fuel cell vehicles (FCV) at night when electricity is cheap, then plug-in during the day when energy is expensive and sell those extra electrons at a profit. In the future, utilities will pay you to plug-in your vehicle. Carlos 12:43 AM walt the memecaster said.

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Biden quadruples tariffs on Chinese EVs, up from 25% to 100%

Baua Electric

But with these increased tariffs, that makes it less likely that US consumers will gain access to these cheap, high-tech Chinese EVs. This isn’t the first move that Biden has made to limit the ability of the Chinese auto industry to operate in the US.

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

Baua Electric

News came out on Friday that President Biden is set to quadruple tariffs on Chinese EVs to protect the US auto industry from the rapid growth of Chinese EV manufacturing. The global auto industry is in a time of flux. Cars are changing quickly, as is car manufacturing. But that sort of sentiment is popular.

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