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Visiting Ford EV Center, Biden says, “The future of the auto industry is electric”

Plug in America

The future of the auto industry is electric,” said President Biden. We hope they will rapidly scale up production so it can be available in every Ford dealer in all 50 states. There’s no turning back. … The only question is whether we’ll lead the race or fall behind.” We couldn’t agree more. .

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

Green Car Congress

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. And magically, as more electricity comes from lower-carbon fuel sources, our cars will get cleaner as they get older!

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Expert panel report finds achieving 1M plug-in vehicles in US by 2015 would require concentrated action to overcome barriers

Green Car Congress

A new study sponsored by Indiana University concludes that President Obama’s vision of one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) on US roads by 2015 will require concentrated efforts action from all stakeholders— the auto industry, federal government, the scientific community, and consumers—to be realized.

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Will CARB’s New Rules Damage EV Startups?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Catalytic converters, along with so-called leak-proof emissions systems, are the primary reason why today’s cars are so much cleaner than those of several decades ago. “Why don’t they ask the dealers to go out and start their cars every third day?&# Protheroe asked.

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Inflation Reduction Act – How It Supercharges the Electric Vehicle Industry

EV Match

only when by car dealers, not private parties. Jay Inslee, governor of the state of Washington, explicitly announced that his state would follow California’s lead on the 2035 ban deadline, and another 12 states have typically stayed in lockstep with California on auto emissions standards. and a third).

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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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