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EC rolls out CARS 2020 action plan for European auto industry

Green Car Congress

Secondly, the climate agenda becomes more urgent and even more is expected from technological progress. put forward guidelines for financial incentives for clean and energy-efficient vehicles established by Member States in order to maximize their environmental effectiveness and limit the fragmentation of the market.

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Japan Automakers Support B5, E10 as Baseline Biofuel Blends, Recommend Specifications to ASEAN Countries

Green Car Congress

The Worldwide Fuel Charter (WWFC), originally drafted in 1998, details quality specifications for fuels recommended by the world auto industry. Together with three other industry associations from America and Europe, JAMA drafted up the WWFC specifications as well as the ‘WWFC Bio-fuels Guidelines’.

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Good News and Bad News: Changes to the Federal EV Tax Credit in 2024

EV Life

These new guidelines simplify the process for drivers, providing an immediate financial incentive at the point of sale and making dealers, not individuals, collect the tax credit from the IRS. The EV Climate Loan When you apply for the EV Climate Loan with EV Life, here’s how it works: Pre-qualify for more than financing.

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A Conversation

Revenge of the Electric Car

Below is an interview with Director Chris Paine and Journalist Robert Steadman with UK-based Blue and Green Tomorrow : ROB: Was it difficult to gain behind the scenes access to the auto industry after the first film? We knew we were vulnerable to car industry PR efforts and they knew they couldn't control what we did editorially.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

In the past the auto industry has responded to incentives and guidelines set by government agencies and reengineered their product to meet this requirement. We also mined or extracted and burned coal and oil, releasing millions of years of stored solar energy indiscriminately, altering Earth’s climate.

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Verifying the origin of EV battery materials at the source: Traceability challenges, Part Two

Charged EVs

It started [in the auto industry] in the 1980s from a quality management perspective, to be able to track defective parts and to know who is responsible for them. EVs are perceived as a response to climate change and to a more sustainable world. I joined BV in 2016. So, companies like ours, for sure, have a future in that area.

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