Plug in America

JUNE 25, 2025

EV tax credits work Industry-wide, 87% of all EVs purchased or leased in 2024 received the federal EV tax credit. Contrary to what many Americans believe, the United States is not the global leader in automotive manufacturing. auto industry is currently the second largest in the world.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2013

Elon Musk, Tesla’s Chief Executive Officer and cofounder, purchased $100 million of common equity, the least secure portion of the offering. This is another important contribution to what the Obama Administration has done to preserve and promote America’s auto industry.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2014

Fields said that Ford’s investments in products, people, plants and technology, combined with industry growth, are not only delivering a year of growth in terms of revenue, pricing power, operating margins and profitability in 2014, but are setting the stage for growth in and beyond 2015. That’s a tremendous amount of growth. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2010

Ford plans to survey 35 top global suppliers on their energy use and estimated greenhouse gas emissions as part of a broader effort to reduce carbon emissions within the auto industry. Tony Brown, Ford group vice president, Global Purchasing.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2009

of Food and Resource Economics; and Milind Kandlikar of UBC’s Liu Institute for Global Issues and Institute of Asian Research. So for the majority, rebates are not changing behavior—they are subsidizing planned purchases. If the intention of rebate programs is to replace gas guzzlers with hybrids, they are failing. Ambarish Chandra.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Ipsos, the global research and insights organization, explored consumer thoughts in its third annual Global Mobility Navigator Syndicated Study. Todd Markusic, Vice President, Ipsos Mobility, said the Global Mobility Navigator Syndicated Study uncovered interesting insights on how drivers truly feel about self-driving cars.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Semiconductors are the foundation of the technologies that are powering the electrification, autonomous driving and connectivity of the auto industry, and they have been center stage in the global chip shortage that has impacted automakers the last couple of years.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2009

The major climate and energy bill introduced last week by House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming Chairman Henry Waxman and Subcommittee Chairman Edward Markey— H.R. Electric Vehicle Infrastructure. Advanced technology vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

CATARC is China’s the administrative body that oversees and regulates many activities of the auto industry in China, the world’s largest new-car market, and in the US. The collaboration is intended to help expand the global market for zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs). China Fuel Cells Plug-ins Policy'

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2021

The pilot project is an example of how the auto industry can improve mineral supply chains, empower women, and protect the rights of the most vulnerable. —Sue Slaughter, purchasing material cost and supply chain sustainability director.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

EcoMotors International, a Khosla-funded startup working to commercialize a diesel opoc (opposed-piston, opposed-cylinder) engine ( earlier post ), has named auto industry veteran Donald Runkle as its new CEO. EcoMotors was founded in 2008 by Prof. Don Runkle.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2017

Given the major trends affecting the industry going forward, weakening the current fuel economy standards would in fact be detrimental to the future competitiveness of U.S. Fuel economy standards drive innovation in the advanced technologies that will enable the domestic industry to thrive in this era of disruption. —Alan Baum.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2012

Global rating agency Fitch Ratings expects the financial profiles of US automakers and parts suppliers to remain resilient in a downside scenario characterized by sluggish global economic growth and weaker-than-expected North American light-duty vehicle demand. Continued global. to be seen throughout the US auto sector.

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Charged EVs

OCTOBER 27, 2024

That left Honda severely behind in the global race toward long-range electric vehicles that Tesla kicked off in 2012 with its Model S. It’s worth noting that the Prologue presently carries heavy incentives, from the federal $7,500 point-of-purchase rebate to Honda’s own internal spiffs.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

TFS introduced the auto industry’s first Asset-Backed Green Bond in 2014; this latest issuance is the fourth Green Bond the company has issued. The TFS Green Bond program is unique in the auto industry and enhances Toyota’s reputation for leadership in green innovation across industries.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 28, 2023

One looming artifact of the pandemic that remains in 2023—the global chip shortage —has gratefully begun to recede. As Spectrum reported in the months since this story originally posted, the broken supply chains caused by the chip shortage have practically rewired whole segments of the tech industry.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 27, 2021

In an announcement on Wednesday, Hertz Global Holdings Inc. The announcement was made just days after Hertz announced its initial blockbuster purchase of 100,000 Tesla Model 3s, which would be used as part of its can rental fleet. noted that it would be partnering with Uber Technologies Inc.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2014

China has been GM’s largest market since 2010, last year accounting for about one-third of its global sales. Within six years, replacement or repeat purchases in China could exceed two-thirds of industry demand, compared to one-third today. This trend is expected to drive demand for more diverse offerings.

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MARCH 26, 2023

This is due to the global price correction of new energy materials and the company's cost control and supply chain management capabilities, Chery New Energy said in an announcement. After Tesla cut prices earlier in the year, several NEV makers followed suit. For Chery, its performance at the beginning of the year was weak.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2017

To form the JV, Groupe Renault is purchasing a 49% equity interest in Shenyang Brilliance Jinbei Automobile Co., We see China not only as the biggest car market worldwide, but also as a trend setter for the auto industry. It will change the map of the Chinese and even global LCV market.

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Wallbox

JUNE 30, 2021

Norway leads electric vehicle (EV) adoption, boasting the highest share of new EV purchases worldwide. So how did this largely rural Scandinavian country become the global leader in EV adoption? Finally, EV friendly tax schemes can be an effective alternative to direct monetary grants when it comes to boosting EV purchases.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

The plans, updated in the context of a worsening sales outlook for the entire auto industry, outline a need for up to an additional $16.6 Following the steep decline in US industry sales in December 2008 and January 2009, GM responded by further lowering its forecast for 2009 US industry sales to 10.5 million units (57.5

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Just months after declaring bankruptcy, American car rental giant Hertz Global Holdings Inc. As noted by Bloomberg News , Hertz’s 100,000 Tesla Model 3 order stands as the single-largest purchase to date for electric vehicles. The update was related by individuals who were reportedly familiar with the matter.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JUNE 1, 2010

Government Aims to Create Strong Domestic Industry but Generous Rebates Risk a Backlash as Rich-Poor Divide Grows. Auto industry executives said the subsidies are likely to apply only to vehicles produced in China, although that wasn’t clear from the government notice. By NORIHIKO SHIROUZU. Japan and Europe.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 13, 2024

So, while the Covid-19 lockdowns severely affected the entire automotive industry’s value chain, it also began to embrace a fresh perspective amidst the global crisis. In spite of inflationary pressure, sales were supported by early purchases and easing of semiconductor chip supply.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

and battery production, driving location, and upstream supply chain emissions, we use a medium global valuation for GHG emissions, and we assume the battery will last the life of the vehicle. In our base case, we assume average US values for emissions and damage valuation of electricity generation, oil refining, vehicle. are also substantial.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2009

A recent poll by the Pew Center found that global warming was the last.the last.of A Rasmussen Reports poll show that 41% of the US public thinks Mankind is causing global warming.Are desires for more power, more luxury, more size reaching saturation? We saw a horrible drop in vehicle sales last December [down] 36%. Hybrid sales 43%.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2021

Vertical integration: After reorganizing its powertrain activities to put planning, development, purchasing and production under one roof, Mercedes-Benz will deepen the level of vertical integration in manufacturing and development, and insource electric drive technology. Production Plan.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The South Korean auto market will be different compared to other markets BYD has entered. The general consensus among South Korean auto industry insiders seems to be that BYD’s cheap electric vehicles will not be enough to convince local customers to purchase cars from the Chinese brand.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2009

In the long-term, Duvall said, EPRI sees about a 500 million ton CO 2 per year reduction for auto industry “ almost entirely due to replacement of gasoline with lower carbon electricity.”. Most new capacity is now combined cycle natural gas or renewable (almost entirely wind). The charging pyramid. Source: EPRI. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2009

Grant Thornton LLP is the US member firm of Grant Thornton International Ltd, one of the six global audit, tax and advisory organizations. Meanwhile, adding further downside pressure is that banks in many cases are working to reduce their exposure to the auto industry. The rewards for successful execution will be great.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2009

Industry officials expect that this $2.4 billion in cost-share from the award winners, will result directly in the creation tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs in the US battery and auto industries. Construction of US manufacturing capabilities to produce the second-generation GM global rear-wheel electric drive system.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Global Electric Motorcars (GEM) has pioneered neighborhood electric vehicles (EVs), demonstrating a prosperous past and promising future. owns GEM following a 2021 purchase from Polaris. The buyout also included Taylor-Dunn, an EV manufacturer focusing on industrial EVs. Local electric transportation What’s the GEM Car?

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

But more recently it has struggled to gain access to EVs because of the absence of a federally mandated CO2 emissions reduction structure and purchase subsidies. Globally, Nissan has committed billions to EV development , but here its sales volume is driven by diesel utes and petrol SUVs.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 22, 2024

More than 1 in 5 cars sold globally this year is expected to be electric, with surging demand projected over the next decade, says a new International Energy Agency (IEA) report. The latest IEA Outlook report asserts that global EV sales are set to remain “robust” in 2024, reaching around 17 million by the end of the year.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The Munich-based chipmaker purchased U.S. Its primary clients come from the auto industry, which Diess is also intimately familiar with, making him a good candidate for chairman. Infineon] increasingly plays a role as facilitator of the solutions for major, global tasks,” said Diess.

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Teslarati

JUNE 22, 2024

and Canada’s most commonly used auto dealer management software has rendered over 15,000 dealerships unable to make sales over the past few days, and those who claim to be behind the outage are demanding tens of millions of dollars as ransom. Auto dealerships in the U.S. A cyberattack on the U.S. dealerships.

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