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Global auto industry receives $44 billion for greener cars

Green Cars News

The global automotive industry is receiving close to US$44 billion from governments around the world to develop alternative fuel technologies, analysts at Deloitte reveal. The market for alternative fuel vehicles is being strongly supported economic stimulus packages and other government programs in at least 13 markets.

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China Car Sales Likely Hit New Record in April

Green Car Congress

Bolstered by government stimulus plans, sales of autos in China likely reached a record high of 1.15 Assuming the CAAM figures are borne out by official data, April would be the fifth straight month of growth for the industry. People’s Daily.

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Ricardo responds to electric drive stimulus package

Green Cars News

“Measures aimed at spurring innovations that will increase the electrification of road transportation, such as those announced today, are to be welcomed as extremely good news for the auto industry as well as for society. .

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The Race to Plug-In Hybrids Is On

Green Cars News

A powerful roster of key industry players in the rapidly evolving electric vehicle arena will come together at Infocast’s Opportunities in Grid-Connected Mobility in San Francisco, California. A key goal of the Obama administration is to have one million ‘PHEVs’ or a fully electric vehicle on the road by 2015.

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GM: Let's Hash Out Open Plug-In Car Standards

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The auto industry is now gearing up to hash out those standards at the SAE conference in Detroit next week — and GM has a major stake in getting them out swiftly. OStatic] Nokia E71x Expected on May 4th: Here’s Reading Material Until Then [jkOnTheRun] Renewable Standards to Spur Moore’s Law for Cleantech?

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Smart Meters and Electric Cars

Revenge of the Electric Car

The economic stimulus package currently before Congress could include incentives for both buyers of electric vehicles and electric vehicle battery manufacturers. While it is not the first time a future of electric cars has been on the horizon, industry experts say this time its for real.

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Greenius Is Fired Up Over Obama’s Green Economic Recovery Bill!

Creative Greenius

This bill is not only the most sweeping economic recovery package in our nation’s history, it’s also the greenest. The coal industry is about to get what’s coming to them and not a moment too soon. Investing in Scientific Research (More than $15 Billion). Consumers to Benefit from Tax Relief, More Green Jobs.

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