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EIA: US consumption of alt fuels up 13% in 2011; E85 second behind natural gas; medium-duty vans had greater impact than LDVs

Green Car Congress

While inventory and fuel use in automobiles continues to increase, the rise in the use of medium-duty vans had a larger impact on fuel consumption due to their higher rate of consumption and, in contrast to light duty vehicles, they are more likely to be utilized as an alternative-fueled vehicle than a traditional gasoline-fueled vehicle, EIA noted.

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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

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The 1979 Iranian crisis and related oil price shock accelerated Brazil’s conversion of its gasoline supply and automobile fleet. Automobile manufacturers were given tax breaks to produce cars that ran on hydrous ethanol, and, by 1980, every automobile company in Brazil was following this lead.

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How Truck Stops and Convenience Stores Can Benefit from Holiday EV Travel

Blink Charging

The American Automobile Association (AAA) predicts that 115.2 According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory , as of the second quarter of 2023, only 3.5% The federal tax credit is worth up to 30% of the installation cost, up to $100,000 per charger. However, it is restricted by census tract.

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Southeast Asia market will become a competitive place for Chinese and Japanese car companies

Setec Powerr

Europe, the birthplace of the automobile industry, to North America across the Pacific Ocean, has always been the top stage that Chinese car companies hope to step on. In addition, the tax rate for pure electric vehicles in Thailand was reduced from 8% to 2% in June this year. What is the mystery behind it?.

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5 Myths About EV Charging – Busted!

Driivz

In Europe, 93% of the population has the option to use 100% renewable power for charging vehicles. Charge point operators increasingly use smart energy management to incorporate energy from onsite renewables, usually solar panels, into the power supplied to the chargers, further reducing carbon footprint.

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China’s new energy vehicle sales drop m/m for first time since Aug – ET Auto

Baua Electric

versus the previous month, the first such drop since August 2023, industry data showed, as demand faltered in the world’s largest auto market despite a renewed discounting push led by Tesla. from December, the first such slide since November, according to data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM).

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GM publishes “Blue Paper” on sustainable urban mobility; integrating input from Sustainable Urban Mobility events in Shanghai

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The Blue Paper is an important document that integrates the learnings from our forums and participation in Expo 2010, which have provided a compelling vision of the future of the automobile and urban communities. Align government tax, regulatory, and procurement policies to support the vision of connected electrically driven vehicles.

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