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EIA Energy Outlook 2013 reference case sees drop in fossil fuel consumption as use of petroleum-based liquid fuels falls; projects 20% higher sales of hybrids and PHEVs than AEO2012

Green Car Congress

The US Energy Information Administration released its Annual Energy Outlook 2013 (AEO2013) Reference case (the Early Release ), which highlights a growth in total US energy production that exceeds growth in total US energy consumption through 2040. million FFV sales in the AEO2012 Reference case. Increased sales for hybrids and PHEVs.

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Beijing, Xi'an latest cities to offer subsidies to encourage residents to buy NEVs

CN EV Post

Beijing is offering subsidies of up to RMB 10,000 for residents to purchase NEVs, while Xi'an is offering subsidies of up to RMB 6,000 for NEV purchases and RMB 10,000 for the installation of charging piles. If they purchase a plug-in hybrid, on the other hand, they will not be eligible for the subsidy.

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Tech: Don’t Believe These 5 Plug-In Hybrid Myths!

Clean Fleet Report

The rise of battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) have fans professing its technological wonders, while looking down at plug-in hybrid EVs (PHEVs). While BEVs use a battery-powered motor to power the vehicle, PHEVs have both a battery/electric motor and a gas engine to power them. The major difference?

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How Do the Electric Vehicle Tax Credits Work?

Blink Charging

If you’ve been wondering how all these purchase incentives work, Blink has you covered. If the vehicle was purchased for business use: Report the credit on Form 3800 , the General Business Credit. BEVs require the use of a charging cable or EV charging station in order to charge the battery.

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More details about California’s proposal requiring bidirectional charging capabilities for all EVs

Charged EVs

It turns an EV into a mobile battery that can be used to provide backup power to a home or business, and to provide services to the electrical grid, generating revenue for the vehicle owner and potentially offsetting a significant part of the purchase price of the vehicle. Gregory Poilasne: The bill is agnostic.

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XL1 dive and drive: Volkswagen aggressively optimizes for efficiency in its sleek diesel plug-in hybrid

Green Car Congress

XL1 represents the third evolutionary stage of Volkswagen’s 1-liter car strategy, referring to the goal set by Prof. The XLI can be also be put into a charging mode, which runs the engine at a slightly higher point that required, using the excess power to generate electricity to recharge the battery. Earlier post.).

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The Budget 2009 - working towards sustainable transport

Green Cars News

From April 2010 the new 13 bands will be further separated out to strengthen the environmental message and first-year rates of VED* will be introduced to further persuade new vehicle purchasers to choose lower emitting, more fuel efficient cars. From the second year of purchase onwards they will then pay the standard rate.