Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2021

Italy, Poland, Germany, the UK, Spain and France, which buy 70% of the urban buses sold in Europe, lag behind. However, Germany is now financing 80% of the higher purchase cost of e-buses. T&E said the EU’s €750-billion COVID recovery fund is a clear way to finance e-bus deployment.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

. £582 million (US$773 million) in grants for those buying zero or ultra-low emission vehicles to make them cheaper to buy and incentivize more people to make the transition. Innovation and finance: Developing the technologies needed to reach these new energy ambitions and make the City of London the global center of green finance.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2023

Recommendations include the need to recognize the varied levels of ZEV policies across these regions, to appreciate the need for equitable funding, and to secure collective, global buy-in to address the global challenge.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

The Transit Bus Repower is a full-featured powertrain conversion of an existing diesel transit bus to a battery-electric bus. The powertrain features an active thermally-managed battery system, sourced from a Tier 1 battery cell manufacturer. A repower is a cost-effective and timely solution for transit agencies.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2021

AlphaStruxure will design, build, finance, own and operate the project to enable Ride On’s growing electric bus fleet. Rather than buying the microgrid and charging infrastructure outright, the County partnered with AlphaStruxure, who builds, owns, operates and maintains the system.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2020

For Mustang Mach-E owners with the extended-range battery, the 250 kWh of fast-charging energy is equal to more than three fill-ups. For standard-range battery models, the 250 kilowatt-hours of fast charging energy is equal to more than five fill-ups.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2011

Zingarevich, who has been the principal investor since 2002 in lithium-ion battery manufacturer Ener1, Inc., Ener1 and Valmet were the senior secured creditors of Think when the company filed for bankruptcy after failing to raise adequate capital to continue financing operations. Russian entrepreneur Boris G. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2017

The two companies will introduce a joint offering that will provide customers with Mercedes-Benz batteries coupled with Vivint Solar’s expertise in designing, installing and servicing solar energy systems. kWh batteries that can be combined to create a system as large as 20 kWh. Each energy storage system will consist of modular 2.5

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2015

The electric vehicle rebate program, administered by the Department of Energy Resources’ (DOER), offers rebates of up to $2,500 to Massachusetts residents who buy or lease electric vehicles. To date, the program has provided rebates for more than 700 zero and low-emission vehicles. by 2020.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2010

Any sale would be conditional inter-alia upon negotiation of sale and purchase documentation, a financing by SEVUS, all usual shareholder approvals (including the approval of Tanfield shareholders) and due diligence. SEVUS currently produces the Newton battery powered truck in the US. Paying £37m for a business that lost £1.9m

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

At the same time, Sommer said in his presentation at the 2015 Electric Drive Congress in Washington DC, continued legislative support is needed to reach the next level of electric vehicle adoption. Volkswagen would like to see federal financing support for establishing fast charging networks in urban areas and interstate corridors.

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EV Adoption

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

But Congress may actually get something right (well mostly) as among the nine key proposed changes to the tax credit contained in the Clean Energy for America Act (CEAA) is changing the current non-refundable credit into one that is refundable. The switch to a refundable tax credit in this case may mostly just switch when people buy an EV.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2022

Ford Model e also will lead on creating an exciting new shopping, buying and ownership experience for its future electric vehicle customers that includes simple, intuitive e-commerce platforms, transparent pricing and personalized customer support from Ford ambassadors. Ford Model e and Ford Blue will also support Ford Drive mobility.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2022

These requirements include ZEV assurance measures, such as requiring a consumer-facing battery state of health indicator, adding ZEVs into existing service information requirements, and adding useful life and minimum warranty requirements for ZEVs. PHEVs must have an all-electric range of at least 50 miles under real-world driving conditions.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2015

Tesla announced its PowerWall line of stationary Li-ion battery storage systems last night. EnerNOC and Tesla will enable enterprises to monetize the batteries through demand charge management and demand response using EnerNOC’s EIS. Energy management today is more complicated than simply buying power from the utility.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

PSA Peugeot Citroën and General Electric last week signed a technology and commercial cooperation agreement to collaborate towards establishing reliable business models for Electrical Mobility (EV), which includes both Fixed Battery Electrical Vehicles (FBEV) and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2012

The Council’s recommendations for energy policy, which reflect current policy discussions in Congress and within the administration, are aimed to achieve energy resilience and diversity. Establishing a Clean Energy Development Administration to help energy start-ups hurdle the financing valley of death. —“Road Map to Renewal”.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

A coalition of car makers, battery suppliers and electricity providers has come together to ask for federal help for EVs. “A coalition of auto makers, battery manufacturers, utility operators and shipping companies wants the U.S. More details at: Group Seeks US Tax Credits To Spur Electric Car Use. by Judith Burns for Dow Jones.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2016

During past eight years the number of plug-in electric vehicle models has increased from one to more than 20, battery costs have decreased 70%, and the number of electric vehicle charging stations has increased from less than 500 in 2008 to more than 16,000 today—a 40-fold increase. Charging infrastructure financing: Unlocking Up $4.5

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2020

These results indicate that wider and more rapid PEV adoption will benefit most Californians—whether they buy a PEV or not—by stimulating the overall economy and reducing harmful criteria pollution. Other scenarios that consider anticipated drops in price and increase in innovation show even greater gains.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2009

In spring the Chancellor presents the annual Budget statement, which includes a detailed assessment of the state of the economy and the nation’s finances. To support the value of biofuel production, the price for “buying out” of the Obligation will increase to 30 pence per liter (US$1.83 per gallon US) from the 2010-11 obligation year.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2012

Summary of battery pack cost projections, 2010-2030. on batteries and fuel cell costs trends and the costs of vehicle mass reduction. Total costs of ownership were calculated for the full range of powertrains and van sizes in 2011, 2020 and 2030, taking account of depreciation and financing costs, fuel costs, servicing and insurance.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2010

Stressed the need to focus on research excellence in order to ensure that alternative powertrains receive targeted research financing, including innovative energy storage and conversion technologies, such as batteries, fuel cells and the necessary respective infrastructure.

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Charged EVs

AUGUST 2, 2023

For some (not all) use cases, the economic advantages of going electric have been clear for a long time, and yet we’ve seen a dozen EV manufacturers go bust while trying to address the commercial market, while fleet operators continue to buy diesel vehicles, which continue to belch out clouds of oily black smoke.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2009

The project will be launched only after the financing necessary for its implementation has been approved. Tags: Electric (Battery) Europe. A file has been submitted to the French Energy Management Agency (ADEME) as part of the invitation for expressions of interest announced on 26 June 2009. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

announced that EnerDel would be an additional key battery supplier for its next-generation C-Series delivery vehicle. In conjunction with this announcement, Workhorse placed an initial order for 5,200 EnerDel Vigor+ battery packs, which will be used in the production of its growing backlog of C-Series customer orders. EnerDel Inc.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2021

The Pro joins E-Transit in the lineup of Ford work-ready electric vehicles, backed by a nationwide network offering EV-certified fleet sales, service and financing. Commercial customers track their business expenses closely—they buy what they need and not a penny more. Available 9.6-kilowatt

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2019

Proterra launched Proterra Energy fleet solutions , a full suite of options that enable turnkey delivery of a complete energy ecosystem for heavy-duty electric fleets, including design, build, financing, operations, maintenance and energy optimization. —Proterra CEO Ryan Popple.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Better Place, a developer and provider of electric car networks—including battery switch stations, batteries and public/personal charge spots ( earlier post )—worldwide, has secured $200 million through a Series C equity financing from a consortium of top-tier investors and partners, nearly doubling the company’s valuation to $2.25

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2011

According to the study, historically, approximately one of every five vehicles sold is financed by home-value appreciation, a ratio that’s likely to decrease with the continuing stagnancy in home values. House appreciation historically has been used to finance the purchase of a new vehicle about 20% of the time. million in 2006.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2019

In contrast, 77% of French consumers and 94% of Chinese respondents said they would consider buying that type of vehicle. No single company has all the ingredients to lead the way in car selling, servicing, financing, insurance which could lead to partnerships and/or vertical integration across car-rental firms, service companies, etc.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2016

Orange EV announced that businesses and organizations with fleets in California can receive a preliminary voucher of $95,000, increasable up to $120,000, toward the purchase of a new T-Series battery-electric Class 8 terminal truck with extended duty battery pack.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2016

A recent survey of 8,000 vehicle owners in Norway by Norway’s Institute of Transport Economics found that plug-in hybrids there drive electrically with power from the grid 55% of the time (and 63% on work trips), while battery electric vehicles are driven more in total and in everyday traffic. Less than 1% will not buy a BEV again.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 28, 2022

The question of whether you should buy an EV instead of a traditional ICE car is a very hot topic. So, if you’re going to buy a brand new vehicle at that point, you’ll have no option but to buy an electric car if Congress puts the ban into legislation. Tips To Deal with the Challenges of Rural Charging.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Not what you think When the wrap finally comes off, though, I think there will be some surprise for anyone who had hopes of rushing out to a dealership to buy their first 100 m.p.g. Whats more, mainstream consumers wont be able to buy it when it comes to market. a lithium battery company. (Yes, still a few years away.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

Where Can I Buy One? Batteries Included $142,000 Grant 2006 Archive GM Plug-in Series Hybrid? Learn About Plug-ins What Are Plug-ins? Real Life EV Stories A Case for Electricity Plug In America Positions Energy Policy Frequently Asked Questions About Plug-in Buses Who Killed the Electric Car? 1 Point Reyes EVs Did You Know?

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2010

Since our cars and trucks use almost two-thirds of the oil we buy, the quickest way to cut oil use is to free transportation from its grip. As batteries get cheaper and smaller, and motors get light enough to fit inside wheels, we’ll be able to upgrade smaller cars. Over time, we can conserve by reducing the miles we drive.

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