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New bipartisan bill in US Congress to expand EV and hydrogen fuel cell tax credits

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US Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Gary Peters (D-MI), and Susan Collins (R-ME) along with Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05) introduced the Driving America Forward Act, bipartisan legislation to expand the electric vehicle and hydrogen fuel cell tax credits. ITC Holdings Corp.,

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EPA recognizes Volkswagen Chattanooga with a Green Power Leadership Award for on-site generation

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Volkswagen Chattanooga was one of only four organizations nationwide to receive a Leadership Award in the category of on-site generation of green power. BMW, the only other automaker on that top 20 list, is fourth, with 70,883,601 kWh at its Greer, SC manufacturing facility. million annually in state and local taxes.

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Automakers Sticking with Screens Are Going to Receive Bad Safety Ratings in Europe

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Meanwhile, the chicken tax effectively guarantees smaller, foreign-made trucks (like the legendary Toyota Hilux and new pint-sized Hilux Champ) cannot be sold on American soil without finding regulatory loopholes of their own. Late last year, BMW CEO Oliver Zipse suggested touchscreen-based interfaces would eventually be made illegal.

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Frost & Sullivan Outlines Opportunities for Chemical Companies in the Changing Automotive Sector

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Biodiesel production by big agricultural companies, for instance, has enjoyed tax rebates and political support while the oleochemical sector, which produces very similar fatty acid based products from identical vegetable oil feedstocks, has never organized itself properly to push for similar fiscal concessions based on green credentials.

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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Broadly, Navigant expects expansion in both the higher end of the market (thereby putting competitive pressure on Tesla Motors), as Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Mercedes, Saab, and Volvo introduce their first plug-in cars. Automakers are also launching their own carsharing programs (BMW, Daimler, etc.). Tesla Motors will have a bumpy year.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Genesis G80 EV AWD

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Those are the highest overall safety ratings from both organizations. All Genesis electric vehicles qualify for the federal tax credit and state rebates. As with all Genesis vehicles, the G80 has an industry-leading warranty, beginning with the Powertrain and Battery at 10 years and 100,000 miles each.

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

Charged EVs

FERC [the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission] is the federal organization that regulates the independent system operators. Those districts are tax-exempt organizations, therefore they have access to attractive loans. BMW was involved with the V2G pilot of the University of Delaware many years ago.

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