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RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE COMMISSION: Drive Electric’s advice on the second draft of the Emissions Reduction Plan (2026-2030)

Drive Electric

Table 1: Chapter 9 Energy and Industry Table 2: Chapter 11 Transport Table 3: Climate Change Commission Recommendations Table 4: Drive Electrics Summary Recommendations Part B: Detailed response Introduction New Zealand is on the cusp of the biggest transformation in transport in over a century.

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Bill Gates says Elon Musk should spend money for Mars on other things

Teslarati

More recently, Gates was interviewed by the BBC , where he called Musk’s visions of eventually colonizing Mars as very expensive and not a good use of his finances as it could be spent on other things to improve life here on Earth. And you know, I have lots of relatives who own Teslas that I’ve helped buy for them.

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Chevy buying carbon credits from US colleges; new formula helps fund campus energy-efficient projects

Green Car Congress

Without such third-party financing of this type, most colleges and universities would not be able to capitalize on the more significant investments needed to bring down their carbon load on the atmosphere. Climate Change Emissions Policy Sustainability Vehicle Manufacturers'

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Guide to California EV Incentives

EV Life

It’s no secret that motor vehicle emissions are one of the main sources of pollution in the state of California and one of the leading causes of climate change in the country. The only way to avoid more expensive and disruptive climate changes is to significantly reduce these emissions.

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Lucid Group, Saudi Arabia agree to 100,000 EV fleet deal

Teslarati

The commitment was made after Lucid accepted a financing package worth over $1 billion from the Saudi Pacific Fund in 2018. ” The deal between Lucid and Saudi Arabia includes a pledge from the country to buy Lucid Air vehicles, along with future models the automaker plans to offer in the coming years.

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Natural EV capitalism

Electric Auto Association

I even got him to buy a Tesla,” said Martinson, explaining that Hirt was an advisor and co-producer of the ARP film, Nation in Transition , an examination of the coal-to-renewables transition on the Navajo Nation and across northern Arizona. “It His answer was that no one was going to buy electric vehicles.”. Martinson’s GM EV1.

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Australia PM Gillard announces carbon pricing plan; transport fuels exempt, but lowered fuel tax credits to bring carbon price to some businesses

Green Car Congress

Under the scheme, around 500 of the largest emitters in Australia—facilities that have direct greenhouse gas emissions of 25,000 tonnes of CO 2 -equivalent per year or more (excluding emissions from transport fuels and some synthetic greenhouse gases)—will need to buy and surrender to the Government a permit for every tonne they produce.