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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

Cars That Think

Behavioral change is hard How willing are people to break their car dependency and other energy-related behaviors to address climate change? In fact, some 74 percent of those polled indicated they were already “proud of what [they are] currently doing” to combat climate change. For instance, recent U.S.

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Failure to equalise VAT on public charging a missed opportunity

My Energi

Last week (19 April), the UK Government ruled-out recommendations from the House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee to equalise VAT on public charging. [1] Plug-in grants will continue until at least 2025, however, for motorcycles, vans, taxis, trucks and wheelchair accessible vehicles.

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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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Riding Into A Better Future @ South Bay Bike Night

Creative Greenius

In fact back in 2010 that’s why the County of Los Angeles Health Department gave our South Bay Bicycle Coalition (SBBC) a $250,000 grant. And now the SBBC is having its first fund raiser , cause there’s no more grant money and we need the dough-ray-me to buy bike helmets for kids who don’t have one of their own.

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CCEMC launches $35M international challenge to find useful applications for carbon

Green Car Congress

Alberta-based Climate Change and Emissions Management Corporation (CCEMC) ( earlier post ) has issued a $35-million open innovation international challenge to create new, carbon-based products and markets. The first round, with submissions due by July 15, 2013, offers grants of $500,000 for up to 20 projects.

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Motorists ‘geared up’ to go green with £5,000 grant

Green Cars News

As the UK Government announces plans to introduce £5,000 grants towards the purchase of an ultra-low carbon cars, new research reveals that the public are ‘geared up to go green’ according to an automotive PR firm. Tags: Green credentials Automotive PR buy climate change Electric cars fastMAP hybrid.

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California Energy Commission awards more than $15M to advance biofuels, plug-in and V2G research

Green Car Congress

These grants are provided through the Energy Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program. The Energy Commission is also awarding $1,074,000 in buy-down incentives for 46 alternative-fuel vehicles. The newly approved buy-down incentives go to the following companies: TEC of California Inc.