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US senators want even higher tariffs on Chinese EVs

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marketplace would endanger American automotive manufacturing,” said a letter from Senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow of Michigan and Sherrod Brown of Ohio, first reported by Reuters. Of course, China’s access to cheap labor and cheap batteries, where it dominates the supply chain, also increases its gains. Biden’s $7.5

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BESC team engineers microbe for direct production of isobutanol from cellulose

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Liao as the recipient of the 2010 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Academic Award for his work in genetically engineering microorganisms to make higher alcohols (those with more than two carbons in the molecule) from glucose or directly from carbon dioxide. Earlier post.) Wendy Higashide, Yongchao Li, Yunfeng Yang, and James C.

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CMU study finds controlled EV charging can reduce generation cost, but at greater health and environmental costs depending upon the generation mix

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Stacked bars show the change in generation cost combined with the median damages by pollutant assuming the 2010 social cost of carbon given by the Office of Management and Budget ($31 in $2010). Reduction in annual generation cost and external emissions costs due to controlled charging compared to uncontrolled charging ($2010).

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The Business of Plugging In: Building the Full Ecosystem for a Successful Plug-in Vehicle Industry in the US

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As one of the speakers put it to the attendees, the bulk of which came from Southeast Michigan, plug-in vehicles will a major career path for most of the people in the room. Topics covered the expected gamut of policy (especially carbon policy), infrastructure, batteries and consumers. Assistant Professor, Michigan State University.

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Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

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Even on land, getting oil from tar sands depletes water and other resources and doubles oil’s carbon footprint. And oil only seems cheap. And magically, as more electricity comes from lower-carbon fuel sources, our cars will get cleaner as they get older! But let’s realize: defending our nation is never cheap.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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Cantwell said that cap-and-trade had been discredited by the Wall Street crisis, the Enron scandal and the rocky start to a carbon credits trading system in Europe that has been subject to dizzying price fluctuations and widespread fraud. states (Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin) and one Canadian province (Manitoba).

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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One way or another, Sokol says, energy companies will need to produce more energy while emitting less carbon dioxide. They generate fewer greenhouse gas emissions than cars that burn gasoline, and they have lower fuel costs, even when oil is cheap. tons of carbon dioxide. Electric cars will be one answer. 24.17% CBS Corp 6.76

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