Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2010

Strong income tax credits for the purchase of new diesel, hybrid, and plug-in hybrid vehicles are very expensive and essentially ineffective at reducing GHG emissions from transportation. Purchase tax credits are an expensive way to reduce oil consumption and GHG emissions from transportation. —Morrow et al.

Tax Credit 220

Tax Credit Tax Emissions Fuel 220

Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

On a planet aspiring to become carbon neutral, the once-stalwart coal power plant is an emerging anachronism. That plant, situated in the coal mining town of Colstrip, currently faces its imminent end as nearby Oregon and Washington plan to ban coal power by 2025. coal plants are planned to shutter by 2035.

Coal 145

Coal Convert Power Powered 145

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2014

California, Georgia, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington—have electric vehicle sales shares that are approximately 2–4 times the national average. While the federal tax credit of $7,500 per vehicle may be thought to be the major factor in consumer decision making in the U.S., —Jin et al. electric vehicle incentives ”.

Sale 374

Sale PHEV District of Columbia North Dakota 374

Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2009

Finally, 17% are Climate Change Doubters, who do not consider global warming a problem. Energy prices, oil dependence and climate change. Climate change is a lesser concern. Concern about climate change is much less intense. Barriers to public engagement.

Energy 150

Energy Climate Change Tax Oil 150

Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Thousands of Washington insiders and climate activists have had a hand in these legislative breakthroughs. government was going to try a whole bunch of different government interventions—incentive programs, tax credits, grants, infrastructure investments—to bend the trajectory of our energy transition. C in this century.

Clean 100

Clean Cleaning Energy Emissions 100

EV Match

AUGUST 29, 2022

The recently passed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is arguably the most significant piece of climate legislation the United States has ever seen, including significant investments in clean energy and consumer incentives to accelerate electric vehicle (EV) adoption. How the IRA will help tackle climate change.

Electric Vehicles 52

Electric Vehicles Tax Credit Industrial Industry 52

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

The high cost of manufacturing the Volt is exactly why the tax credits of $2500 for a vehicle with 4 kWh of battery capacity and $417 for every kWh over 4 (so that there is a $7500 credit for the Volt) were legislated. So the Volt would cost $32,500–not so much more than what people are reportedly paying for the Prius.

Volt 42

Volt Green Electric Cars 2009 42