Charging CO2 Downsizing Tax 
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 18, 2010
A new report from Frost & Sullivan, Implementation Roadmap of CO 2 Tax Banding in European Countries and Impact Analysis on Powertrain and Green Technology Adoption , finds that about 80% of the European vehicle sales is expected to be in the less than 150 g/km CO 2 emission band by 2015. Hariher Balasubramanian.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 15, 2011
In addition to their relatively high total cost of ownership, EVs face substantial go-to-market challenges—including questions about battery durability and establishment of the required charging infrastructure—that will impact their rate of adoption. Source: BCG. Click to enlarge. Source: BCG. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 17, 2011
Instead, crop-based ethanol has been promoted by the federal government (through tax incentives) as the transition fuel towards cellulosic bio-fuel production. A bridging option is to use methanol derived from natural gas, with a CO2 intensity that is no worse than conventional fuels.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 31, 2011
The first element of a long-term fuel strategy should be ongoing efforts to increase the energy efficiency of all transport operations as well as vehicles, through implementation of such options as downsizing, direct injection, charging and engine displacement reduction and the utilization of new efficient combustion systems.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
People will likely not buy plug-ins without big federal tax breaks." ( Reuters ) 11/29/06 [In response to GMs announcement at the LA Auto Show], Ford Group marketing manager Cisco Codina said the answer for now is full hybrids, like the latest version of its Ford Escape hybrid SUV unveiled at the show. ( The biggest barrier is the battery."
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