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US tire manufacturers urge Congress to implement policies for more sustainable transportation and infrastructure

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Despite these advantages, retreading of commercial tires has steadily decreased over the last 25 years, due primarily to cheap foreign alternatives, which are 65% less likely to be retreaded because of their design and construction. Incentives for the use of low rolling resistance tires for public and private use.

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NACFE releases guidance report on hydrogen fuel cell heavy-duty trucks

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Hydrogen is a regional solution, cheap hydrogen even more so. Incentives, grants, credits, tax breaks will be around for a while. The debate on infrastructure is irrelevant if there is no demand. The ability to scale truck demand will be limited by the nature of truck production volumes and market forces.

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Was the Jeep Wrangler 4xe 2021’s 3rd Highest-Selling EV in the US?

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And for those that prefer to purchase rather than lease, the $7,500 federal EV tax credit, plus state and utility rebates available in many states effectively puts the 4xe cost below that of comparable Wrangler trims. credit off the the cap cost makes it a real cheap lease on 53k Jeep. Rocksteadyrobk, 4xeForums.

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Governor George Pataki Calls for 40% Penetration of Electric Drive Vehicles in US by End of Decade

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Incentivize auto manufacturers, for example, by exempting the profits resulting from the sale of the first 10 million vehicles that deliver more than 75 mpg from any corporate taxes. ” Pataki suggested converting the tax credit to a rebate, for three years or for five. Gasoline is too cheap. Consumers and Charging.

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BNEF: steel industry set to pivot to hydrogen in green push; additional $278B for clean capacity and retrofits

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The report “Decarbonizing Steel: A Net-Zero Pathway” outlines the path to making profitable, low-emissions steel and describes how a combination of falling hydrogen costs, cheap clean power, and increased recycling could reduce emissions to net zero, even while total output increases.

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Baker Institute expert suggests assumptions about oil’s influence on politics in the Middle East should be reversed

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Finally, in many MENA countries, government policies that made available low-priced fuel and electricity contributed to an ‘entitlement mentality’ among citizens toward cheap energy. Key research programs include energy, health, conflict resolution, science and technology, tax and expenditure policy, and Latin America and China studies.

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Cash for Volts?

Revenge of the Electric Car

More details at: Group Seeks US Tax Credits To Spur Electric Car Use. to offer tax credits for buying all-electric plug-in vehicles as part of a $128 billion program to get seven million such cars on the road by 2018. All stressed that plug-in technology already exists and just needs a push on the financial front from Congress.&#.

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