Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Congress has provided hundreds of billions of dollars to speed the deployment of clean-energy technologies. As legislation worked its way through Congress, Jenkins’s team provided elected officials, staffers, and stakeholders with a running tally of the possible trade-offs and payoffs in emissions, jobs, and economic growth.

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Clean Cleaning Energy Emissions 91

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $150 million in clean energy tax credits to 12 businesses to build US capabilities in clean energy manufacturing; $98 million of that goes to five automakers and suppliers towards investments in domestic manufacturing equipment. Funded at $2.3 Funded at $2.3 Lead organization.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2022

The social cost of carbon has become the standard measure to benchmark the magnitude of the carbon taxes needed to implement optimal carbon policy. If we were able to measure this social cost accurately, standard Pigouvian logic tells us that the optimal tax should be such that the price of carbon is equal to this social cost.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

President Obama has laid out a plan for building a “21st Century Clean Transportation System”, the investment for which would be funded by a new $10 per barrel fee on oil paid by oil companies, which would be gradually phased in over five years. a Resilient Transportation program to spur investments that bolster resilience to climate impacts.

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Obama Clean Cleaning Tax 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The California state legislature passed and the Governor signed into law a bill ( AB-2663 ) that lowers the Use Fuel Tax rate of dimethyl ether (DME) from $0.18 per gallon of DME-propane fuel blend used on or after 1 July 2021 (the same tax rate as propane, $0.06 per gallon of DME used and $0.06 per gallon).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2021

Giving consumers point of sale rebates and tax incentives to buy American-made EVs, while ensuring that these vehicles are affordable for all families and manufactured by workers with good jobs. Climate science and clean energy. Electrifying the federal fleet, including that of the United States Postal Service.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 15, 2022

Some experts argue that the current tax credit doesn't begin to address the needs for transitioning to zero emissions, all-electric transportation.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

By Jonna Hamilton, Director of Policy, the Clean Transportation Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) We have been waiting with bated breath for the new version of the electric vehicle (EV) tax credit from Congress. Originally published by Union of Concerned Scientists, The Equation.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 27, 2021

On Wednesday, the Senate Finance Committee advanced the Clean Energy for America Act making a few tweaks from earlier proposals. Changes include raising the federal EV tax rebate ceiling to $12,500 and opening the door for automakers who already exhausted their production quotas.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2013

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has put an additional $6 million into the state’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Project. This can be combined with an up to $7,500 clean vehicle federal tax credit and various other regional incentives. The Clean Vehicle Rebate Project is made possible by the 2007 law known as Assembly Bill 118.

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Clean Cleaning California Tax Credit 199

CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 1, 2023

There’s something that’s been bugging me the last couple of days on social media. I don’t mean bugging me a little. I also don’t mean bugging me like Steve Urkel bugs Carl Winslow on Family Matters (in other words, a lot).

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Tax Credit Congress Tax Tesla 143

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Further, the 2022 Fall Economic Statement included a refundable investment tax credit for clean technologies including industrial zero-emission vehicle charging and refuelling equipment, alongside support for clean energy generation and storage.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2014

That can be combined with an up to $7,500 federal tax credit and other regional incentives. The Clean Vehicle Rebate Project has exceeded expectations. The Clean Vehicle Rebate Project is administered statewide by the California Center for Sustainable Energy.

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Clean Cleaning California Tax Credit 257

CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 4, 2021

As we reported recently, there’s a big cleantech bill moving through the US Congress that would revive, extend, and expand the zero-emission vehicle tax credit in various ways.

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Tax Credit Tax Plugin Congress 137

Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2014

Applications will continue to be accepted for rebate checks while additional funding is being put in place for the 4-year-old Clean Vehicle Rebate Project. That can be combined with an up to $7,500 federal tax credit and other regional incentives.

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Clean Cleaning Tax Credit Vehicles 262

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2010

billion in Recovery Act Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credits for clean energy manufacturing projects across the United States. President Obama announced the award of $2.3 The 183 projects in 43 states include several for the manufacturing of advanced batteries; biomass projects; and vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2021

billion, could be part of the solution by paying for the development of greener technology that can help accelerate innovation and clean flying for everyone. T&E calculates that a jet fuel tax applied proportionately to flight distances could raise €325 million if applied to all flights departing from the EU and UK.

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Emissions CO2 France Pollution 418

Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2023

An economic study by research group Steer, and commissioned by T&E, looked at future operating costs of hydrogen planes on intra-European flights and found that they could be an efficient, cost competitive technology to decarbonize the sector, provided kerosene is taxed adequately. (If GJ—approximately €0.37/L.)

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Hydrogen Tax Green Emissions 415

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

2014 Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel engine. Assembled in Lordstown, Ohio, the 2014 Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel has demonstrated an estimated 42 mpg (5.6 This Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel represents a new era in diesel performance for American cars. 2014 Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel. Click to enlarge. turbo-diesel version of the Cruze.

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Chevrolet Diesel Clean Cleaning 239

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2019

France’s Constitutional Council, the highest constitutional authority in the country, ruled in favor of excluding palm oil from the list of biofuels that enjoy tax incentives. —Laura Buffet, clean fuels director with the European NGO federation Transport & Environment (T&E). The decision enters into force on 1 January, 2020.

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Oil Tax Diesel Green 236

Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2021

An additional $30 million is now available through New York State’s Drive Clean Rebate program to encourage more consumers to lease or purchase an all-electric car or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. Eligible vehicles under the Drive Clean Rebate include all-electric cars, plug-in hybrid electric cars, and fuel-cell-electric cars.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2023

Circulor’s approach can also support the automotive industry in proving the requirements of the US Clean Vehicle Tax Credit. The software tracks the physical flow of critical raw materials throughout the product life cycle, capturing key sustainability and product data and facilitating recovery and recycling efforts.

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Tax Credit Batteries Battery Tax 170

Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2023

The Government of Canada’s commitment to eliminating inefficient fossil fuel subsidies signals both greater support for clean technology as well as emission reductions across the economy from traditional sectors. Support clean energy, clean technology, or renewable energy.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

I know it’s not wise to count your chickens before they hatch, especially when you’re depending on the US Congress for something. So, I may be getting ahead of myself by discussing upcoming EV tax credits.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2023

The US transportation sector accounts for the largest portion of US greenhouse gas emissions, and I firmly believe it is a human right to breathe clean air. The researchers suggested that taxing heavy cars could be part of a solution, along with driving less, and other technology-based weight reductions efforts. Shaffer et al.

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F-150 Climate Petrol Hummer 459

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2021

The Budget proposes statutory changes to extend existing vehicle registration fees currently set to expire in 2024 and to authorize the securitization of these future revenues to support the expansion of the California Energy Commission’s Clean Transportation Program.

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California Clean Cleaning Emissions 365

CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 13, 2022

You know something's screwy when Joe Manchin kind of makes sense.

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Tax Credit Congress Tax GM 95

Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2012

Annual clean diesel ldv sales by region, world markets: 2012-2018. A new report from Pike Research finds that rising fuel prices and stronger fuel economy regulations will stimulate increasing demand for clean diesel vehicles in markets around the world, and forecasts sales of these vehicles will increase from 9.1 Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2023

Aluminum, the report says, is caught in the middle of the clean energy transition—it is a crucial component enabling economy-wide decarbonization, but at the same time is one of the highest emitting industrial materials. Unfortunately, the demand-side drives for aluminum outpace these few supply-side investments.

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Production Tax Credit Tax Electric 225

CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 3, 2022

This bill would establish a federal tax credit for businesses to purchase electric and plug-in hybrid […].

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Purchase Congress Tax Credit Commercial 141

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

EIA said that two factors behind growing US renewable diesel capacity are rising targets for state and federal renewable fuel programs and biomass-based diesel tax credits. The “Inflation Reduction Act” extended the biomass-based diesel tax credits through 2024.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Drive Clean Rebate Initiative Supporting the Direct Purchase of 11,000 EVs. The Drive Clean Rebate is part of New York State’s overall clean transportation strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and supports the Governor’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) comprehensive plan to build a clean, resilient and affordable energy system.

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New York Tax Credit F-150 Clean 354

Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2022

The study was conducted by Gladstein, Neandross & Associates (GNA) and commissioned by ClearFlame, whose investors include Bill Gates-founded Breakthrough Energy Ventures, John Deere, Mercuria, and Clean Energy Ventures. —Patrick Couch,, GNA study author. The study results were not impacted apart from suggestions for clarification.

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Emissions Engine Diesel Miles 370

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Customers will also be eligible for a $40,000 clean commercial vehicle tax credit from the federal government due to the passage of the “Inflation Reduction Act”. This approval will now enable customers of Nikola’s Tre FCEV to access a point-of-sale incentive starting at $240,000 and ranging up to $288,000 per truck, in 2023.

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Tax Credit Los Angeles Long Beach Scrappage 150

CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 8, 2022

Omar Qazi (@WholeMarsBlog on Twitter) has a very interesting take on the recent “Inflation Reduction Act” that is very cynical in regards to the EV tax credit. That doesn’t mean it is wrong, but it does go against my general rule of assuming people have good intentions.

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Tax Credit Tax Congress PHEV 98

Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2021

The Clean Cars 2030 package passed the legislature as an amendment to E2SHB 1287 —a bill mandating electric utility preparation for an all-EV future. Governor Inslee signed the bulk of 1287, vetoing the Clean Cars amendment package due to its linking electrification to the implementation of a road usage charge program.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

This puts an unnecessary cost burden on low- and middle-income households as we transition to using clean electricity. A more equitable model would recover costs from sales or income taxes, or an income-based fixed charge. What Californians pay is much higher than the true marginal cost of using electricity.

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