Clean, Gasoline and Stimulus

DOE to Award Up to $300M in Stimulus Bill Funding for Projects to Expand Use of Alt-Fuel and Advanced Technology Vehicles

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

The FOA modifies a much smaller and earlier-issued FOA by incorporating a supplemental $300 million appropriated by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 (the stimulus bill) for the Energy Policy Act (EPACT) of 2005 Section 721 to fund a competitive grant pilot program to be administered through the Clean Cities Program.

Stimulus

Stimulus Alternative Fuels Golf Cart Fuel

Canada Awards C$72.8M Subsidy to Husky Energy for Ethanol Plant

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2009

Proposed regulations will require 5% renewable fuel content based on the national gasoline pool by 2010 and 2% renewable content in diesel and heating oil by 2011 or earlier, subject to technical feasibility. The Government of Canada will award up to C$72.8 million (US$67.8 The Government of Canada plans to invest up to C$1.5

Canada

Canada Energy Stimulus Renewable

PECO Expanding Fleet with NGVs & PHEVs

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

The utility is participating in a national consortium that recently was awarded a federal stimulus grant to purchase plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), and the company is buying more trucks to run on compressed natural gas (CNG) as well. The matching stimulus grant will provide up to $2.5 million for the vehicle conversions.

PHEV

PHEV Fleet Philadelphia Stimulus

Renewable Energy Generation: Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy, a lesson exported from Detroit

Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2011

The automotive industry is living proof that private companies will rarely change their behaviors without a significant stimulus to that change, and furthermore one that needs to be mandated. Without the CAFE standard and stimulus monies to promote green vehicle tech, the industry would not be headed toward a greener horizon.

Renewable

Renewable West Virginia Energy USA

Headwaters and University of Utah Form JV for Carbon Storage

Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2009

Headwaters Incorporated has formed a joint venture with the University of Utah—Headwaters Clean Carbon Services LLC (HCCS)—which will provide a full range of services for CO 2 geologic storage and CO 2 used for enhanced oil recovery and enhanced coalbed methane recovery. Jim Lepinski, President of HCCS.

Utah

Utah Universal Carbon Stimulus

Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2009

The stimulus package is designed to address the recession and in the short term people were anxiously awaiting two key components of the plan: clarification on the details behind “ grants in lieu of tax credits ” and awards of loan guarantees by the DOE from section 1705. Billion vs. $28.3 Billion in 2008). Earlier post.). Five months ago.

Financing

Financing Renewable Stimulus Package Energy

NYC Goes EV

Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 6, 2010

Electric cars, though, could “provide a significant reduction in fuel usage, greenhouse gas emissions, noise, and local air pollution compared to conventional gasoline-powered vehicles,” according to the electric vehicle study. billion in stimulus grants to the industry. If by 2015, 2.5 roads by 2015 and has provided $2.4

New York City

New York City New York Obama Tax Credit

When Will EVs Hit Primetime?

Revenge of the Electric Car

MAY 17, 2010

gasoline-powered vehicles could be delayed. If electric cars can’t break out of niche status in the world’s two largest passenger car markets, then a transition away from gasoline-powered vehicles could be delayed. The firm eTec got $100 million in funding from the US Department of Energy through the stimulus bill.

China

China E6 Gasoline-Electric Chinese

Honda May Develop Plug-In as Obama Alters U.S. Policy (Update2) - Bloomberg.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 30, 2009

Honda, which began leasing hydrogen fuel cell FCX Claritysedans in Los Angeles last year, still sees hydrogen as the bestlong-term alternative to gasoline as a fuel that can cut carbonexhaust tied to global warming, President Takeo Fukui said in aninterview. in Japan’s Kyoto prefecture to make packsfor gasoline-electric hybrid cars.

Obama

Obama Honda Plug-in Plug

Study finds solo hybrid drivers in California HOV lanes amplify congestion, create up to $4,500 per car in adverse social costs annually

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

The California law enabling single-occupant access to the HOV lanes was meant to stimulate sales for fuel-efficient, ultra low-emission vehicles, with the goals of reducing dependence on foreign oil and saving money at the gasoline pump.

California

California Hybrid Los Angeles Tax Credit

Southern California Governments Rejects Federal Ethanol Funding

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

of Governments rejected $11 million in federal stimulus money targeted to build 55 ethanol fueling stations across Southern California, saying it had policy concerns about ethanol as an alternative to gasoline. Ethanol is not perfect, he said, but its wider use would reduce dependence on gasoline and remove pollutants from the air.He

California

California San Diego Stimulus Gasoline-Electric

Profile: Farmers Ethanol: Focusing on Sustainable Corn Ethanol Production and a Triple Bottom Line

Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2009

First, the industry is approaching the ethanol-to-gasoline blend wall of 10% ethanol, 90% gasoline in standard gas engines. Second, a Congressional Budget Office study issued in April said even with subsidies ethanol is only profitable when a gallon of gasoline costs 70% or more than a bushel of corn, i.e,

Production

Production Ohio Waste Financing

Coming Soon – The Electric City

Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Around the same time, General Motors will introduce the Chevrolet Volt, a vehicle able to go 40 miles on electricity before its small gasoline engine kicks in. Battery-powered motors are more efficient than gasoline engines. This is the game-changer for our industry,” said Carlos Ghosn, Nissan’s president and chief executive.

San Francisco

San Francisco Neighborhood Electric Electrical

The Most Powerful Greenius In America

Creative Greenius

JULY 19, 2009

Indeed I am talking about Big Dick Cheney, who in addition to his many other immoral and criminal acts also shamelessly promoted the excessive use of oil, coal, gasoline and other fossil fuels by encouraging Americans to use all the energy they could afford to put on their credit cards. The Big Dick Cheney Effect.

America

America Power Powered Climate Change

Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. The World's First Clean Motocross Race On Electric. The Three Prongs of the “Green&# Energy Stimulus Pa.

Grid

Grid Electric Vehicles Vehicles Oil-Sands

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

GE: The global stimulus bellwether FORTUNE 500 Current Issue Subscribe to Fortune (Fortune Magazine) -- Warren Buffett is famous for his rules of investing: When a management with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for bad economics, it is usually the reputation of the business that remains intact.

BYD

BYD 2009 Companies Electric Cars

Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

While the Volt holds promise, it is currently projected to be much more expensive than its gasoline-fueled peers and will likely need substantial reductions in manufacturing cost in order to become commercially viable,” the task force noted in its recent assessment of GM’s restructuring plans. April 17, 2009 11:38 am Link Goodbye GM.

Volt

Volt Green Electric Cars 2009

Rapid Charging Electric Cars: How Fast, How Soon?

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

If I’d have to plan on stopping somewhere for an hour in the middle of a 3 hour drive, just to refuel, I’d feel pretty compelled to stick with a gasoline/diesel vehicle. Gasoline prices change fairly rapidly. It’s FAR more dangerous trusting the public to deal with a gasoline pumps. Then I get 5.6 per gallon.

Electric Cars

Electric Cars Charging Cars 2009

The Greenius Solution To All California’s Problems: AB 920 + AB 811

Creative Greenius

AUGUST 10, 2009

My Greenius vision sees billions of dollars pumped into California in good paying jobs, in new clean energy power production, in new industries, and in all the tax revenue that comes with that growth. is using federal stimulus money to kick-start their program and they’re going to be rolling out a large program countywide.

Solar

Solar California Climate Change Re-Charge

EV Driven

DOE to Award Up to $300M in Stimulus Bill Funding for Projects to Expand Use of Alt-Fuel and Advanced Technology Vehicles

Canada Awards C$72.8M Subsidy to Husky Energy for Ethanol Plant

PECO Expanding Fleet with NGVs & PHEVs

Renewable Energy Generation: Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy, a lesson exported from Detroit

Headwaters and University of Utah Form JV for Carbon Storage

Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

NYC Goes EV

When Will EVs Hit Primetime?

Honda May Develop Plug-In as Obama Alters U.S. Policy (Update2) - Bloomberg.com

Study finds solo hybrid drivers in California HOV lanes amplify congestion, create up to $4,500 per car in adverse social costs annually

Southern California Governments Rejects Federal Ethanol Funding

Profile: Farmers Ethanol: Focusing on Sustainable Corn Ethanol Production and a Triple Bottom Line

Coming Soon – The Electric City

The Most Powerful Greenius In America

Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

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

Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Rapid Charging Electric Cars: How Fast, How Soon?

The Greenius Solution To All California’s Problems: AB 920 + AB 811

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