Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2009

However, the survey also found that the public may not yet be prepared for the tradeoffs and challenges needed to make these proposals a reality, with majorities rejecting measures such as a floor on gasoline prices, congestion charges, or higher fuel taxes. Energy prices, oil dependence and climate change.

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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 ”.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Washington Governor Jay Inslee announced a set of proposals to transition Washington to cleaner sources of energy and to meet greenhouse gas (GHG) emission limits adopted by the state Legislature in 2008. The CPAA will affect the relatively small number of businesses that generate 85% of Washington’s CO 2 emissions.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2009

per gallon fuel tax by 2050) could result in an additional reduction of 28% in GHG emissions. Highlights of the nine categories analyzed in the Moving Cooler report include: Pricing and taxes. Washington, D.C.: Tags: Climate Change Emissions Policy. Strong economy-wide pricing measures (such as a $5.00

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2009

According to the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) Fourth Assessment Report (AR4), global CO 2 concentration in the atmosphere should be stabilized below 450 ppm, Nissan noted. and Washington, D.C. Raleigh, N.C.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The vision is fuelled by the fear of climate change and the need to find green alternatives to dirty coal, unpopular nuclear power and unreliable gas imports from Russia. February 17, 2009 9:43 am Link No matter how you slice it we need a carbon TAX to accelerate all these important projects. link] — Chris Dudley 13.

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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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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

In a speech on Tuesday at the National Automobile Dealers Association meeting in Washington, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler outlined the Trump Administration’s thinking on national fuel economy standards and California. California’s power to obtain a waiver is expressly stated in the Clean Air Act.

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Plug in America

APRIL 30, 2021

There has been so much head-snapping EV news coming from Washington that I don’t even know where to start, but I’ll share some of the highlights with you. I watched President Biden’s speech to the joint session of Congress on April 28, and I was dazzled to see the role that electric vehicles play in his plans.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2012

A new report from MIT’s Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change suggests that a tax on carbon emissions could help raise the money needed to reduce the US deficit, while improving the economy, lowering other taxes and reducing emissions. They found that the tax would raise $1.5

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2010

Markey of Massachusetts, both Democrats, built their climate change bill last year in large measure around it. The Cantwell-Collins plan is almost exactly what Mr. Obama proposed in the campaign and after first taking office–a 100 percent auction of permits and a large tax rebate to the public. Western Climate Initiative (WCI).

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Creative Greenius

JUNE 4, 2011

Indeed as it turned out he knew far more than the President or any member of Congress did on the subject but none of them cared because Gore’s personality and persona didn’t work on TV. The more money we gave the longer the meeting was and better the food got.

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Creative Greenius

JUNE 4, 2011

Indeed as it turned out he knew far more than the President or any member of Congress did on the subject but none of them cared because Gore’s personality and persona didn’t work on TV. When the mantra is “ Cut government spending and cut taxes too!

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EV Match

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Ironically, Governor Abbott targeted renewable energy just as The New York Times was writing that Texas’ grid trouble is a sign of disruption to come as climate change induces more and more extreme weather events. Democrats now control the White House and both chambers of Congress. Frozen natural gas pipes in Texas.

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