Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2016

The Department of Justice and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $425-million settlement with subsidiaries of Tesoro Corp., million civil penalty that Tesoro will pay, the United States will receive $8,050,000, and co-plaintiffs including the states of Alaska and Hawaii, and the Northwest Clean Air Agency will share $2.4

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Teslarati

JANUARY 13, 2023

As noted in reporting by Reuters , this loan would be the first in DOE history that would be directed at the development of lithium production in the United States. These projects are directed at everything from improving battery energy density, improving cold weather performance, reducing the cost of production, and much more.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2014

They also found that abundant natural gas can, however, help reduce the costs of achieving GHG reduction goals. Advances in technologies for extracting oil and gas from shale formations have dramatically increased production in the United States. With this abundance of natural gas comes a variety of questions.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2020

The EPA projects 93% of vehicles in the U.S. The researchers estimate the annual social cost of these premature deaths at $5.95 The market share of GDI-equipped vehicles increased from 2.3% in model year 2008 to 51% in model year 2018. will be equipped with GDI engines by 2025. 9b04115.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

“ One Agreement, Two Steps ” Expectations for Copenhagen quickly became complicated after Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen boarded an overnight flight to Singapore to address an impromptu breakfast forum on climate change at the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) summit on 15 November. by Jack Rosebro.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2012

Recent US energy regulations proposed or enacted by the US Department of Energy (DOE), the US Department of Transportation (DOT, and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have a negligible effect on reducing greenhouse gases. NHTSA CAFE and EPA greenhouse gas standards for vehicles. —Gayer and Viscusi.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2015

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its latest set of proposed standards to reduce emissions of methane and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from the oil and natural gas industry. EPA required green completions for hydraulically fractured natural gas wells in its 2012 rules. Costs and benefits.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2009

The bill is structured into four primary titles: Title I: Clean Energy; Title II: Energy Efficiency; Title III: Reducing Global Warming Pollution (the cap-and-trade bill); and Title IV: Transitioning to a Clean Energy Economy (which also includes a section on adapting to climate change). Electric Vehicle Infrastructure.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Jenkins has also helped push Congress to think more seriously about the power grid, releasing a report last year that showed that much of the 43 percent emissions reduction expected by 2030 would be squandered if the United States doesn’t double the pace of transmission upgrades. There’s just so much that is contingent and unknowable.

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EV Connect

MAY 16, 2022

That’s to say nothing of pollution and climate change. According to the EPA, roughly 29% of greenhouse gas emissions come from transportation, making it the single largest contributor of GHG emissions in the U.S. Some estimates mark us as running dry by 2060 … less than 40 years away. Still, the fact remains: EVs are the future.

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EV Connect

JANUARY 10, 2022

It’s typically measured in tons of gases produced annually and the average carbon footprint for a single person in the United States is 16 tons a year. Nature.org says the average carbon footprint for a single person in the United States is 16 tons a year. Where Do Greenhouse Gases Come From? Plus, the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2018

In addition, EPA is also proposing to exclude CO 2 -equivalent emission improvements associated with air conditioning refrigerants and leakage (and, optionally, offsets for nitrous oxide and methane emissions) after model year 2020. This would result in an average fuel economy for passenger cars of 43.7 mpg and for light trucks of 31.3

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2017

As anticipated, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), proposing to repeal the Clean Power Plan (CPP). The Trump Administration EPA has proposed to determine that the Obama-era regulation exceeds its statutory authority. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle technologies are not yet competitive due primarily to the high cost of advanced batteries. Ford and SCE will explore whether these batteries have other uses that could reduce their cost to consumers. "By partnering with these two industries. Joint Press Release ) 4/4/07 Ford Motor Co.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Not to be outdone, on Tuesday the Norwegian electric car startup, Think, was in Portland being wooed by the state as one of 8 potential places to site their first car manufacturing facility in the United States. But that cost in a built as an EV is much less than an ICE’s costs by about 1/2. Follow the money.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2009

Oceans, already expanding from warmth and melting glaciers, would rise, increasing coastal flooding; a chain reaction of climate changes is projected to lead to harsher, more widespread droughts and more powerful storms. Reductions in Emissions. It’s simply not in their interest to do so.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2010

Cap-and-trade was first tried on a significant scale twenty years ago under the first Bush administration as a way to address the problem of airborne sulfur dioxide pollution–widely known as acid rain–from coal-burning power plants in the eastern United States. Representatives Henry A. Waxman of California and Edward J.

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Baua Electric

JULY 15, 2024

In addition, Project 2025, a conservative playbook for the election, includes several action items which would harm EV policy and result in dirtier air and water and more climate change. President Biden, in contrast, has supported EVs and Tesla In contrast, President Biden’s policy has supported EVs and Tesla significantly.

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