Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 2, 2009
There is a $4,200 loss to the taxpayer (the average subsidy), but the CARS participant gains $1,600 per vehicle ($2,600 in the value of the price subsidy less the $1,000 loss of the clunker). Assuming 12,000 as the average miles driven per year and using the average mpg of the retired vehicles (15.8 Using an estimated cost of $0.71
Green Car Congress
MAY 6, 2010
In 2009, the carbon intensity of the electric power sector decreased by nearly 4.3%, primarily due to fuel switching as the price of coal rose 6.8% from 2008 to 2009 while the comparable price of natural gas fell 48% on a per Btu basis. The fuel economy of the total US fleet improved from 27 mpg US in 2008 to 28.5
Green Car Congress
MAY 29, 2014
They analyzed several factors, including fuel expense, electricity and battery costs, health externalities, and frequency regulation market price. medical and climate change costs), the net present benefit would be $5,700 per seat. mpg, including the effects of idling on efficiency. Without externalities (e.g.,
EV Connect
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Demand Pricing and the Grid There are two reasons load management is important, in addition to other benefits : balancing the electrical grid and demand pricing. This is referred to as demand pricing. The electric grid, meanwhile, is fragile and, as climate change increases, we’re seeing more failures.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 22, 2009
Considering the 4-6 year vehicle product planning, design, and introduction cycles where major retooling of automobile plants is needed, the researchers said, such longer term programs could actually induce technology changes. Tags: Climate Change Emissions Policy. Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
MARCH 15, 2017
In 2009, EPA issued an Endangerment Finding that vehicle greenhouse gas emissions contribute to climate change, and thus threaten public health and welfare. In accord with this schedule, the EPA intends to make a new Final Determination regarding the appropriateness of the standards no later than 1 April 2018. Background.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 15, 2009
Existing US policies that stress energy efficiency and alternative fuels, together with higher energy prices, will curb energy consumption growth and shift the energy mix toward renewable fuels, according to the reference case for the Annual Energy Outlook 2010 ( AEO2010 ) released by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
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