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Belfer Center Study Concludes Reducing Car and Truck GHG Emissions Will Require Substantially Higher Fuel Prices; Income Tax Credits for Advanced Alt Fuel Vehicles Are Essentially Ineffective at Reducing Sector Emissions

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Strong income tax credits for the purchase of new diesel, hybrid, and plug-in hybrid vehicles are very expensive and essentially ineffective at reducing GHG emissions from transportation. Purchase tax credits are an expensive way to reduce oil consumption and GHG emissions from transportation. —Morrow et al.

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Australia PM Gillard announces carbon pricing plan; transport fuels exempt, but lowered fuel tax credits to bring carbon price to some businesses

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We have had a long debate about climate change in this country. Most Australians now agree our climate is changing, this is caused by carbon pollution, this has harmful effects on our environment and on the economy—and the Government should act. —Prime Minister Gillard.

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Volvo To Go All Electric By 2030 – EV Week in Review: Feb 23-Mar 1

EV Adoption

This past week was certainly quite a whirlwind of EV news and developments from Volvo’s plans to end production of ICE vehicles by 2030, yet another proposal to reform the federal EV tax credit, chip shortages, Washington state’s plans to ban ICE vehicles by 2030, Lucid Air delay, Fisker to partner with Foxconn, and much, much more.

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The State of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Electrification

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Electrification of medium- and heavy-duty (MHD) vehicles is an important component of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and mitigating climate change. An indicative survey by the Corporate Electric Vehicle Alliance of its 24 members, who operate more than 1.3 What do we mean by MHDs ? million fleet vehicles in the U.S.

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How the EV Charging Industry Is Emerging and Evolving

EV Connect

The ability to add quick-charging stations to virtually any business environment makes it that much easier to integrate EV charging into the fabric of society. Government agencies, nonprofits and businesses large and small are all increasing their commitment to developing a sustainable economy and curbing the effects of climate change.

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UCLA–UC Berkeley paper outlines how CA can boost biofuel production to cut pollution and help the economy

Green Car Congress

California has not taken full advantage of opportunities to increase its in-state production of biofuel, despite state policies that encourage biofuel consumption, according to a policy paper by the Climate Change and Business Research Initiative at the UCLA and UC Berkeley law schools. —Ethan Elkind, a co-author of the report.

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News: IRA Aims to Accelerate Fleet Electrification

Clean Fleet Report

While many of the legislation’s provisions–such as the new and modified tax credits–encourage individual consumers to purchase a new or used electric vehicle, these measures also have the potential to benefit companies that make a similar move on a larger scale. In response to the rapidly evolving U.S.

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