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Kia Niro EV specs, recapturing CO2, and electric-car support vs interest: Today's Car News

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Scientists have discovered a way to recapture CO2 and recycle it into fuel. And Waymo's purchase of up to 62,000 Chrysler Pacific Hybrids could account for one-third of FCA's available consumer tax credits. Kia has revealed official specifications for the Niro EV.

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Panasonic partners with Sila to deliver EV batteries with unparalleled performance

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Panasonic plans to produce Sila’s anode material in its Moses Lake, Washington facility, qualifying it for tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act. Another upside to Titan Silicon is that it produces significantly less CO2 per kWh than graphite.

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DOE announces $110M for carbon capture, utilization, and storage projects

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These types of projects have the potential to take advantage of the 45Q tax credit, which provides a tax credit for each ton of CO 2 sequestered or utilized. The credit was recently increased to $35/metric ton for enhanced oil recovery and $50/metric ton for geologic storage.

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Study finds carbon capture & storage could be financial opportunity for conventional ethanol plants

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Ethanol production is one of the least costly known applications of CO2 capture and, to date, the cost of capturing CO2 has been cited as one of the major barriers to CCS. 27 Mt per year) could be captured for less than $25 per metric ton. —LLNL scientist Sean McCoy, co-author.

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This solar company just put its people in 100 VW ID. Buzz Cargos

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Helion’s switch to an all-electric fleet will eliminate about 300 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually. 4s will get full $7,500 EV tax credit If you live in an area that has frequent natural disaster events, and are interested in making your home more resilient to power outages, consider going solar and adding a battery storage system.

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Hyundai and Kia surge past Ford, GM to take second in US EV sales in 2023

Baua Electric

The South Korean automakers topped GM and Ford even without their EVs qualifying for the IRA tax credit (only through leasing). With dedicated EVs, Hyundai also ranked second behind Tesla in lowering CO2 emissions and improving fuel economy over the past several years, according to EPA data.

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Four Major Trends in the eMobility Industry in 2021

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The “carrot” typically takes the form of incentives such as subsidies and tax credits. The German government offers grants up to €9,000 plus tax reductions for fully electric passenger vehicles, €40,000 for small to medium-sized electric trucks and up to €500,000 for heavy-duty trucks.