Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

On a planet aspiring to become carbon neutral, the once-stalwart coal power plant is an emerging anachronism. It is true that, in much of the developing world, coal-fired capacity continues to grow. But in every corner of the globe, political and financial pressures are mounting to bury coal in the past.

Coal 145

Coal Convert Power Powered 145

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Credit: ACS, Lee et al. Researchers at Georgia Tech have compared medium-duty (MD) electric and diesel urban delivery trucks in terms of life-cycle energy consumption, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and total cost of ownership (TCO). They excluded other factors such as insurance, purchase incentives, tax credits, or penalties.

Georgia 268

Georgia Diesel Gas-Electric Electric 268

Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

government was going to try a whole bunch of different government interventions—incentive programs, tax credits, grants, infrastructure investments—to bend the trajectory of our energy transition. And there are states like Georgia where public interveners don’t have any right to discovery. And Oregon is pretty transparent.

Clean 105

Clean Cleaning Energy Emissions 105

EV Match

AUGUST 29, 2022

on a path to reducing emissions more than 40% below 2005 levels, per a Princeton University analysis of the measure’s impacts : expanded tax credits for EVs, batteries, solar panels and wind turbines. And what about changes to the EV tax credit? carbon sequestration (capture and storage, i.e.).

Electric Vehicles 52

Electric Vehicles Tax Credit Industrial Industry 52