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OECD paper presents and analyzes policies and programs to foster market growth of green cars

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Given the specific barriers, suggests author Andrea Beltramello, there is a role for government to support the development and diffusion of green vehicles, including through policies to strengthen the markets for green cars. Alternative fuels include biofuels, natural gas, hydrogen and electricity from the grid.

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Ram hydrogen fuel-cell truck, BMW EV batteries, rural charging: Today’s Car News

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This and more, here at Green Car Reports. If Inflation Reduction Act rules remain, the products might eventually qualify for the EV tax credit. As part of a commercial vehicle push, Stellantis plans a hydrogen fuel-cell Ram heavy-duty truck. I agree to receive emails from Green Car Reports.

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Nissan Ariya price cut, E-Transit range boost, Dodge Charger Daytona EV: Today’s Car News

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And Dodge reveals its electric muscle car. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona EV has been revealed, and it gives a decidedly muscle-car spin to the brand’s EV future. I agree to receive emails from Green Car Reports. Nissan cuts the price of the Ariya. Privacy Policy.

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Blazer EV price cut, Dodge electric muscle, Rivian R2 and R3: The Week in Reverse

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Which affordable EV regained its EV tax credit eligibility this week? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending March 9, 2024. With the price cut, the Blazer EV will cost $50,195, or just $42,695 to households who can take advantage of the $7,500 tax credit.

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Nissan reports surge in green car orders

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The automotive industry may be in crisis but that hasn’t stopped green car orders rising steeply compared to the previous year for Nissan. The company has reported that orders for its eco-friendly cars have increased by 30 per cent compared to May in the previous year, thanks in part to the government’s new tax incentives.

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Your Tax $$$ At Work: Argonne Lab's Better Batteries, Greener Fuels

Green Car Reports

This post is about something government seems to do relatively well: pre-commercial research and development. Here at GreenCarReports.com, we usually cover specific green cars, most of them now. If you watch TV or read the papers, you'll see lots of coverage of people who are pretty unhappy with one facet or another of the U.S.

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Perspective: Government Leadership Needed for Electric Vehicles to Succeed

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The critical need for government leadership in the emergence of electric vehicles dominated a recent Green Fleet Management discussion in Toronto, hosted by Fleet Challenge Ontario. So it intervened through the US Post Office by passing the Kelly Act to contract air mail service to commercial carriers.