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Ethanol, Petroleum and Ag groups call for Congress to adopt legislation to support year-round E15

Green Car Congress

In a letter sent to US Senate and House leadership, a broad coalition of energy and agriculture organizations called on Congress quickly to adopt legislation that would resolve inconsistent fuel volatility regulations.

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EV tax credit expansion: Automakers ask Congress to revive effort

Green Car Reports

Although an attempted expansion of the federal EV tax credit has failed—multiple times, in recent years—in a renewed effort, automakers are asking Congress to please try again.

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Electric semis might get up to $40,000 credit under reconciliation bill moving through Congress

Green Car Reports

As Congress moves to extend and expand the federal EV tax credit for passenger cars, it's also considering a bill that would add a first-ever tax credit for electric commercial vehicles.

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President Biden calls on Congress, States for fuel tax holiday; increase in refinery capacity

Green Car Congress

President Biden called on Congress to suspend the federal gas tax for the next 90 days, through the busy summer driving season—18 cents per gallon for gasoline and 24 cents per gallon for diesel. He also called on states to suspend their state gas taxes as well or to find other ways to deliver some relief.

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

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Congress considers mandating all-electric USPS trucks, amid contract controversy

Green Car Reports

Now Congress is considering legislation that would make more of the fleet electric, Reuters reports. Last month, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) announced a 10-year, $6 billion dollar contract with Oshkosh Defense for new mail trucks, but only 10% will be electric.

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Aptera asks Congress to make Tesla’s plug and Superchargers the standard for EVs in the US

Electrek

Aptera has launched a petition to ask Congress to make Tesla Superchargers and its plug the standard for electric vehicles in the US. The post Aptera asks Congress to make Tesla’s plug and Superchargers the standard for EVs in the US appeared first on Electrek.

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Congress passes $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, $12,500 EV tax credit still awaits passage

Electrek

After an entire day (and indeed months) of deliberation and negotiations, Congress approved a long debated infrastructure bill totaling $1.2 more… The post Congress passes $1.2 While 6 Democrats didn’t vote for the bill, 12 Republicans joined.

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Almost all electric vehicles would qualify for the US EV tax credit with new Congress bill

Electrek

The post Almost all electric vehicles would qualify for the US EV tax credit with new Congress bill appeared first on Electrek. A new bill introduced in the Senate called the Affordable Electric Vehicles for America Act would allow essentially all EVs in the US to qualify for the $7,500 tax credit if passed.

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Electric bicycle tax credit makes progress in Congress but gets slashed from 30% to 15%

Electrek

A 30% tax credit for electric bicycle purchases in the US has been slowly working its way through the gauntlet of Congress. more… The post Electric bicycle tax credit makes progress in Congress but gets slashed from 30% to 15% appeared first on Electrek.

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Ford, GM, Stellantis, Toyota push for Congress to eliminate EV tax credit limits

Teslarati

The CEOs of Ford, General Motors, Stellantis, and Toyota all urged Congress to eliminate the cap on the $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit as zero-emissions vehicles cost more to manufacture. The post Ford, GM, Stellantis, Toyota push for Congress to eliminate EV tax credit limits appeared first on TESLARATI. percent in the past year.

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Faurecia and Accenture partner on products and services for connected and autonomous vehicles

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Supreme Court curbs EPA authority to regulate CO2 from power plants

Green Car Congress

The opinion (6-3) applied the “ major questions doctrine ”, which requires Congress to specify clearly and directly regulatory authority involving issues of vast economic and political significance, rather than allowing agencies themselves to interpret more ambiguous statues to define their own authority. Brown & Williamson, 529 U.S.,

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Proposed 30% US tax credit for e-bike purchases gains support in Congress

Electrek

more… The post Proposed 30% US tax credit for e-bike purchases gains support in Congress appeared first on Electrek. Americans are getting closer to a federal tax credit for electric bicycles, a proposal that could be similar in concept to the electric car and motorcycle tax incentives already on the books.

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SpaceX’s NASA Starship contract safe for now as Blue Origin looks to Congress

Teslarati

Fresh off of a major contract loss during a competition to build NASA’s next crewed Moon lander, Blue Origin has begun aggressively lobbying Congress for the contract NASA didn’t give it. In memos to Congress, SpaceX says a proposed amendment on the HLS contract would award “Jeff Bezos with a $10 billion sole-source hand-out.”

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Introducing Green Car Congress Discussions: a forum area for the user community

Green Car Congress

Green Car Congress is launching a new forum section for the community of GCC readers to post and to discuss developments in energy, transportation, and sustainable mobility not covered on the main GCC site: research and ideas, questions, analysis, reactions to current events, and whatever else strikes your fancy. The forum software is phpBB3.

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Sandy Munro Shared His Thoughts On Tesla’s AI Day, The NHTSA, & Congress

EV Obssesion

The post Sandy Munro Shared His Thoughts On Tesla’s AI Day, The NHTSA, & Congress appeared first on EV Obsession. I think that Sandy shared his thoughts beautifully and eloquently, and I agree — our country is going into a direction that is not in its own best interest. In his […].

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Fisker announces Ocean EV will make its debut in Europe at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, alongside EU expansion plans

Electrek

announced its flagship Ocean SUV will make its official debut in Europe at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. more… The post Fisker announces Ocean EV will make its debut in Europe at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, alongside EU expansion plans appeared first on Electrek. American EV automaker Fisker Inc.

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Volkswagen Group and Hamburg partner to bid to host 2021 ITS World Congress

Green Car Congress

The Volkswagen Group and its partner city, the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, have submitted a bid to host the 2021 ITS World Congress. The Volkswagen Group is participating in the ITS European Congress in Strasbourg from 19-22 June, where it is presenting its activities for the intelligent transport of people and goods.

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Volkswagen Group to support Hamburg, ITS Germany in hosting of 2021 World Congress for ITS; projects beginning now

Green Car Congress

The Volkswagen Group will support Hamburg and ITS Germany in 2021 for hosting the World Congress for Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) as a main partner and chair of the Host Organizing Committee. In addition to implementing these projects, the Group intends to play a key role in the ITS World Congress 2021.

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Panasonic highlighted automated and connected vehicle technologies at ITS World Congress; anti-hacker security

Green Car Congress

Panasonic exhibited its portfolio of automated and connected vehicle technologies and Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) big data solutions at ITS World Congress 2015, Bordeaux. Panasonic offers automotive and device solutions for pedestrians and cars, infrastructure solutions for homes, roads and.

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SAE World Congress panel highlights progress on H2 infrastructure and fuel cell vehicle commercialization

Green Car Congress

Although the SAE World Congress has been running panel sessions on fuel cell vehicle commercialization since 2005, this year was the first in which three participating automakers—Toyota, Hyundai and Honda—had fuel cell vehicles that customers can buy now or within a year. Earlier post.) Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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SAE World Congress offering technical insights into automakers’ series production fuel cell technology

Green Car Congress

Among the offerings at SAE World Congress in Detroit this week are several technical papers covering the advances in hydrogen fuel cell technologies from vehicle manufacturers in the first stage of series production FCEVs.

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Congress wants EVs and higher mpg; Tesla wants higher fines; Mercedes shows EQS battery: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Congress asks the Biden administration for tougher mileage standards, and maybe an EV mandate. More than 80 members of Congress have signed on to House and Senate letters urging the Biden administration. Tesla pushes an appeals court for higher fines. And Mercedes has started making batteries for the EQS.

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FEV showcasing plug-in hybrid transmission at SAE World Congress

Green Car Congress

is showcasing its most recent transmission design at the SAE World Congress in Detroit, Mich. FEV North America, Inc. in hybrid transmission’s capabilities include a 2?speed

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EV Freedom Act proposed to Congress would create national charging network—and jobs

Green Car Reports

While the current Presidential administration remains hostile to nearly any effort to reduce carbon emissions, two members of Congress have introduced a bill to expand electric-car charging infrastructure.

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European Electric Vehicle Congress 2011

Green Car Congress

The European Electric Vehicle Congress (EEVC-2011) will be held in Brussels, 26–28 October 2011, and is organized by Frédéric Vergels, who has served as the Secretary General of AVERE , the European Association of Battery, Hybrid and Fuel Cell, Electric Vehicles, since 1998.

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FEV showcasing liquid-cooled, high performance battery for PHEV applications at SAE World Congress

Green Car Congress

The battery will be at the 2015 SAE World Congress next week in Detroit. FEV North America will be displaying a liquid-cooled, high performance battery pack for plug-in hybrid applications.

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Honda demonstrating car and motorcycle V2X communication at ITS World Congress 2012

Green Car Congress

will participate in the 19 th World ITS Congress from 22–26 October 2012 with a demonstration of automobile and motorcycle V2X communication—how its vehicles can communicate both with each other and with road-side infrastructure to benefit road safety, the environment, driver comfort and convenience. Driving Demo.

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Protean Electric introduces production in-wheel motor at SAE World Congress; 25% increase in peak torque

Green Car Congress

Protean Electric introduced its production in-wheel motor at the 2013 Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress in Detroit. Protean Electric is presenting a paper at the World Congress: “Using Vehicle Simulation to Investigate Controllability”. Earlier post.). The motors reside in the space behind the wheel.

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SAE World Congress technical track on advances in fuel cell vehicle applications

Green Car Congress

The 2016 SAE World Congress is again featuring a technical track (PFL 720) on advances in hydrogen fuel cell vehicle technology, followed by a technical expert panel discussion (PFL 799) on the commercialization of fuel cell vehicles and hydrogen infrastructure. Earlier post.).

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FEV showcasing 48V technology at 2016 SAE World Congress

Green Car Congress

FEV will showcase some of its 48-Volt technology capabilities at the 2016 SAE World Congress next week in Detroit. FEV says it believes that 48V technology will be the next evolution in in-vehicle power.

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Research: Tires and brakes emit more particulates than tailpipes

Green Car Reports

Conducted by Imperial College London, the study (via Green Car Congress) estimates that in 2021.

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National Ignition Facility achieves fusion ignition

Green Car Congress

Achieving ignition was made possible by dedication from LLNL employees as well as countless collaborators at DOE’s Los Alamos National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories and Nevada National Security Site; General Atomics; academic institutions, including the University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics, the Massachusetts Institute (..)

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Airbiquity showcasing connected vehicle solutions at Mobile World Congress; new developer program

Green Car Congress

Airbiquity is participating in the GSMA Connected House at Mobile World Congress 2012 as a partner of Vodafone. The company is also announcing the full launch of its Application Developer Program at the Mobile World Congress.

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Congress Confused By Security Settings #JoeTakesOnTheNews

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Don’t Blame Congress For Tax Credit Limits. Blame Tesla For Its Expensive EVs

CleanTechnica EVs

There’s something that’s been bugging me the last couple of days on social media. I don’t mean bugging me a little. I also don’t mean bugging me like Steve Urkel bugs Carl Winslow on Family Matters (in other words, a lot).

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Ricardo TorqStor flywheel energy storage technology receives SAE 2014 World Congress Tech Award

Green Car Congress

Ricardo’s TorqStor high speed flywheel energy storage technology ( earlier post ) has been selected to receive the SAE Tech Award, as one of the top five technologies to be on display at the SAE World Congress 8-10 at the COBO Center, Detroit.

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Protean Electric showcasing in-wheel drive system in BRABUS Hybrid at SAE World Congress

Green Car Congress

Protean Electric, the global leader in electric in-wheel motors, will showcase its award-winning in-wheel motor Protean Drive system in a BRABUS Hybrid at the SAE 2012 World Congress 24-26 April. Protean Electric will present a paper (2012-01-1037) at the World Congress, “Integrating In-Wheel Motors into Vehicles - Real World Experiences”.

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Toyota and Clemson showcase Gen-Z focused EV concept at SAE World Congress

Green Car Congress

At the 2016 SAE World Congress, Toyota and Clemson University unveiled an innovative, flexible concept called uBox that is intended to appeal to the next generation of car buyers: Gen-Z.

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Carmakers Push Congress To Extend EV Tax Credit

CleanTechnica EVs

You know something's screwy when Joe Manchin kind of makes sense.

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US Congress Considers 1st-Ever Purchase Incentive for Commercial EVs

CleanTechnica EVs

Last week, Senators Schumer and Manchin announced a compromise on a reconciliation bill, called the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, that includes significant climate and air quality progress and a goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions nationwide by 40 percent by 2030.

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Honda to showcase new connected car and automated driving technologies at 2014 ITS World Congress in Detroit; driver-to-driver “virtual tow”

Green Car Congress

Honda will showcase several of its latest developments in intelligent transportation technology at the 2014 ITS World Congress in Detroit, 7-11 September. V2V “Virtual Tow” or Medical Emergency Assist allows an assisting driver to respond to an emergency and virtually tow the trailing vehicle to a location for emergency services.

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