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Ford reportedly eliminates lease-to-buy option on electric vehicles

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” Ford, GM, Stellantis, Toyota push for Congress to eliminate EV tax credit limits. You can also reach me on Twitter @Christi86567288 , or if you have news tips, you can email us at tips@teslarati.com. ” I’d love to hear from you!

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US Geothermal Power Could Top 10 Gigawatts, New Industry Report Says

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New Mexico. Washington. While the report shows generally good news, it also shows a decline in projects currently listed as under construction. According to the GEA this was due to 4 new geothermal power projects moving to completion, but also reflects difficulty obtaining final permits and difficulty obtaining financing.

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Everybody Happy: Bush to Sign Do-little Energy Bill

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The opening line of the Detroit News story says all you need to know: The House approved a stripped-down energy bill Tuesday and sent it to President George Bush, who is expected to sign the legislation. The reality, however, is no removal of tax breaks for Big Oil; no 15% renewables standard for utilities; no plug-in hybrid incentives.

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Perspective: A View Into the New GM

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Currently, they have a fleet of 116 vehicles spread throughout the world: Los Angeles, NYC, Washington, Berlin, Shanghai and Seoul. In Europe diesels are more popular but the European tax regimes raise the prices of all liquid fuels, which favors efficiency, while penalizing diesel fuel less than gasoline. Click to enlarge.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", See our frequent comments at our news archive. todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet."

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Smart-grid project matches wind to electric cars | Green Tech - CNET News

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Along with other industry executives, IBMs Schurr spoke Wednesday morning about smart-grid technologies in Washington, D.C., In an interview on Tuesday, Schurr said that he planned to tell members of Congress that smart-grid technologies are already available and can deliver substantial improvements in efficiency. E-mail Martin.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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February 17, 2009 9:43 am Link No matter how you slice it we need a carbon TAX to accelerate all these important projects. The only question is a carbon TAX the kind of change Obama believes in. Got a hot tip on breaking green news, or a suggestion for areas of coverage? link] — Chris Dudley 13. — AH2 14.

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