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MAY 6, 2009

New light trucks or SUVs with mileage of at least 18 mpg are eligible for vouchers. If the mileage of the new truck or SUV is at least 2 mpg higher than the old truck, the voucher will be worth $3,500. If the mileage of the new truck or SUV is at least 5 mpg higher than the old truck, the voucher will be worth $4,500.

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AUGUST 2, 2009

In contrast, the standards recently announced by the Obama Administration, while attainable, require downsizing and a shift in the fleet mix away from SUVs.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

In order to comply with the Obama standards, auto makers need to sell many more electric vehicles. One way for auto makers to meet the standards is to lower the price of electric vehicles and raise the price of other, more popular vehicles, such as SUVs and trucks. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Environmental impact. The George W.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

The Rhodium Group, an independent research organization unaffiliated with the study, estimates that the policy change would achieve only one-fifth of greenhouse gas reductions that the Obama-era policy would achieve. Car companies made SUVs and vehicles with quicker acceleration times, which became very popular among American drivers.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2009

The Obama Administration is targeting 1 million plug-ins in the US by 2015.) PHEV programs will focus initially on the small car segment, which will represent 80% of sales in 2015, followed by the small SUV segment with 10% of the market. million plug-in hybrid electric vehicles will be on the road worldwide. Dave Hurst, Pike Research.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2014

So much so, Hyundai has announced it is leasing its hydrogen SUV for $499 a month, with fuel thrown in for free. In a recent interview with digital publication Quartz, Gil Castillo, senior group manager of advanced vehicles for Hyundai in California, says costs have dropped 70% since the company began working on fuel cells in the late 1990s.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2009

Following the short address on Monday during which President Barack Obama outlined the next steps for GM and Chrysler ( earlier post ), the White House posted summaries of the Presidential Auto Task Force’s assessment of the business plans provided by the two struggling automakers, which led to the terms that are currently unfolding.

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