Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

By comparison, many subsidies for renewables are time-limited initiatives implemented through energy bills, with expiration dates that limit their usefulness to the renewables industry. The vast majority of subsidy dollars to fossil fuels can be attributed to just a handful of tax breaks, such as the Foreign Tax Credit ($15.3

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APRIL 10, 2009

million in tax credits from the Michigan Economic Growth Authority in December to create 256 direct jobs over six years. Tags: Brief. A new wind turbine assembly plant opening later this year in Novi, Michigan will create about 250 manufacturing jobs which are being sought by displaced autoworkers.The company received $7.3

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2009

Kentucky has an experienced auto industry-related workforce, and the region is within 500 miles of more than 4,800 auto-related vehicle manufacturers, including 69 vehicle assembly plants, noted Larry Hayes, Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear’s Cabinet Secretary. Tags: Batteries.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2010

The current $7,500 tax credit for purchasing an advanced vehicle is wonderful if you have a great accountant or tax lawyer, Pataki said, “ but if you are an ordinary consumer, what do you do ?” ” Pataki suggested converting the tax credit to a rebate, for three years or for five.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2010

In each case, industry cost-share exceeds 50% of the total project cost. In addition to ITP and industry funding, EERE’s Vehicle Technologies Program (VTP) is contributing funding to directly support the CRADA efforts, each of which comprises part of the battery supply chain. Tags: Batteries.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

The Fleet Roadmap also presents the results of detailed total cost of ownership modeling for PHEVs and EVs in fleet applications for a number of industries. Tags: Electric (Battery) Fleets Plug-ins Policy. Federal fleet electrification, including the Postal Service. Fleet Electrification Roadmap.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Dow Kokam LLC, a joint venture between The Dow Chemical Company and TK Advanced Battery LLC, was established in 2009 to develop and manufacture advanced energy storage technologies for the transportation and other industries. The Michigan Economic Growth Authority (MEGA) Board also approved a state tax credit valued at $44.6

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2009

million in tax credits and up to $200,000 in training grants to Electric Motors Corporation (EMC), based on the company’s plans to establish an electric vehicle industrial development park the state. Earlier in May, Electric Motors Corporation was acquired by Optimax Industries, Inc., Tags: Brief.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Propane fuel, when compared to diesel and gasoline, provides a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and has the potential to reduce fuel costs with the federal tax credit of $0.50 Collins Bus Corporation, a subsidiary of Collins Industries, Inc., Tags: Emissions Engines Fuels. the Collins Super Bantam). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

In addition to the DOE grants, this investment has been selected to benefit from additional subsidies and tax credits from both the City of Jacksonville and the State of Florida totalling up to $20.8 In addition, this investment has been selected to benefit from subsidies and tax grants from the State of Michigan of up to $148.5

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2010

Industrial sources will not enter the program until 2016. Prior to 2016, allowance value is dedicated to offset electricity and natural gas rate increases for industrial rate-payers and to improve energy efficiency in manufacturing to keep power bills down in the future. Tags: Climate Change Emissions Policy.

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JANUARY 11, 2010

The Michigan Economic Growth Authority board approved a package of incentives and tax credits totaling $188 million. The package includes job credits, brownfield site credits and battery pack assembly credits recently approved by the Michigan legislature. Next-generation hybrid based on C-car platform in 2012.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Additionally, the New York State alternative fuel vehicle fueling infrastructure tax credit will contribute 50% of the total cost of the refueling station. Tags: Brief. NYSERDA provided $900,000 in funding for the project, and National Grid contributed $55,000. PW Grosser served as a consulting engineer on the project.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

ConocoPhillips suspended the project in fall 2008 due to the deteriorating economy and a loss of federal tax credits. It recycles used restaurant cooking oil and by-products from the beef, pork and poultry processing industries into useable products such as tallow, feed-grade fats, meat and bone meal, and hides. Earlier post.)

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Plugs and Cars

DECEMBER 18, 2007

Resch, president of the Solar Energy Industries Association, which sought an extension of the investment tax credit that expires at the end of next year. Tags: ethanol energy bill. Incentives for wind and solar were stripped out, as well, according to Sen. We're pretty disappointed," said Rhone A.

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DECEMBER 19, 2009

In addition to the DOE award, Delphi has been offered support from the Indiana Economic Development Corporation through performance-based tax credits and training grants. The company also is finalizing a property tax abatement application with the City of Kokomo. Tags: Electric (Battery) Hybrids Power Electronics.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2009

The roadmap will be made widely available to assist not just US and Chinese developers, but also the global automotive industry. In the United States, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act expanded a $7,500 consumer tax credit for electric vehicles and included $2.4 Public awareness and engagement. 21 st Century Coal.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2009

At the same time, 84% see incentives and tax credits as an effective way to encourage consumers to purchase hybrid cars. The survey makes one message abundantly clear: despite recognizing the importance of hybrid technology and the role of government support, consumers need costs to come down for the hybrid industry to thrive.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

Stephens also called for Federal, state, and local governments to enable the introduction of fuels from a variety of energy sources, and said that the US needed national goals for renewable and low-carbon fuels as well as excise tax credits and loan guarantees to mitigate early commercialization risk. We must all work together.

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GM Commercial Energy Storage Tax Credit 218

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2010

Significant Federal incentives for early deployment of CCS are in place, including RD&D efforts to push CCS technology development, and market-pull mechanisms such as tax credits and loan guarantees. Tags: Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Coal. Report of the Interagency Task Force on Carbon Capture and Storage.

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APRIL 17, 2009

million in tax credits towards that plant from the state. Kokam America has been producing its SLPB cells for 8 years in its Missouri plant, says Kokam America CEO Don Nissanka, targeting niche market applications from the military, to medical devices, to industrial applications. Tags: Batteries Electric (Battery).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2009

The batteries (which carry an expected 10-year lifetime) are manufactured by Gold Peak Industries North America , a subsidiary of GP Batteries International. The company also intends to complete crash testing of PICC-converted vehicles so that future owners can qualify for green-vehicle tax credits. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2010

The technology pathways are intended to show the different cost impacts of achieving different levels of stringency, if the industry were to place more or less emphasis on hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and electric vehicles as compared to advanced gasoline technologies and vehicle mass reduction. —Notice of Upcoming Joint Rulemaking.

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JULY 22, 2009

Green Car Congress attended the Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Wall Street (REFF-Wall Street) conference (23-24 June) sponsored by Euromoney Energy Events and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). Is tax equity dead? Annual investment in the global renewables industry had grown from $16.5 by Bill Cooke.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2010

Anderman, who recently visited the technology groups of nearly all the major automakers and foremost advanced battery developers in the six countries with the largest automotive industries as part of a multi-client study, concluded that “ the report is an excellent document that provides a realistic assessment of a very complex subject.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2010

When he proposes steps to improve oil industry safety, we hope he won’t say, “Let’s make sure this never happens again.” Well, America’s auto industry delivered over 100,000. That helped us become the world’s greatest industrial power. It helps that the auto industry will be building more efficient new vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2009

Wendel Dreve and Marion Gilliland have dedicated the past five years to pursing their dream of transforming the corn ethanol industry. First, the industry is approaching the ethanol-to-gasoline blend wall of 10% ethanol, 90% gasoline in standard gas engines. All of these issues are contributing to excess capacity in the industry.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2009

The stations will allow the fleets to lower their costs by buying fuel in bulk, access federal motor fuel excise tax credits, refuel at the times most convenient to their schedules, and model successful use of propane to nearby peers. Tags: Biodiesel Electric (Battery) Ethanol Fleets Fuels Heavy-duty Hybrids LNG Natural Gas.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2010

US Representatives Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) and John Shimkus (R-IL) have introduced a bill in Congress—the Renewable Fuels Reinvestment Act (RFRA)—that would extend the $0.45 Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC), commonly called the blenders’ credit, and the secondary tariff on imported ethanol until 31 December 2015.

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