Cars That Think
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
Such a conversion has never been done, but the report is another sign that the idea is gaining momentum—if with the slow steps of a baby needing decades to learn to walk. “A Conversion backers say the process has benefits for everybody involved. On 13 September, the U.S. However, there is one project that has made some headway.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 5, 2009
Increased cultivation of corn for ethanol, its conversion into biofuels, and the storage and use of these fuels could affect water supply, water quality, air quality, soil quality, and biodiversity, the report found. Federal tax credits, the RFS, and the ethanol tariff have primarily supported conventional corn starch ethanol.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 4, 2011
As of 2010, biofuel production was contingent on subsidies, tax credits, the import tariff, loan guarantees, RFS2, and similar policies. Dedicated energy crops will have to be grown to meet the mandate, which will probably require conversion of uncultivated land or the displacement of commodity crops and pastures.
Green Car Congress
MAY 13, 2010
Significant tax incentives encourage the conversion of trucks and heavy-duty fleets to natural gas vehicles. Farmers are exempt from the carbon pollution compliance obligations in the bill. Emissions from the transportation sector will remain under the carbon pollution cap. Blocking Market Manipulation.
Teslarati
AUGUST 13, 2021
In 2020 alone, Tesla still sold 37% of its vehicles in California, despite the pandemic and the company no longer having any access to the $7,500 federal tax credit enjoyed by competitors like the Ford Mustang Mach-E and the Volkswagen ID.4. Credit: Tesla Inc. Insights from CA’s Clean Air Protectors.
EV Adoption
MAY 8, 2021
And when you combine that with newer cars becoming increasingly more fuel efficient, without building the model, it is possible that the 20 million more and 300 million in total gas-powered VIO in 2030 might actually pollute less and release fewer carbon emissions than the 280 million in operation at the end of 2020.
Cars That Think
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
government was going to try a whole bunch of different government interventions—incentive programs, tax credits, grants, infrastructure investments—to bend the trajectory of our energy transition. A year ago, we weren’t even having this conversation. So keep the capacity around, but reduce the amount we burn.
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