Corporation, Fuel Economy, Tax and Tax Credit

Belfer Center Study Concludes Reducing Car and Truck GHG Emissions Will Require Substantially Higher Fuel Prices; Income Tax Credits for Advanced Alt Fuel Vehicles Are Essentially Ineffective at Reducing Sector Emissions

Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2010

The economy-wide CO 2 prices applied increase the cost of driving only marginally with respect to the business-as-usual case. Direct transportation (fuel) taxes generate the greatest reductions in CO 2 emission from transportation, achieving CO 2 emissions at 86% of 2005 levels by about 2025. —Morrow et al.

Tax Credit

Tax Credit Tax Emissions Fuel

VW: $50 Million In Tax Credits, Wanted Electric-Car Credits For Diesels Too

Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Buyers of various Volkswagen TDI diesel vehicles took about $50 million in Federal income-tax credits in 2009 for the purchase of their supposedly green car.

Tax Credit

Tax Credit Tax Diesel Congress

2023 was a tremendous year for both EVs and Plug In America!

Plug in America

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Clean Vehicle Tax Credits Clean vehicle tax credits kicked into high gear in 2023. New federal EV tax credits were expanded and updated, and credits for used and commercial EVs became available for the first time in January.

Plug-in

Plug-in America Plug Tax Credit

Collins Bus Corporation Enters Agreement With CleanFUEL USA to Develop LPI Type A School Bus

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Collins Bus Corporation has entered an exclusive agreement with CleanFUEL USA to develop the first Type A small school bus to operate on autogas with a Liquid Propane Injection (LPI) system. Collins Bus Corporation, a subsidiary of Collins Industries, Inc., The GM Cutaway G4500 will be the basis for the Collins LPI Type A buses.

USA

USA Corporation Tax Credit Gasoline-Electric

Dodge to discontinue Challenger and Charger in shift to EVs

Teslarati

AUGUST 16, 2022

The company is ranked last in corporate average fuel economy and emissions. Other Stellantis brands will likely be forced to do the same to meet ever-tightening fuel economy and emissions regulations in the US. French brands Peugeot, DS, and Citroen, have all been selling electric models.

Dodge

Dodge Jeep PHEV Fuel Economy

California considers boosting electric-car rebate to $4,500

Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The California Air Resources Board will discuss Thursday and Friday raising the state's electric vehicle rebate to offset the expiration of federal tax credits for the two largest electric-carmakers, Tesla and GM. The state offers a $2,500 subsidy for electric-car purchases.

California

California Tax Credit Electric Cars Tax

DOE Turns Down V-Vehicle Loan Applications

Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2010

VVC has said that its V Car’s fuel economy would be among the best of all four-passenger gasoline-powered vehicles sold in the US today. Varasano, a former Oracle Corporation and Booz Allen Hamilton executive, founded VVC in 2006. million from the Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Loan Program (ATVMLP).

San Diego

San Diego Louisiana Vehicles Tax Credit

EIA AEO2015 projects elimination of net US energy imports in 2020-2030 timeframe; transportation energy consumption drops

Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2015

Fuel economy standards and changing driver behavior keep motor gasoline consumption below recent levels through 2040 in the Reference case. quadrillion Btu—as a result of increases in demand for personal travel and movement of goods that outstripped gains in fuel efficiency. quadrillion Btu (13.8 million bbl/d) in 2013 to 26.4

2020

2020 Energy Transportation Oil Prices

From Recreation to Everyday Transport: The Growing Appeal of E-Bikes

Plug in America

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

lawn equipment is not subject to federal regulation like greenhouse gas emissions standards and Corporate Average Fuel Economy, or CAFE, standards. Similar to EVs, electric lawn equipment reduces emissions, saves on fuel costs, and requires less maintenance. Unlike cars in the U.S.,

Transportation

Transportation Electric Motorcycles Motorcycles Gasoline-Electric

News: 2025 Honda CR-V e:FCEV

Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 12, 2024

Carbon neutrality for all Honda products and corporate activities by 2050. Charging nightly and driving less than 29 miles will mean less need for hydrogen fuel, which is currently available at only about 50 stations in California. DC Fast Charging is not available.

Honda

Honda Hydrogen Plug-in Hybrid

UCLA–UC Berkeley paper outlines how CA can boost biofuel production to cut pollution and help the economy

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Although zero emission vehicles are projected to make up a significant percentage of the California vehicle fleet by 2030, improvements in vehicle fuel economy due to new federal corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards will constitute some of the reductions.

Pollution

Pollution Economy Production Climate Change

EPA Issues Emission Rule Change Proposals for Light and Medium Vehicles

The Truth About Cars

APRIL 12, 2023

They also have to exist in tandem with (Corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards that take into account fleet-wide MPGs for automakers. Eventually, someone has to realize that borrowing from the tax base to offer tax breaks that primarily benefit the automotive sector isn’t a sustainable plan for the broader population.

EPA

EPA Light Emissions Vehicles

EPA Administrator broadly outlines Trump Administration thinking on fuel economy standards and California

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

In a speech on Tuesday at the National Automobile Dealers Association meeting in Washington, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler outlined the Trump Administration’s thinking on national fuel economy standards and California. Earlier post.).

Fuel Economy

Fuel Economy Standards California EPA

Auto Lobby Says EPA Targets Aren’t Achievable

The Truth About Cars

JUNE 29, 2023

With the NHTSA having recently advised automakers not to comply with Massachusetts’ right-to-repair laws, effectively running with some ridiculous industry talking points, it’s a little difficult for me to believe the EPA isn’t likewise subject to corporate influence. The next couple years are make or break," he stated in the blog post.

EPA

EPA Auto Tax Credit Industrial

EV Driven

Belfer Center Study Concludes Reducing Car and Truck GHG Emissions Will Require Substantially Higher Fuel Prices; Income Tax Credits for Advanced Alt Fuel Vehicles Are Essentially Ineffective at Reducing Sector Emissions

VW: $50 Million In Tax Credits, Wanted Electric-Car Credits For Diesels Too

2023 was a tremendous year for both EVs and Plug In America!

Collins Bus Corporation Enters Agreement With CleanFUEL USA to Develop LPI Type A School Bus

Dodge to discontinue Challenger and Charger in shift to EVs

California considers boosting electric-car rebate to $4,500

DOE Turns Down V-Vehicle Loan Applications

EIA AEO2015 projects elimination of net US energy imports in 2020-2030 timeframe; transportation energy consumption drops

From Recreation to Everyday Transport: The Growing Appeal of E-Bikes

News: 2025 Honda CR-V e:FCEV

UCLA–UC Berkeley paper outlines how CA can boost biofuel production to cut pollution and help the economy

EPA Issues Emission Rule Change Proposals for Light and Medium Vehicles

EPA Administrator broadly outlines Trump Administration thinking on fuel economy standards and California

Auto Lobby Says EPA Targets Aren’t Achievable

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