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US Senator Elizabeth Warren calls for tax code changes so Elon Musk would stop “freeloading off everyone else”

Teslarati

Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren has posted some strong criticism of Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and his recent title as TIME Magazine’s 2021 Person of the Year. The longtime politician called for a change in the country’s tax code so that Musk would “stop freeloading off everyone else.”

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Battelle-R&D Magazine forecast predicts 5.2% growth in 2012 global R&D spending to $1.4+T, largely driven by Asian economies; US companies and tech providers to boost energy R&D spending by 23.1% to $6.7B

Green Car Congress

The Battelle-R&D Magazine annual Global R&D Funding Forecast concludes that global research and development (R&D) spending will grow by about 5.2% The team from Battelle and R&D Magazine forecast that a 2.1% With 18 US corporations among the top 50 firms ranked by R&D spending, the US remains dominant in manufacturing R&D.

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

I just read the article in the June/July issue of Homepower magazine written by two firemen who have solar panels on their roofs. FROM HOMEPOWER MAGAZINE written by Fire engineer Matthew Paiss: Access, pathways, and smoke-ventilation space: Providing a 3-foot setback from the edges of the roofline. You pay your taxes on-line.

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2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe: The legendary SUV brand’s first plug-in hybrid

Charged EVs

Second, and more crucial from a policy perspective, is that to justify the subsidies and tax incentives lavished on plug-in hybrids as a way to reduce vehicular emissions of carbon dioxide, they have to be plugged in. Plug-in hybrids that never connect to the grid might as well not have a plug at all. Bring on the Magneto.

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Chrysler's first electric car to be two-seat sports car - Apr. 15, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) rules are, as the name implies, based on an average fuel economy of all the vehicles a manufacturer sells. Play Tax refund: How to spend $2,705 Here are some tips from the pros on the best way to spend your refund. 107.12% Rite Aid Corporation 0.66 40.40% Unisys Corporation 1.49

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How to Electrify Your EV Fleet the Smart Way

EV Connect

From the internet to industry insiders, huge corporations like FedEx and Amazon have already electrified their vehicles while government partners like the USPS build buzz around their innovative electric vehicle solutions. Resources: Green Fleet Magazine - FedEx to Expand EV Fleet Charging Infrastructure USPS - U.S.

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Obama embraces PHEVs

Plug In Partners

The Grist Magazine blog has posted the complete speech here. The Defense Department will also hold a competition where private corporations get funding to see who can build the best new alternative-fuel plant. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) delivered a major speech on energy independence yesterday. But we can do them one better.

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