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Top 15 Nissan LEAF markets in US in 2013

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Georgia has a tax credit worth up to $5,000 for zero-emissions vehicles. Oregon has a Chief EV Officer to promote EV use. In Nashville, Nissan gives credit to a robust charging infrastructure and a core group of employee enthusiasts who raised awareness of the practicality of the vehicle in the market in 2011.

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Electric Vehicle Adoption Divide Mapped

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Those states are California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Washington, Oregon and Maryland. Originally, the EV tax credit scheme was supposed to be a temporary measure to spur adoption rates and encourage manufacturers to pursue the technology as a way to adhere to swelling emission regulations.

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Gas War: U.S. House Suggests Ending California Emissions Authority, White House Says Nope

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The industry will have to comply with California’s emissions laws if it hopes to sell within the United States, with the federal government still capable of funding the shift by adding new corporate incentives and indefinitely prolonging an EV tax credit scheme that was originally supposed to expire.

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The State of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Electrification

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MD trucks are accelerating, HD trucks are getting started on the road to electrification Between corporate decarbonization goals “pulling” and government regulations “pushing” fleet electrification , momentum towards electrification of heavy duty vehicles is starting to take hold. million fleet vehicles in the U.S. With approval from the U.S.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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It will also list current tax credits and incentives applicable to EV charging. University of Oregon. PGE will spend 5-10 percent of its corporate fleet budget on electrification, and commits to encourage and incentivize PGE employees to acquire EVs and serve as ambassadors for electrification. Southwest Clean Air Agency.

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Profile: Farmers Ethanol: Focusing on Sustainable Corn Ethanol Production and a Triple Bottom Line

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At a renewable energy conference in February of this year Doug Berven, the director of Corporate Affairs at ethanol producer POET, shared the following capacity projections for the ethanol business: At the beginning of this year the industry had 12.1 All of these issues are contributing to excess capacity in the industry. Earlier post.).