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President Obama Awards $2.3B for Tax Credits for New Clean-Tech Manufacturing Jobs; GE Gets Largest Battery-related Award

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President Obama announced the award of $2.3 billion in Recovery Act Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credits for clean energy manufacturing projects across the United States. Aeroenvironment plans to manufacture a Mobile Charger that combines a battery pack with a Level 3 DC connector. Aerovironment, Inc.

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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. The Office of Federal Sustainability is inviting State, county and municipal government fleets to join forces with Federal agencies to maximize their collective buying power, and aggregate their EV and charging infrastructure purchases.

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Researchers call for major change in US policies supporting plug-ins; failure of “mainstream consumer bias”

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of vehicle sales), far below levels required to meet the Obama administration’s goal of one million PEVs on the road by 2015. Vehicle tax credits or rebates. Despite extensive government programs and incentives, PEV sales in the US reached only ~53,000 in 2012 (0.3% —Green et al.

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Volkswagen of America to invest $10M in EV charging infrastructure by 2016; calls for more legislative support to spur EV adoption

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At the same time, Sommer said in his presentation at the 2015 Electric Drive Congress in Washington DC, continued legislative support is needed to reach the next level of electric vehicle adoption. Examples in this category include protecting and expanding existing tax credits in the Energy Independence and Security Act.

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Obama embraces PHEVs

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Barack Obama (D-Ill.) Barack Obama on Energy Independence Remarks of Senator Barack Obama Governor's Ethanol Coalition Washington, DC Feb. Barack Obama on Energy Independence Remarks of Senator Barack Obama Governor's Ethanol Coalition Washington, DC Feb. But we can do them one better.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Governor Kulongoski is currently pushing a plan before the state legislature to cut some hefty tax breaks for electric vehicle manufacturers who choose to come to Oregon, as well as provide huge tax credits to purchasers of electric cars. “My Next: a carbon tax. — Larry 4. — jerryd 7.

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Survey Breaks Down EV Preferences By Politics and Ethnicity

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By contrast, only about 20 percent of Democrats said the same — with 15 percent saying they would definitely purchase an EV while 41 percent said they’d at least consider it. The survey was conducted by BlueLabs , an information technology services and consulting firm based in Washington, DC.