Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2018

In 126 “mystery shopper” experiences at 82 car dealerships across Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, the team found that that dealers were dismissive of EVs; misinformed shoppers on vehicle specifications; omitted EVs from the sales conversation; and strongly oriented customers towards gasoline and diesel vehicle options.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2014

A study by researchers at the Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis finds that buyers of plug-in vehicles (PEVs) are substantially less satisfied with the dealer purchase experience than buyers of conventional vehicles—with the notable exception of Tesla buyers. In some cases, dealers outright discouraged PEV purchases.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

The California Air Resources Board launched a $20 million funding assistance program designed to spur the purchase of hybrid trucks and buses that reduce smog-forming pollution and address climate change. Dealers, manufactures and fleet owners can learn more about the program at californiahvip.org.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2019

Agencies, cities and counties interested in purchasing vehicles should consult contract number 1-19-23-22 (A-D) at www.caleprocure.ca.gov. All vehicles under the contract are eligible for special funding via the California Air Resources Board (CARB) Hybrid and Zero Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP).

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California All-Electric Vehicles Fleet 268

Electric Auto Association

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

To spread that message, she chose to purchase a new Chevrolet Bolt. “My Fellows set out to purchase the new car in December, when, like now, EVs were difficult to come by. “I We can’t allow the dealers to pull this on buyers. Buyers should be wary of these dealers,” she added. They have a lot of tricks up their sleeves.

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Tax Credit Dealers Purchase Chevrolet 91

Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2019

Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, and the Chair of the California Air Resources Board, Mary Nichols, today signed a new cooperation agreement to advance cleaner vehicles and fuels. The transportation sector is the source of nearly a quarter of Canada’s carbon emissions and more than 40% of California’s.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Service is performed by Lightning eMotors’ network of Ford QVM-certified service centers, upfitters, and dealers, and spare parts are readily available worldwide. Over the past 10 years, HVIP has committed to supporting the purchase of more than 4,000 zero-emission trucks and buses with vouchers requested by California fleets.

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Batteries Battery Fuel Electric 448

Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2012

Deployment Communities would serve as real-world laboratories, leveraging limited federal resources to develop different models to deploy advanced vehicles at scale. The President’s proposal, however, is fuel-neutral, allowing communities to determine if electrification, natural gas, or other alternative fuels would be the best fit.

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Alternative Fuels Obama Purchase Tax Credit 240

Baua Electric

MARCH 25, 2024

Furthermore, REE said it was in the process of obtaining eligibility for various state incentives, including the California Air Resources Board (CARB), offering the potential to bolster those incentives upwards of $100,000 per vehicle. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2014

The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources has selected the nonprofit, California-based Center for Sustainable Energy to administer a new incentive program aimed at increasing the number of zero-emission vehicles commonwealth residents own.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2019

The California Air Resources Board launched a new $40-million program designed to accelerate the purchase and use of zero-emission off-road freight technologies. To obtain CORE discounts, business owners will work with CORE-approved dealers to choose the appropriate equipment. Railcar movers. Rubber-tired gantry (RTG) cranes.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2019

I think the economists have said it’s sort of a wash because it mainly just took future purchases and accelerated them. Even though the government’s Cash for Clunkers program is long gone, many local car dealers still offer those types of rebates, so the research has real-world implications. and of the new vehicles, 24.9. Chadwick J.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The trend of in-car subscriptions has caught the eye of lawmakers in New Jersey, two of whom took it upon themselves to draft a proposed bill that would ban car companies from offering subscriptions for features that “utilizes components and hardware already installed on the motor vehicle at the time of purchase.”

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2019

Lightning Systems, a global developer of zero-emissions drivetrains for commercial fleets, has had its longer-range, higher-speed, Generation 2 model of its Lightning Electric system for the Ford Transit ( earlier post ) named in an Executive Order from the California Air Resources Board (CARB). The new vehicle also is available nationwide.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

You can place or receive a bid online from a reputable source, visit a physical auction or visit a nearby dealer. To find out what other people are asking for a car of the same model, you can either use the resources accessible online or consult the local used car ads. Network of Dealer Bids. Loan to Pay on Your Car.

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Cars Dealers Price Clean 82

Cars That Think

MARCH 16, 2024

However, according to the World Resources Institute , “EVs need to account for 75 percent to 95 percent of passenger vehicle sales by 2030 in order to meet international climate goals aimed at keeping global warming to 1.5 degrees C (2.7 Rapson, a professor at the University of California, Davis. “It

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2010

The rebates are primarily targeted at medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; of the funding allocated for rebates, not more than 25% is to be used to provide rebates to qualified owners for the purchase of qualified alternative fuel vehicles that have a gross vehicle rating of not more than 8,500 pounds. Detailed summary of Reid bill.

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Plug-in Plug Purchase Gas 268

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 25, 2009

A California project designed to spur the purchase and use of medium- and heavy-duty hybrids has officially launched with the unveiling of its informational website: www.californiahvip.org. HVIP is managed by CALSTART and sponsored by the California Air Resources Board (ARB). Details are on the website.

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California Hybrid Dealers Fleet 186

Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2014

Survey results show the importance of incentives in PEV purchases. The online “ EV Driver Survey Dashboard ” offers multiple approaches to analyzing the data provided by a survey of those who received rebates for purchasing PEVs. Click to enlarge. Relative importance of various information avenues while shopping for a vehicle.

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California Plug-in Purchase Plug 290

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Heavy-duty electric truck builder Orange EV announced that fleets in California can purchase a new T-Series pure electric terminal truck for less than the cost of a new Tier 4 diesel truck. Once approved, discounts are applied at purchase allowing fleet owners to pay the truck cost less incentive amount. It doesn’t get easier.

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Fleet California Diesel Cleaner 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2020

The plan was issued by the four associations representing the full automotive supply chain: from equipment and tire suppliers, to vehicle manufacturers, to dealers and workshops (ACEA, CECRA, CLEPA and ETRMA). Purchase and investment incentives should be based on similar criteria across Europe, drawing on both national and EU funding.

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Renewable Vehicles Alternative Fuels Stimulus 207

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2017

Canada-based GreenPower Motor Company ( earlier post ) and its California factory direct dealer, School Bus Sales of California, have secured commitments for eleven batteery-electric Synapse 72 school buses from six different school districts in South Coast and North Coast California districts. Synapse Shuttle.

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California Motor Motors Motoring 186

Clean Fleet Report

MAY 23, 2021

Presale Education and Engagement–Dealers Need to Step Up. Shoppers considering an EV purchase often do not have a solid understanding of what it means to own and “live with” this new category of vehicle. Consumers considering EV purchases face many unknowns when it comes to living with this type of vehicle. Power 2021 U.S.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2014

This will include working with the automobile manufacturers and dealers to ensure that all plug-in electric vehicle models are available for sale and aggressively marketed in all MOU states. Encourage private fleets to purchase, lease, or rent ZEVs. Lead by example through increasing ZEVs in state, municipal, and other public fleets.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

EV inventories are at all-time highs, and traditional dealers are concerned about their bottom lines, especially since they have had to make large investments in capabilities to sell and service EVs. Moreover, Tesla, Lucid, Rivian and others are eschewing the traditional dealer model and selling direct to consumers. In the U.S.,

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Future Auto Companies Connect 85

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

The Executive Order also directs state government to begin purchasing ZEVs. In 2015, 10% of state departments’ light-duty fleet purchases must be ZEVs, climbing to 25% of light duty purchases by 2020. The 30 actions are grouped into seven areas: Reduce up-front purchase costs for ZEVs. Reduce operating costs for ZEVs.

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California 2013 Fleet Purchase 346

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2020

To help quantify the potential impacts of a more equitable distribution of EV uptake in the state, this study modeled the impacts of an “Equity” scenario that assumes EV purchasing would become equal among income groups by 2030—meaning the same overall deployment of EVs, but more rapid adoption among lower-income groups.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Online resources, like automotive websites, forums and reviews, are excellent sources of valuable information that can guide your purchase. New vs. Used The decision between purchasing a new or used car is pivotal in your car-buying journey. Balancing these factors is crucial for a smart car purchase.

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Electric Auto Association

APRIL 1, 2021

Women may soon become the leaders in EV purchasing. She’s also been part of a decisive minority when it comes to electric vehicle (EV) purchases. She’s also been part of a decisive minority when it comes to electric vehicle (EV) purchases. Sinclair asserted that additional EV education for dealers would benefit women, too. “In

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San Francisco Minivan Purchase Gas-Electric 94

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

regulation, purchasing incentives), local policy (e.g., There are substantial purchase incentives in California, Colorado, Connecticut, North Carolina, and Washington. The white paper identifies the areas with the highest shares of EVs and catalogues the actions that support EV uptake. Click to enlarge. —Kwan et al.

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Electric Vehicles India

JULY 6, 2021

The company’s Controlled Thermal Resources will recover lithium from geothermal brine under the sea. If you are an EV manufacturer or EV Dealer or EV Supporter who want to share news related to electric vehicles on our website, please send an email to crm@electricvehicles.in.

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General Motors Motor Motors Motoring 105

Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2012

The awards are expected to support the purchase of more than 125 new natural gas vehicles; funding comes from the Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program. Eligible vehicles meet all the emission requirements of the Air Resources Board and are fully warranted by their manufacturers.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Charity and Community Investment STEM students are graduating debt-free thanks to Toyota For example, purchasing a vehicle from a Toyota dealer in Salt Lake City means helping the company contribute to its neighbors. They also have an opportunity to graduate debt-free thanks to the income they earn while participating in the program.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2011

By enabling the ELV bumpers to be recycled into material for new vehicle bumpers, the new technology improves the material recycling ratio (MRR) of Mazda vehicles and contributes to more effective use of resources. As a result of these initiatives, the cost of recycling is less than the cost of purchasing new plastic.

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Mazda Vehicles Minivan Japan 210

Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2013

The interim report considers PEV manufacturers, dealers and customers; the charging infrastructure; and the electric grid. Findings and possible Federal roles for overcoming the barriers include: Manufacturers, dealers and customers. PEVs have higher purchase prices than comparable conventional vehicles.

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EV Life

AUGUST 28, 2020

Most Americans also qualify for EV incentives from $7,500 to $15,000, but there’s a lot of fine print to read across different government websites, and incentives can take up to 12 months to recoup post-purchase. If you don’t have free charging yet, ask your Human Resources department. 7 Steps To Find The Best EV For Your Life.

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Electric Cars San Francisco Cars Financing 98

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

The on-road vehicles meet all the emission requirements of the Air Resources Board and are fully warranted by the original equipment manufacturer. To make the Energy Commission’s buy-down program as efficient and simple as possible, the incentive reservations are awarded in blocks to vehicle manufacturers or their designated dealers.

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