Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2023

The document explores opportunities for clean hydrogen to contribute to national decarbonization goals across multiple sectors of the economy. Deployments of clean hydrogen to decarbonize industry, transportation, and the power grid can enable 10 MMT/year of demand by 2030, ~20 MMT/year of demand by 2040, and ~50 MMT in 2050.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Changes to the federal tax credit for electric vehicles have introduced lots of new provisions. Here's what we know so far.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

The US Tire Manufacturers Association ( USTMA ) is urging congressional leadership to continue working on tire policy and related transportation sustainability initiatives. Research investments for stormwater runoff and roadway runoff mitigation efforts. Incentives for the use of low rolling resistance tires for public and private use.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

to be a bit loose in determining whether EVs comply with new EV tax credit requirements. Ford wants the U.S. Read on for what’s going on here. Some Background Rare-earth minerals are a big deal.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2023

Aluminum, the report says, is caught in the middle of the clean energy transition—it is a crucial component enabling economy-wide decarbonization, but at the same time is one of the highest emitting industrial materials. Unfortunately, the demand-side drives for aluminum outpace these few supply-side investments.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2013

Sivak found that while the vehicle fuel economy of the entire light-duty fleet improved by 40% (from 13 mpg US to 21.6 l/100km), because of the decrease in vehicle load, the occupant fuel economy only improved by 17% (from 24.8 In other words, a 20% increase in fuel economy would result in a net 18% reduction in fuel consumption.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Meanwhile, significant gains in vehicle fuel economy over the coming decades are possible and very much needed globally in order to address pressing issues of climate change, energy security and sustainable mobility. Thus a $500 tax would still allow consumers to keep 3?4 4 of fuel economy-related savings.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

trillion) through to 2050 and can help cut the world’s road transport energy use and CO 2 emissions by nearly half in that same time, by improving vehicle fuel economy, according to an opinion paper recently published by the Commonwealth Advisory Bureau (CAB) and sponsored by the Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI).

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 4, 2023

billion in Inflation Reduction Act production tax credits this year. Benchmark Mineral Intelligence is reporting that Tesla and Panasonic are expected to receive about $1.8 That will put the two companies far ahead of the estimated $480 million that General Motors and LG Energy Solution are expected to receive. Ford won’t begin to reap any

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 3, 2022

Elon Musk’s 2021 taxes were just about enough to pay back GM’s bailout earlier this century. Reuters reported that the US government lost $11.2 billion bailing out GM, more than the $10.3 billion the Treasury Department estimated it made when it sold its remaining GM shares in December.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

As part of a comprehensive reform plan to simplify the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ transportation system, Governor Deval Patrick is proposing a fuel tax increase of $0.19 The increased fuel tax is intended to be in lieu of an increase in tolls. Future increases in the state fuel tax would follow the Consumer Price Index.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2011

Under the scheme, around 500 of the largest emitters in Australia—facilities that have direct greenhouse gas emissions of 25,000 tonnes of CO 2 -equivalent per year or more (excluding emissions from transport fuels and some synthetic greenhouse gases)—will need to buy and surrender to the Government a permit for every tonne they produce.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

He talked about a variety of issues there, including Tesla, taxes and stock options, Tesla’s stock price, his tweets, the SEC, and more. Tesla’s Elon Musk was interviewed by Kara Swisher at CodeCon 2021 today. The full interview is below, and I’m going to touch upon a few things he talked about and share some […].

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2012

In a new report, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) finds that the fuel economy standards proposed for model years 2017 through 2025 would eventually reduce revenues from the gasoline tax by 21% in 2040. gasoline tax revenues, however, would not occur for. How Would Proposed Fuel Economy Standards. about 30 years.

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Electric Vehicles India

JUNE 11, 2021

Electric vehicles sales, transportation & policy initiatives . Let us know in detail about Electric vehicles sales transportation and policy initiatives. . Electric vehicles sales transportation electrification . Electrification of transportation. Electric vehicles sales transportation & policy initiatives .

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2021

BC has already implemented policies to encourage hydrogen use in the transportation sector. The carbon tax and low carbon fuel standard (LCFS) are reducing emissions while incentivizing the switch to renewable and low-carbon fuels.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2010

The US has up to now adhered to the user-fee principle in financing transportation infrastructure—i.e., users pay for the construction and maintenance of roads via a federal fuel tax. The demand for new roads and the cost of expanding and maintaining the transportation system have increased with population and economic growth.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2014

Carbon dioxide recycling in the methanol economy Source: Olah et al. The uncertainty of future technology developments in the transport sector and the need to avoid stranded investments in the medium and long-term. 2009, earlier post. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Taxes are effective at cutting harmful emissions from energy use, but governments could make better use of them. In 2015, outside of road transport, 81% of emissions were untaxed, according to the report. Tax rates were below the low-end estimate of climate costs (EUR 30/tCO 2 ) for 97% of emissions.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2022

For example, we will account for regional differences in the total cost of ownership related to charging installation costs, electricity and gasoline costs, temperature effects on fuel economy, and insurance as well as federal and state EV incentives and policies. Refueling patterns based on driver time valuation.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

IEA fuel economy readiness index status, 2010. Average fuel economy and new vehicles registrations, 2005 and 2008. The index is built from the four key policies needed to improve fuel economy: fuel tax, CO 2 -based vehicle tax, fuel economy standards and labeling. Source: Policy package. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2010

CO 2 emissions from transportation sector by scenario in the study. Economy-wide CO 2 prices of $30-60/t CO 2 are too weak on their own to motivate significant reductions in CO 2 emissions from transportation. The key to obtaining significant reductions in transportation-related GHG emissions is to increase the cost of driving.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2022

—Dan Rutherford, Aviation Director of the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). Europe is expected to lead through proposals under its “Fit for 55” package, including clean fuel mandates, carbon pricing, and ending tax exemptions for jet fuel. gallon under the “Inflation Reduction Act”.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Volvo Trucks North America announced today that third-party supply chain solutions provider NFI began piloting two Volvo VNR Electric trucks as part of the Volvo LIGHTS (Low Impact Green Heavy Transport Solutions) project, becoming the third company to deploy its battery-electric trucks.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2013

The report from a task force assembled by the CEPS (Centre for European Policy Studies), a Brussels-based think tank, on European transport policy has concluded that the EU’s goal of a 60% greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction in the transport sector in 2050 compared to 1990 levels is possible, but at a cost.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2014

This pollution is costing advanced economies plus China and India an estimated US$3.5 This pollution is costing advanced economies plus China and India an estimated US$3.5 In OECD countries, around half the cost is from road transport, according to the report, with diesel vehicles producing the most harmful emissions.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2009

In the Pre-Budget Report (PBR) released on 9 December, UK Chancellor Alistair Darling announced that all electric cars will be exempt from Company Car Tax (CCT) for 5 years and electric vans will be exempt from Van Benefit Charge (VBC) for the same period. This year’s PBR follows the first contraction in the global economy for 60 years.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

India wants Tesla to spend $500 million on locally made auto parts before the government considers Tesla’s tax cut request, according to a Bloomberg report. For years, Tesla supporters in India have been wanting Tesla to come to their country, and it’s been an incredibly long road.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2013

Policies that improve the energy efficiency of urban transport systems could help save as much as US$70 trillion in spending on vehicles, fuel and transportation infrastructure between now and 2050, according to a recently released report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). Source: IEA. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

The results are published in the journal Transportation. The goal of this paper is to assess the resulting CO 2 emissions, energy, and economic impacts of the EU CO 2 mandates, and compare them to an alternative scenario where vehicle emissions are part of an emission trading system designed to meet Europe’s announced economy-wide targets.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2012

Decoupling economic growth from unsustainable resource use and environmental impacts—especially in urban areas—underpins the transition to a low-carbon, resource efficient green economy. It also involves shifts towards more environmentally efficient modes of transport (e.g.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2022

How Electrifying Transport and Chinese Investment are Playing Out in Indonesia —focuses on nickel as a critical mineral, but has implications for the broader minerals and materials supply chains needed for broad-scale energy transition. The detailed report— Need Nickel? Nickel is no exception. —“Need Nickel?”.

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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. Join us as we recap highlights from 2023 and flag big things to expect in 2024.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Cities are expanding, economies are growing, and life expectancy has almost doubled. Reduce road traffic and traffic-related pollution by raising fuel taxes and parking fees, levying congestion charges, creating vehicle-free zones and cycle paths, and improving public transportation. billion in 2020 to 4.3 billion by 2100.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2009

The IEA and ITF have developed a range of projections of possible “business-as-usual” scenarios around this, indicating the potential for a doubling (or more) of vehicle kilometers travelled (VKT) combined with modest improvements in vehicle fuel economy. Vehicle taxes and incentives. Component standards, taxes and incentives.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2018

Policies to entice consumers away from fossil-fuel powered vehicles and normalize low carbon, alternative-fuel alternatives, such as electric vehicles, are vital if the world is to significantly reduce transport sector carbon pure-emissions, according to a new study. Note the different scaling used in the graphs. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Decarbonization of our entire economy is driving massive demand for the next generation of sustainably sourced renewable fuels. The announcement represents a milestone in the rapid acceleration and scaling up of low-carbon transportation fuels with the potential to change the future of flying and other modes of transport over time.

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