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Obama Oil Tax, Electric-Car Charging Costs, Tesla Gigafactory: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, President Barack Obama proposes a tax of $10 per barrel on oil, California wrestles with the question of who should pay for electric-car charging infrastructure, and the Nevada government says the Tesla "Gigafactory" fell short of job and investment projections in 2015. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Obama Budget Boosts Funding For More Efficient Cars, Hikes Electric-Car Tax Credit

Green Car Reports

President Barack Obama has said he wants to boost the Department of Energy''s vehicle research budget 75 percent to help develop more efficient cars.

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PCAST suggests 6 key components for climate change strategy to President Obama; adaptation and mitigation

Green Car Congress

The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) released a letter to President Obama describing six key components the advisory group believes should be central to the Administration’s strategy for addressing climate change. Examples include electric cars, geothermal heat pumps, and advanced biofuels.

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Electric Car 'Outrage': Obama Goal Missed, Dubious TV Report Dissected

Green Car Reports

"Billions of your tax dollars were spent to put a million electric cars on the road by the end of this year. You might be outraged when you hear what happened." Sounds shocking, doesn't it?

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Tom Friedman on Gas Prices, Honesty, Obama, and Electric Cars

Plugs and Cars

Pandering politicians have ensured the true cost of gas remains shrouded in tax policy and the defense budget. Obama was not blown away by his opposition to the gas holiday. Next, Friedman hopes, new leadership will choose the right policy, one that leads us to electric cars. One cornerstone of the policy is cheap gas.

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Obama: Add Rebates On Natural-Gas Cars, Oil Is 'Fuel Of Past'

Green Car Reports

dependence on imported oil, President Barack Obama yesterday proposed expanding tax credits now offered to buyers of plug-in cars to those who buy natural-gas vehicles as well. Given the ugly politics around electric cars and the presidential election season, the proposals aren't given much chance of getting.

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Obama gives $2.4bn Jump Start To Battery Makers

Revenge of the Electric Car

President Obama is making good on his promise to spearhead the EV revolution. It’s all part of the Obama administration’s plan get to 1 million plug in hybrids on the road by 2015. Obama At A Town Hall Meeting in Los Angeles, California - March 19, 2009. billion grant program to aid electric cars.

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