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Former Commerce and Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta urges technology neutral policies in reaching proposed CAFE standards

Green Car Congress

In a white paper released at a National Press Club briefing, Secretary Mineta detailed his support for such policies—i.e., Our policy leaders continue to pursue prescriptive technology policies in the hopes of solving all of our energy and emissions problems. Current fuel economy policy clearly demonstrates this fact.

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ARB Staff Posts Expert Review Reports of the ZEV Technical Analysis

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The staff of the California Air Resources Board has posted the expert review reports of the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) technical analysis. ARB should initiate a drive to increase gasoline taxes nationally, in collaboration with interested political and environmental lobbying groups. Four external experts—Dr.

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ICCT study finds state EV incentives playing a significant role in driving sales

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As described in their white paper, “Evaluation of state-level US electric vehicle incentives”, the researchers found that some of the states with the largest electric vehicle incentives—i.e., The ICCT team first monetized the direct incentives by evaluating the effective benefit available to consumers—e.g.,

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FIA policy paper outlines challenges for European E-Mobility, makes recommendations to encourage development

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Consumers will not automatically make the switch to plug-in electric vehicles if running costs are high, a recharging station network is not in place, or if new technologies are not user-friendly, according to a new policy paper by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) European Bureau.

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ICCT study details differences in fiscal policies to support uptake of EVs across 11 major markets

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The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has published a new white paper detailing the differences in the fiscal policies used to support electric vehicle sales across eleven major auto markets. Source: ICCT. Click to enlarge.

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ICCT study finds increasing gap between rated and actual passenger car fuel consumption in Europe

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The divergence of real-world CO 2 emissions vs. manufacturers’ type-approval (100%) in Europe from various on-road data sources. However, the NEDC was not originally designed to measure fuel consumption or CO 2 emissions, and some features of the test procedure can be exploited to influence test results for those values. Source: ICCT.

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If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu

Electric Auto Association

Review our new EVADC material for policy makers This year we also sponsored the writing of The Far-reaching Benefits of Electric Vehicles , a white paper that pegs dollar amounts on EV benefits. Because many policymakers lack the necessary time to read a white paper, we have also produced legislative one-pagers summarizing the points.