Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2015

Xinhua reports that the Chinese Ministry of Transport (MOT) is targeting 300,000 new energy vehicles on China’s roads by 2020: 200,000 new energy buses and 100,000 new energy taxis and city logistics delivery vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Three of the most popular plug-in hybrids in 2020 all emitted more CO 2 than advertised when tested in the real world, according to tests commissioned by European environmental NGO Transport & Environment (T&E). T&E said governments should therefore end the purchase subsidies and tax breaks for plug-in hybrids.

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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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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

APRIL 30, 2012

The principles reflect the positions of the FHWA (Federal Highway Administration), NHTSA, and RITA at this time of adoption related to research, demonstration and implementation of a connected vehicle environment. Transportation Safety is the DOT’s top stated priority for the connected vehicle environment.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2019

Colorado has already taken steps to encourage the transition to electrified transportation for passenger cars and heavy-duty vehicles such as buses. The revised plan will focus all remaining, eligible investments on supporting electrification of transportation, including transit buses, school buses, and trucks.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

However, a new study by researchers at the University of Gothenburg (Sweden) finds that middle- and high-income earners are generally affected the most by gasoline taxes, especially in poor countries, rather than poor people. Petrol taxes are effective and actually don’t affect poor people disproportionally. —Thomas Sterner.

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Tax Gasoline Fuel Tax Climate Change 239

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2010

The report, A Paradigm Shift Towards Sustainable Low Carbon Transport , finds that more than $1.5 trillion is spent annually on transport globally, mostly in ways that exacerbate rather than solve the problems associated with traffic growth, including congestion, health-harming air pollution, accidents, energy insecurity, and climate change.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2012

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and partners have launched a new initiative that aims to reduce pollution levels, improve resource efficiency and reduce infrastructure costs in cities across the world. It also involves shifts towards more environmentally efficient modes of transport (e.g.

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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 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

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? Global Nickel Trade and Chinese Dominance.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2010

However: the MI Scenario for road and rail transport depends on the decarbonisation of the electricity supply system. However, if the electrical power sector decarbonisation by 2050 is less than 100 per cent, CO 2 emissions from road and rail transport will be substantially higher than projected for the MI Scenario. Road transport.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2010

The report for the Department for Transport is based on a survey module included in the Office for National Statistics’ Opinions (Omnibus) survey which has been carried out each August since 2006. It found that 65% of respondents spontaneously selected emissions from road transport as a cause of climate change.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2021

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. Air pollution was responsible for 1.1 The most disturbing finding was the increase in deaths from ambient air pollution.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Relying almost exclusively on oil for transportation hurts our air, our health, and our environment. This value is calculated by applying the social cost of carbon to the tons of greenhouse gas emissions reduced each year, demonstrating avoided climate damage, including harm to human health, agriculture and the environment.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2009

Among the proposals in the new US highway and transportation funding reauthorization bill, outlined by House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman James L. in a press conference last week, is the linkage of transportation planning with greenhouse gas emissions reductions. Oberstar (D-Minn.) Mica (R-Fla.)

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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

JULY 27, 2020

Building on the Task Force’s interim 2019 report, “Work of the Future: Shaping Technologies and Institutions,” MIT Task Force members are providing analysis on topics including manufacturing, health care, tax reform, skills/training, and emerging technologies such as collaborative robotics and additive manufacturing.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 19, 2023

The Importance of Electrifying Municipal Vehicles City Cleanup Can Begin on Wheels Electrifying police cars, street sweepers, refuse trucks and other municipal vehicles does more than just help the environment—it also saves money and makes urban areas a safer, more peaceful place to live. Here are the main reasons cities are switching to EVs.

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Vehicles Tax Credit Arizona Pollution 84

Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2019

These efforts include the statewide California Climate Investments (CCI) initiative that puts billions of cap-and-trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy, and improving public health and the environment. Over five years, the Energy Commission’s Proposition 39 K-12 Program awarded more than $1.7

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EV Connect

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Additionally, EV owners in Oregon can save on state taxes, as the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality reports that EVs are exempt from the Clean Vehicle Rebate Program fees. Customers can also use Pacific Power's fast charging stations, federal tax credits, and state incentives.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2011

Cheng of the Sloan Automotive Laboratory assessing the prospects for methanol as an alternative transportation fuel in the US concludes that methanol is a safe and viable transportation fuel, although it not as good as ethanol in terms of energy density and ease of handling.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2010

An new study from the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at Oxford University suggests that best way to reduce transport greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the short term is a “drastic downscaling of both size and weight” of conventional gasoline and diesel cars.

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Transportation Emissions Universal Climate Change 231

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2012

Forty-nine BYD e6, 5-passenger, all-electric cross-over sedans received approval from the Colombia Ministry of Transportation to operate as taxis in the city of Bogotá. —Marcela Bonilla, Sectorial Director of Urban Affairs for the Ministry of the Environment.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 12, 2022

How to reduce CO2 emissions from commercial fleets through taxation.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2020

37 million in undiscounted pre-tax free cashflow to the project forecasted during the first full year of production. 139 million after-tax net present value (NPV) using an 8% discount and 53% after-tax internal rate of return (IRR), representing a payback period of only 1.8 NPV – Pre-Tax (8% Discount Rate).

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Digging Deep To Help the Environment Electrification is a conversation common among consumers who feel a responsibility to reduce fossil fuel consumption and carbon emissions through car purchase choices. In the United States, the Inflation Reduction Act provided tax incentives for supply chains transitioning to green transport.

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EVolution

MARCH 11, 2024

Charging Your Electric Vehicle in Apartments In the era of EVs, the landscape of transportation is rapidly changing. Tax credits, grants, and streamlined permitting processes can encourage investment in EV infrastructure and accelerate the transition to electric mobility. Want help getting an EV charger into your residence?

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Get Electric Vehicle

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

They are not only used for personal commuting, but they are also being used in agriculture, public transportation, last-mile operation and even in firefighting. EVS: How They Are Helping Us In developed countries like the US, transportation is the main cause of climate pollution. in societal costs to our health and the environment. #3.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2013

Georgia has a tax credit worth up to $5,000 for zero-emissions vehicles. The island environment also makes it easier to strategically place charging points so that EV drivers have easy access to reach key destinations. Illinois provides a $4,000 state tax incentive for purchases and reduced registration fees. Washington D.C.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Cost of carbon abated for transport applications. Implementation of Bio-SNG will only take place with the appropriate tax, incentive and legislative environment. This saving is similar for both conventional heating and transport applications. Click to enlarge. Among the conclusions of the report are: Regulatory.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2016

Based on the current tax scheme, the plant is estimated to bring in more than €200 million in annual tax revenues. In addition, Kaidi has received environmental impact assessment approval from the Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment of Lapland and environmental permit application is well underway.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The Indian government has introduced various incentives and initiatives, such as subsidies and tax benefits, to promote the adoption of electric autos. This growing trend not only benefits the environment but also presents an enormous opportunity for businesses associated with the EV ecosystem.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2015

The analysis has taken into consideration such factors as noise, travel time, emissions, energy use, taxes and the use of natural resources. Standard investment appraisals do not take into account all of the costs that impact society and the environment. —Niklas Gustafsson, Head of Sustainability at the Volvo Group.

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Plug in America

JULY 21, 2023

EVs are Better for the Environment Over the course of their lifetimes , EVs generate less than half of the GHG emissions of comparable gasoline-powered vehicles. EVs Improve Public Health Transportation emissions are the leading source of air pollution in the U.S. transportation energy to renewables and other domestic sources.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2012

mpg US) under the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) JC08 test cycle. For a starting price of ¥795,000 (US$9,370), the gasoline-fueled Pixis Epoch offers fuel economy of 30.0 CO 2 emissions are 77 g/km. Pixis Epoch G (Front-wheel drive model). Click to enlarge.

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