Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 3, 2013
jobs for each million dollars of program costs) than other fiscal stimulus programs, such as increasing unemployment aid, reducing employers’ and employees'' payroll taxes, or allowing the expensing of investment costs. After the “clunker” was traded in, its engine was destroyed. miles per gallon (9.4 l/100 km), compared to the 15.8
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 14, 2009
do not discuss the merits of the program in terms of stimulus. While the program is an expensive way to reduce greenhouse gases, it is certainly possible that the stimulus benefits outweigh the added environmental costs. pollutants.I A gallon of gasoline creates roughly 20 pounds of carbon dioxide when combusted. Christopher R.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 13, 2009
The system will provide fuel economy improvement of up to 70% when compared to a standard utility vehicle, with similar reductions in emissions and noise. . — Mark Duvall, director of Electric Transportation at EPRI. The entire system can be recharged by plugging it into a standard 120- or 240-volt electrical outlet.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 25, 2009
FTA stimulus funds covered 100% of the cost of the vehicles. engine, can improve fuel economy considerably while reducing carbon emission by up to 30% in city conditions. Earlier post.). Votran expects delivery in the fourth quarter 2009 and will integrate the buses into its county-wide paratransit service.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 20, 2012
This latter development is due as much to the fact that developed bus markets may experience a general slowdown, due to austerity measures and the end of stimulus funding, as to any changes in demand for electric drive. Europe is behind on hybrid bus deployments, although stimulus. grants to offset the price premium.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 8, 2009
Then, Chrysler announced that it intended to apply to the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Transportation Electrification stimulus program for a federal grant, which would enable Chrysler to establish a nationwide demonstration fleet of zero-emission electric minivans that could be used by the US Postal Service for mail delivery.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 28, 2012
The Odyne plug-in hybrid drive system reduces fleet operating and maintenance costs, and depending on duty cycle, enables large trucks to obtain significant fuel economy improvements compared to traditional diesel engines. The Terex Commander 4042 digger derrick features a DUECO, Inc. ComEd received a $1.5
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