Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2012

The Obama Administration launched a new public-private institute for innovation in additive manufacturing technology. Additive manufacturing can encompass metals, polymers, and electronics ( earlier post ) and will have implications in a wide range of industries including defense, aerospace, automotive, and metals manufacturing.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2015

Although overshadowed by the announcement on denial of a Presidential Permit to build the Keystone XL pipeline ( earlier post ), on Friday, the Obama administration also on Friday announced and highlighted a number of actions to sustain and advance nuclear energy in the US. Recommendations are expected to DOE by February 2016.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2020

In an open letter to the ethanol community published in Biofuels Digest , the producers said the industry was facing some tough questions as to how to overcome a trend line of lowered demand due to a number of factors. This may be one of the first climate-related measures the new Administration will address.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2013

Among the transportation-related elements of US President Barack Obama’s new climate action plan, which he is outlining today in a speech at Georgetown University, is the development of new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018. Earlier post.). Expanding the Better Buildings Challenge. Energy Efficiency.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Ben Fino-Radin , founder and lead conservator at Small Data Industries , worked on the digital conservation of the Envoy and wrote an instructive blog post about it. Small Data Industries ended up purchasing a second Envoy on eBay in order to deconstruct it, inspect the internal components, and reverse engineer how it worked.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

But the political and financial winds are moving in the wrong direction for the industry, raising more “above ground” problems at a time that they can ill-afford it. Finally, President Obama rejected the Keystone XL pipeline on November 6, which will only come as news to readers living under a rock.

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Plugs and Cars

MAY 4, 2008

Today Barak Obama appeared on Meet the Press. By the way, that's going to be our expert market over the future. Tags: barak obama Plug-in Hybrids battery electric car. full transcript here.) MR. RUSSERT: How long before our automobiles are off of gasoline oil and, and using something like an alternative fuel?

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2016

The pilot programs, funded via the President’s FY17 budget proposal, would test connected vehicle systems in designated corridors throughout the country, and work with industry leaders to ensure a common multistate framework for connected and autonomous vehicles. —NHTSA Administrator Mark Rosekind.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2016

In collaboration with the Administration, 46 industry members signed on to the following Guiding Principles to Promote Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure. This commitment signifies the beginning of a collaboration between the government and industry to increase the deployment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2011

Only 24% agreed that the 2025 CAFE target could be reached used currently available technologies, and only 25% agreed that the CAFE target would not jeopardize the safety of future vehicles. The WardsAuto, DuPont survey was conducted just before the Obama administration’s originally proposed 2025 fleet average of 56.2

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Teslarati

APRIL 15, 2024

Patel also highlighted that Tesla’s Policy and Business Development team is one of the best in the industry. Lucky to have been a part of Barack Obama’s campaign/administration, and truly honored to have worked at Tesla to positively changing multiple industries. Excited for the future!

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2012

The Final PEIS identifies 17 Solar Energy Zones (SEZs), totaling about 285,000 acres of public lands, as priority areas for utility-scale solar development, with the potential for additional zones through ongoing and future regional planning processes. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2010

As part of the Obama Administration’s commitment to restarting the US nuclear industry, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced the formation of a Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future to provide recommendations for developing a safe, long-term solution to managing used nuclear fuel and nuclear waste.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2009

” “ Some have even suggested that coal state representatives in Washington should block any advancement of national health care reform legislation until the coal industry’s demands are met by the EPA, ”, wrote Byrd.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

At a meeting with a bipartisan group of governors from around the country, President Barack Obama yesterday laid out three measures intended to work in concert to boost biofuels production and reduce US dependence on petroleum. President Obama. Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS2). Earlier post.) Regulatory compliance – EPA and USDA.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2014

Lux Research analysts evaluated system-level benefits WBG materials are bringing to the automotive industry, and predicted a timeline for commercial roll-outs of WBG-based power electronics. —Pallavi Madakasira, Lux Research Analyst and report author. Among their findings: Power saving threshold lower for EVs. million to a $3.8-million

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

Well I do not accept a future where the jobs and industries of tomorrow take root beyond our borders—and I know you don’t either. As for our auto industry, everyone recognizes that years of bad decision-making and a global recession have pushed our automakers to the brink. It is time for America to lead again.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2009

The US auto industry, via the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, is lining up to support a new national, harmonized program to reduce carbon emissions and fuel consumption that President Obama will announce on Tuesday, 19 May. This approach allows for a range of sizes of vehicles to meet consumer needs for passenger and cargo room.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2013

This program was signed into law by President Bush in 2008 and then awarded under the Obama administration in the years that followed. The Department first offered loans to Tesla and other auto manufacturers in June 2009, when car companies couldn’t get other financing and many people questioned whether the industry would survive.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2010

President Obama Actions on Offshore Drilling. In remarks this morning on the Gulf spill, President Obama said that the Administration will put into place aggressive new operating standards and requirements for offshore drilling companies, based on the completion of a just concluded 30-day safety and environmental review.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2018

The Obama Administration’s determination was wrong. Obama’s EPA cut the Midterm Evaluation process short with politically charged expediency, made assumptions about the standards that didn’t comport with reality, and set the standards too high. This decision takes the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

The projects announced today under DOE’s SunShot Initiative will spur American innovation to help reduce the costs of clean, renewable solar energy and re-establish US global leadership in this fast growing industry. And is President Obama using stimulus funds to reward his political contributors? billion in private investment.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2010

The Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA) outlined an action plan for Congress and the Obama Administration to build on their commitment to electric vehicle technology and accelerate the growth of hybrid, plug-in, battery and fuel cell vehicles in the US. —EDTA President Brian Wynne.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

It was founded by a quartet of former analysts working for the Democratic National Committee, most of whom cut their teeth working for the Obama campaign. The rest of the staff also appears to be DNC employees, many of whom likewise worked for Hilary Clinton and/or the Obama administration. That seems impossibly low to me.

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Charged EVs

MAY 18, 2021

Under President Obama, the EPA set the first federal greenhouse gas standard for cars. President Biden has made it clear that he intends to strengthen environmental regulations across the board, and his administration is expected to reinstate the Obama-era emissions standards, and possibly go beyond them.

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Charged EVs

MAY 18, 2021

The reinvigoration of the body of interrelated federal and state fuel economy and emissions regulations will have major implications for the auto industry and the environment. Charged : So, you think they’re probably just going to restore the Obama-era targets for now? Maureen Gorsen: Could be. Maureen Gorsen: Right. It’s everything.

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Creative Greenius

APRIL 3, 2010

It’s perfectly obvious that President Obama is attempting to reach out to the right and members of Congress who are owned by the oil industry with his move this week to make offshore drilling part of his energy mix. org off shore drilling President Obama Senator Graham Senator Lieberman Surfrider Foundation.

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EV Match

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

At the top of that plan is achieving zero-carbon electricity generation, which will also enable clean electrification of the rest of the economy (electric vehicles, heat pumps, and heavy industry) to cut overall emissions by 70-80%. But how can we get there? Democrats now control the White House and both chambers of Congress.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2011

US President Barack Obama announced that the US Departments of Agriculture, Energy and Navy will jointly invest up to $510 million ($170 million each) during the next three years in partnership with the private sector to produce advanced drop-in aviation and marine biofuels to power military and commercial transportation.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 22, 2024

The Biden administration has placed a strong emphasis advancing vehicular electrification via subsidies that oil futures spiked immediately after the 2020 election. Trump used it as a tactic to bargain with Saudi Arabia in 2019 and Obama sold off millions of barrels to help soften the domestic blow after Libya went sideways in 2011.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2021

Addressing climate change requires not only a clean electrical grid, but also a clean fuel to reduce emissions from industrial heat, long-haul heavy transportation, and long-duration energy storage. He has more than 20 years of experience in working in R&D in large industry, startup, government, and academia.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

As the Obama Administration considers stricter fuel economy regulations, automakers are expected to lower the overall weight of vehicles by approximately 400 pounds (181 kg) per vehicle, and as aluminum use increases, the mix percent is expected to double. Twenty percent of all bumpers in 2012 will be aluminum.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2012

Rare earths, molybdenum and tungsten have a wide spectrum of applications—in hi-tech and green businesses, cars and machinery manufacturing, chemicals, steel and non-ferrous metal industries: REE. —President Obama. China is the lead producer of molybdenum worldwide and accounts for 36% of the global production.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 20, 2024

The agreement with Stellantis is the latest example of California’s ongoing collaboration with vehicle manufacturers that improves public health, reduces climate pollution, and increases consumer options while providing a sure path forward toward a clean vehicle future. However, none of the above serves as definitive proof of the future.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

HFCs are potent greenhouse gases used in refrigerators, air conditioners, and industrial applications. The transitions out of CFCs and HCFCs provide major ozone layer protection benefits, but the unintended consequence is the rapid current and projected future growth of climate-damaging HFCs.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2009

Cischke cited the recent agreement on one national standard for fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions regulations as an example of how the government, the auto industry and the environmental community can work together toward common goals. Earlier post.) The agreement provides a framework to reach an average fuel economy standard of 35.5

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

The Obama Administration continues to believe that low-carbon nuclear energy has an important role to play in America’s energy future. Through a five-year cost-share agreement, the Energy Department will invest up to half of the total project cost, with the project’s industry partners matching this investment by at least one-to-one.

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