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Coulomb, MasterCard, and the future of public charging

Plugs and Cars

The charge stations and installations were paid for with federal stimulus and California Energy Commission grants won by Coulomb. If you are a business in a program area, you can get the same deal - free charge stations paid for by stimulus money. Nissan LEAF buyers are excluded. Ecotality's EV Project got an exclusive.)

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

Green Car Congress

The stimulus package is designed to address the recession and in the short term people were anxiously awaiting two key components of the plan: clarification on the details behind “ grants in lieu of tax credits ” and awards of loan guarantees by the DOE from section 1705. It is not how can we get low cost capital to take more risk.

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Volvo unveils medium heavy engine

Green Cars News

In the future, emission laws from the various countries will become more harmonised and with a global technology platform in place, it is hoped that the Volvo Group will be able to generate economies of scale in research and development, as well as purchasing and production.

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Grant Thornton LLP Warns of Potential Collapse of Automotive Supply Chain

Green Car Congress

Assuming suppliers can develop credible plans, Grant Thornton has identified contributions and concessions that may be required from other stakeholders in the industry’s future. —Laura Marcero. The Role of Government. Laura Marcero.

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Honda May Develop Plug-In as Obama Alters U.S. Policy (Update2) - Bloomberg.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Tax Credits Instead, Obama backed tax credits of as much as $7,500 inthe stimulus package approved in February for buyers of plug-incars. While hydrogen provides driving performance similar to thatof gasoline vehicles, fuel cell models will remain costly tobuild for the foreseeable future and aren’t as durable asconventional cars.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

News | Markets | Technology | Personal Finance | Small Business | CNN.com RSS Newsletters Video Home Fortune 500 Technology Investing Management Rankings Warren Buffett takes charge Warren Buffett hasnt just seen the car of the future, hes sitting in the drivers seat. EMAIL | PRINT | SHARE | RSS DIGG FACEBOOK DEL.ICIO.US

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Can Electric Vehicles Speed Up As The Economy Slows Down?

Wallbox

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, several conflicting reports about the future of EVs have emerged: some predict EVs to grow by 38% year-over-year, while others forecast a 43% drop. However, despite all the concerns about the future of electric cars, EVs have shown significant resilience in the past few months, even in the face of the pandemic.

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