Green Car Reports

JUNE 19, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Two senators propose increases to the Federal gasoline and diesel taxes, Harley Davidson introduces an electric motorcycle, and the 2015 Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell earns zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) credits instead of dollars. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 31, 2015

Today, BMW mulls an all-electric SUV, Congress passes fairer tax rules for natural gas, and Portland's Electric Avenue electric-car charging area moves and expands. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Congress passes new tax.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 7, 2011

The CEO of General Motors, Dan Akerson, told a Detroit newspaper that the Federal tax on gasoline should be raised by 50 cents to $1 a gallon to encourage consumers to buy more fuel efficient vehicles.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 15, 2015

Today, we have video of what could be the next-generation Toyota Prius, a vague update on Tesla's latest tech feature, and why higher gas taxes could be an effective way to save fuel. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Tesla will launch an automatic passing function sometime soon, but exactly when is unknown.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

liter diesel cars in the U.S. equipped with "defeat device" software, a new transportation bill may enable tax credits for natural-gas vehicles, and a Fiat 500e gets dressed up like a Star Wars Stormtrooper. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Today, Volkswagen proposes a fix for the 482,000 2.0-liter

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Today, we've got news out of Congress in DC, bad news for the Tesla Model 3, some advice on fuel-saving techniques, and a song sung by electric cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Tesla has been able to build only 260 Model 3 electric cars over the last three months, CEO Elon Musk said yesterday.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 8, 2016

Taxes on Teslas, Honda Civic gas mileage, the highest-mile Chevy Volt, and probably the cheapest Nissan Leaf ever. All this and more today on Green Car Reports. Here's a new one on us. Audi has launched its first vehicle with an electric turbocharger, to cut turbo lag.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Today, we look at whether electric-car drivers prefer DC fast charging or Level 2 AC charging, who really pays for road maintenance, and pricing for the 2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid crossover. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Catch up on any news you might have missed last week with our Week in Reverse feature and video.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 13, 2017

All this and more on Green Car Reports. Bosch showed off its new 48-volt battery ready for us in mild-hybrid vehicles. Today, it's your chance to buy a Tesla Model 3 (for three times its list price), Nissan gets the A-OK to expand its Tennessee battery plant, and Paris is ready to kick internal combustion engines to the curb.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 8, 2024

The fee ensures that “all motorists using the roads share in the responsibility to maintain their conditions,” according to a press release from Murphy’s office on the new legislation. Similar arguments have been made in other states, as road maintenance is typically covered by gas taxes.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 19, 2018

Today, we've got an interesting mix of stories, from a debate over how many electric cars California needs to the source of funds for an engine promised to deliver 37 mpg in a full-size Ford F-150 pickup. All this and more on Green Car Reports. California.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 17, 2016

Today, Colorado simplifies its electric-car tax incentives, Neste claims very low "well-to-wheels" carbon emissions for its renewable diesel, and the Nikola One is a 2,000-horsepower natural gas-electric semi truck. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 6, 2024

Which EVs made the tax-credit shortlist in 2024? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending January 5, 2024. The Kia EV9 is Green Car Reports’ Best Car To Buy 2024. Which company faced a $1.7 billion fine for diesel emissions cheating?

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 9, 2015

Today, we''ve got confirmation that Audi will build an all-electric SUV, a look at how quickly the Tesla Supercharger network has grown over the past year, and Oregon''s concept for a per-mile road fee that could replace the gas tax. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Today in Car News'

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Gas-guzzling vehicles could face a new tax of up to £23,000 under new proposals drawn up by a government advisor. The new plans, supported by the Lib Dems, could even see the most efficient cars subsidised to the tune of £750 and see the end of annual Vehicle Exercise Duty payments.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 26, 2014

The US government is considering cutting taxes on liquefied natural gas (LNG) and increase tax breaks for electric cars to increase the uptake of alternative fuel vehicles. In a new US Treasury analysis of tax proposals, it is proposed that suggests that the current allowance of up to $7,500[.].

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 17, 2018

Subaru files for a trademark on a new name for its upcoming plug-in hybrid. Volkswagen releases fuel economy figures for its new Jetta. And we ask: "When will buying gasoline cars seem weird?" All this and more on Green Car Reports. 17 states have.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

The critical need for government leadership in the emergence of electric vehicles dominated a recent Green Fleet Management discussion in Toronto, hosted by Fleet Challenge Ontario. In an interview published in Maclean’s, a Canadian news magazine, the chairman and CEO of General Electric said, “ Government should be a catalyst for change.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 30, 2011

It’s a bad day for electric car owners in the US; it looks like the taxman has finally caught up with them. The US state Senate has just approved a bill which includes a measure to impose a $100 annual fee on electric cars to make up for the loss of gas-tax revenue. Under the [.].

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Americans are now spending more on gasoline (petrol) than on taxes or health insurance, new analysis by the New America Foundation suggests. Surveying 2,000 households, the institute [.].

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Green Cars News

MAY 16, 2009

Honda Manufacturing in Indiana has begun production of the 2009 Civic GX, which is the only natural gas vehicle built by a major automaker in the USA. The Civic GX was actually first introduced in 1998 and is the cleanest internal combustion vehicle certified by the EPA - it is around 90 per cent cleaner than the average petrol powered car.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Carmakers have been doing just enough to improve fuel economy of vehicles in order to lower tax rates and increase rebates for more than 30 years. That’s the verdict of Joel Slemrod, a professor of business economics at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, as well as his colleague James Sallee, an assistant [.].

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Green Cars News

JULY 28, 2009

The UK has been an epicentre for drivers with a green conscience for many years. In total it will invest £200million over the next five years with hopes high that Nissan Sunderland will also be a strong contender to manufacture the company’s electric cars. So is Britain really in a position to be a green car leader?

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Green Cars News

JUNE 21, 2009

Describing himself as anti-tax but pro-carbon tax, Tesla Motors founder Elon Musk risked the backlash of US motorists by declaring that petrol should probably cost $10 a gallon. With the US auto industry in disarray, Tesla’s focus on premium green cars has emerged as a bright spark.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Motorists should be hit with a £3,300 green tax on new cars, an independent green think tank has concluded. The recommendations published today, say that the Government should refocus taxes around green incentives, increasing the levee against polluting activities such as buying gas-guzzlers.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 2, 2009

Its been one of the most talked about green cars every since its inception, but now the Wall Street Journal is questioning whether the Chevrolet Volt should have a future at all. Tags: Chevrolet Green cars Latest news general motors Chevrolet Volt Chevy Volt.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2009

Green Car Congress attended the Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Wall Street (REFF-Wall Street) conference (23-24 June) sponsored by Euromoney Energy Events and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). Other than the good news on oil consumption, very little was said in regards to transportation fuels. by Bill Cooke.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 19, 2024

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. That’s caused a spike in electricity demand, leading utilities to shift their power mix toward natural gas and away from renewables. gas stations. gas stations. EV factories in the Southeast may inadvertently be creating more pollution for all ratepayers.

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Green Cars News

MAY 24, 2009

Golden West K-9 received the keys to three natural gas powered Honda Civic GX patrol cars for $26,000 each - but each came with a $4,000 Federal funded rebate. Two of the new cars will be on patrol around the clock while the third will run for 16 hours a day.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

The US-China Electric Vehicle Initiative follows on from the US-China Electric Vehicle Forum announced in September 2009 and includes a clean energy research centre, an energy efficiency action plan, a renewable energy partnership, 21 st Century coal, a shale gas initiative and an energy co-operation programme.

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Plug In Partners

AUGUST 4, 2006

The New York State Alternative Fuel Vehicle Research Laboratory , the first of its kind in the nation, will develop scientific data to formulate new programs to conserve energy, diversify our energy supplies, decrease our dependence on imported fuels, and protect our environment. Thanks to Green Car Congress for the tip.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 29, 2010

According to a report in business daily Nikkei, Japan’s government will postpone the creation of a greenhouse gas emissions trading system until after the fiscal year 2013.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 8, 2024

This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending June 6, 2024. It was another big week of getting up-close time with some of the most anticipated new EVs, while reporting on some of the top stories for green-car shoppers. Why is the $7.5

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Green Cars News

MAY 21, 2009

In Germany the credit has enticed customers to buy vehicles such as the Ford Ka, which achieves up to 56mpg, because it is part of a larger government plan that also includes tax based on carbon emissions. Tags: Green cars Latest news cash for clunkers scrappage scheme. Leave a comment with your thoughts.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

The Dutch government is set to be the first in Europe to replace annual road tax with a pay per mile system for motorists. The polluter pays approach to motoring taxation could help provide an incentive to drivers to cover fewer miles while ensuring a fairer reflection on car use. Each year the base tariff will rise until 2018.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 23, 2009

Discounts on company car taxation for hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles will be scrapped under new tax terms revealed as part of yesterday’s Budget. The changes will affect the most polluting hybrids such as the Lexus RX 400H and biofuel ready cars such as the Saab 9-5 Biopower.

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Baua Electric

MAY 4, 2024

This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending May 3, 2024. Yesterday in a review of the Acura ZDX Green Car Reports looked at whether the first fully electric vehicle from this Honda luxury brand keeps it on-brand—even with GM bones. dedicated EV plant?

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