Remove Grant Remove Juice Remove Tax Remove Universal
article thumbnail

Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Therefore, until we get quick-charge batteries -- based on new breakthroughs, Ill take a WAG and estimate that we will have real 5-minute quick-charge batteries in perhaps 10 years -- we are likely to get our juice mostly from our home chargers. Analyse their business models thoroughly! Takes the car companies out the battery business.

article thumbnail

Opinion: Stop Subsidizing Electric Vehicle Programs

The Truth About Cars

Hoping to increase the United States’ electric vehicle charging infrastructure, the White House has announced $623 million in grants to build more charging stations. billion Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program. Your author would argue that the juice simply isn’t worth the squeeze.

article thumbnail

Traveling Through Time, Exploring the String Theory and Hugging the Giant Sequoias

Creative Greenius

Al Gore is one reason I like to believe in my own favorite version of the String Theory of particle physics – multiple alternative universes occurring simultaneously is the way I like to grok it. Light rail and high speed rail boomed in the 8 Gore years and the American economy soared in the new clean energy renaissance.

Al Gore 277
article thumbnail

Traveling Through Time, Exploring the String Theory and Hugging the Giant Sequoias

Creative Greenius

Al Gore is one reason I like to believe in my own favorite version of the String Theory of particle physics – multiple alternative universes occurring simultaneously is the way I like to grok it. When the mantra is “ Cut government spending and cut taxes too! But nothing we did could gain the parks any more love or funding.

Al Gore 150
article thumbnail

Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

Green Car Congress

According to Tol, the impact of a tax hike of this magnitude could reduce world GDP 12.9% On 24 February 2009, the US EPA granted Renergie a first-of-its-kind waiver for the purpose of testing hydrous E10, E20, E30 & E85 ethanol blends in non-flex-fuel vehicles and flex-fuel vehicles in Louisiana. Earlier post.)