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OECD paper presents and analyzes policies and programs to foster market growth of green cars

Green Car Congress

Given the specific barriers, suggests author Andrea Beltramello, there is a role for government to support the development and diffusion of green vehicles, including through policies to strengthen the markets for green cars. Alternative fuels include biofuels, natural gas, hydrogen and electricity from the grid.

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Green Car Buyers Need 4-Year Payback, Says Ford

Green Car Reports

Why do you drive your green car? If it's the latter, then Ford says you're the sort of consumer who'll only be driving a green vehicle if you can recoup the extra purchase cost fairly quickly.

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Feature: Going Green on Car Care, Repair and Insurance

Clean Fleet Report

If you’re working on increasing fuel efficiency or you already have an alternative fuel vehicle, you can lessen your carbon footprint by taking advantage of green car care, repair and insurance. You may be wondering if electric and hybrid cars are cheap to insure. Green Vehicles.

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BCG study finds conventional automotive technologies have high CO2 reduction potential at lower cost; stiff competition for electric cars

Green Car Congress

BCG found that there is a “green” consumer segment—which it defines as consumers willing to pay more for a green car even if the TCO economics are unfavorable—that represents about 6% of car buyers in the US, 9% in Europe and 13% in China.

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Cummins swoops in on emission reduction technology

Green Cars News

In a significant purchase in the advancement of green vehicle technology, Cummins Inc. logo, pictured) has swooped to acquire assets associated with the emission control products of Hilite International.

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Miami commissioner leads by example

Green Cars News

The commissioner bought the vehicle after hosting a Buy American, Go Green event on June 30 with the Ford Motor Company in an effort to encourage Americans to look at home-grown car manufacturers and their green vehicles.

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Ontario to offer plug-in vehicle rebates

Green Cars News

Many local governments around the world have set some ambitious targets for the introduction of green cars, but few compare to the government of Ontario, which wants one out of every 20 vehicles to have electric drive by the year 2020. The government is also likely to provide Green Vehicle License Plates for plug-in vehicles.

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