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As the land of big pickup trucks and Big Oil, Texas would hardly seem like the kind of place where electric cars could thrive. Yet the Lone Star State is one of the friendliest for plug-in cars which, according to a recent Navigant Research post, have a powerful ally there: utility companies. There are now around 5,000 electric cars registered in MORE
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a $2.2-million grant to researchers at Texas A&M AgriLife Research to investigate potential discoveries for waste products used in lignocellulosic biofuel production, turning them into valuable agents used in producing commercial products such as biodiesel and asphalt binding agents. MORE
Cities and regions across Texas are partnering with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), the University of Texas at Austin’s Center for Transportation Research (CTR), and Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) to form the Texas Automated Vehicle (AV) Proving Ground Partnership. Members of the Texas Partnership are contributing their facilities, expertise and talents as part of a larger Texas network of proving grounds and test-bed sites. MORE
in close collaboration with GTI and The University of Texas at Austin, has launched a US Department of Energy project, Demonstration and Framework for H2@Scale in Texas and Beyond. Frontier Energy, Inc., MORE
Tesla can''t sell its electric cars directly to customers in Texas, but CEO Elon Musk still has ambitious plans for the state. As he often does, Musk dropped a bombshell on Twitter last week, announcing that he plans to build a test track for his "Hyperloop" transportation concept in the Lone Star State. MORE: Elon Musk''s Hyperloop: 30 Minutes In MORE
Researchers from the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a cobalt-free high-energy lithium-ion battery, eliminating the cobalt and opening the door to reducing the costs of producing batteries while boosting performance in some ways. The paper was written by Arumugam Manthiram, a professor in the Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering and director of the Texas Materials Institute, Ph.D. MORE
Texas is the latest to consider an extra tax on electric vehicles to make up for lost gas revenue, helping to raise money for road maintenance. If you bought an electric car to try and save a few dollars on gas, you may start to find it a little more difficult in some states. According to state Rep. Drew Darby (R-San Angelo), increasing MORE
Which carmaker crammed seven motors into its electric SUV? Which automaker said it no longer has plans for fuel-cell passenger vehicles? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending July 24, 2020. The biggest series of stories of the week for the green-vehicle sector came out of. The Week In Reverse MORE
And that''s why one city in the often conservative oil state of Texas. energy policy climate change Texas renewable energy solar state laws charging infrastructure wind energy While the politics of climate change remain contentious in the U.S.--if if not in much of the rest of the developed world--that doesn''t have to hold up the growth of renewable-energy infrastructure. Because if there''s one thing everyone can agree on, it''s that saving money is great. MORE
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) recently co-signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to begin testing connected and automated vehicle (CV/AV) technologies on the state highway system. TxDOT is responsible for the design, construction, maintenance, and operation of 80,000 miles of Texas’ highway system. The plan will also describe how the tests can be safely demonstrated and piloted on Texas highways. MORE
Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced Wednesday in a quarterly financial call that it picked the area near Austin, Texas, to build its next Gigafactory that will assemble the Cybertruck and other models. The Austin factory, Musk confirmed, will assemble the Cybertruck, the Semi, and Model 3 and Y for the Eastern half of North America, while the Fremont MORE
Ah, Texas, the state that was formerly a nation and continues to do things slightly differently. Politics rebates dealers incentives Tesla Motors plug-in cars Texas state lawsIts politics is bare-knuckle, its hats are big, and so are its ranches. It also generates more renewable wind energy than any other state in the union. Its auto-dealer lobbyists, however, are equally large and powerful. DON'T MISS: Tesla Loses Legal. MORE
Then there''s Texas, where a. Green Georgia Illinois Texas incentives plug-in cars rebates state laws tax credit State tax credits and purchase rebates have proven effective in kickstarting the early market for plug-in electric cars and other green vehicles. But they don''t last forever, as buyers in Illinois and Georgia are learning; the Ilinois program has been suspended, and Georgia seems likely to kill off its program as well. MORE
Two vessels collided in Port Arthur, Texas. As much as 450,000 gallons of crude oil spilled. Some nearby residents have been evacuated from the area because of hydrogen sulfide that was emanating from the oil. Source: RawStory.com MORE
New research from Rice University and Texas Tech University has found that drivers often fail to spot hazards missed by automated vehicles, and it only gets worse the longer drivers ride in them. —Eric Greenlee, assistant professor of psychological sciences at Texas Tech and lead author. MORE
In May, the 82 nd Texas Legislature passed and the Governor Rick Perry signed House Bill 1353 , which took effect on 1 September. This legislation allows the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to create a 75-mph speed limit on sections of the highway system found to be reasonable and safe through a speed study. As soon as practicable, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) would have to conceal or remove any old speed limit signs and install updated ones. MORE
Texas may be known as an oil state, but it's also a sprawling and sunny state, making it a good place to set up solar panels. The Japanese carmaker's campus in Plano, Texas, will. Texas renewable energy solar clean energy energyToyota hopes to take advantage of that when it completes the move of its North American headquarters from Torrance, California, to the Lone Star State next year. MORE
Researchers at the University of Texas have discovered that introducing tellurium (Te) into a Li-Sulfur system as a cathode additive significantly improves the reversibility of Li plating/stripping by forming a tellurized and sulfide-rich solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) layer on the Li surface. MORE
The two-year car2go North America Pilot Programme in the state capital of Texas – Austin – has come to an end. Green cars Latest news Austin car sharing car sharing scheme Car2go Daimler TexasHowever, a new agreement has been signed to ensure that car2go will continue its operations in the city. Developed by Daimler, car2go is the world’s first free floating car sharing network and it launched [.]. MORE
Texas is tough, and Texas car dealers are no exception. But electric-car startup Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA], in the person of its CEO Elon Musk, testified yesterday at a hearing in the Texas legislature on a bill that would allow it to sell its cars directly to Texas buyers. That''s presently illegal in Texas, where legislation long backed by state MORE
While the storm has dissipated, with this week's attention focused on Hurricane Irma, the effects and damage tolls will last for years—and one thing already seems clear: Texas' dependence on the fossil-fuel industry poses an. emissions Weather oil climate change Texas fossil fuelsHurricane Harvey will go down as one of the most destructive and costliest natural disasters in the United States. MORE
Texas is famous the world over for two things on a massive scale: oil and droughts. Not only does Texas have the Permian Basin and the Eagle Ford shale, but it also has the Gulf of Mexico and its massive oil deposits and endless gallons of seawater that are now economically treatable thanks to next generation water processing technology. Texas is where the fracking revolution began; and now it is where the water revolution is taking root. by James Stafford of Oilprice.com. MORE
The Texas House of Representatives votes in favor of increased gasoline consumption. I should add that Texas, in the form of Austin Energy's Plug-in Partners effort, shows us the right direction to head, promoting plug-in hybrids (and electric cars) to use the electrical grid to replace gasoline. MORE
Texas is the land of pickups and SUVs, of oil wells and full-day drives from your Texas home to Grandma’s Texas home. Your everyday driver had better be your highway car, because every drive involves a highway. I’ve owned every size of SUV, from Chevy Suburban to Toyota Land Cruiser to BMW X1 to Subaru Outback (not exactly an SUV. Plug-In Hybrids plug-in cars MORE
Austin, Texas, will be the site of a very large Tesla factory, and CEO Elon Musk confirmed why some Model 3s will be getting different battery cells. VW talks timing on ID.4. And an electric version of the Land Rover Defender is headed to the U.S.—in —in vintage form, that is. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Today in Car News MORE
In Texas, the state legislature declined to make an exception to existing rules that make it illegal for automakers to sell cars to retail buyers. Win some, lose some. Tesla''s had a very good year thus far, but it was recently dealt legislative defeats in two states where it had hoped to sell its electric cars. In North Carolina, a Senate MORE
arm from Torrance, California, to Plano, Texas. Toyota announced yesterday that it would relocate the headquarters of its U.S. Left unaddressed in the announcement was the fact that the Japanese carmaker, known for its green image and its pioneering Prius hybrid range of 50-mpg cars, is moving from a state that has aggressively cut auto emissions MORE
Voltabox of Texas , the US subsidiary of German automotive supplier paragon AG, officially opened of its new plant in Cedar Park where Voltabox is now operating one fully automated assembly line for Li-ion battery packs. Voltabox of Texas obtained certification that more than 60% of its value creation is based in the US at the end of 2014. MORE
Researchers from Texas A&M University, in collaboration with scientists in the Air Force Research Laboratory, have developed guidelines that allow 3D printing of martensitic steels into very sturdy, defect-free objects of nearly any shape. MORE
Tesla is homing in on Austin, Texas, for its Cybertruck plant. The Polestar 1 has been rated for fuel economy and range and is now being delivered. And Ford wants us to know that its range meter in the Mach-E is very smart. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Ford has pointed out that the Intelligent Range system in its upcoming Mach-E. Today in Car News MORE
price of the 2014 Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive, and Toyota moves to (not very green) Texas. Today on Green Car Reports: We drive the sexy 2015 BMW i8 plug-in hybrid, we learn the U.S. All this and more on Green Car Reports. The Ebuggy electric-car trailer boosts range by 300 miles, but is that worth sacrificing one''s dignity? Toyota will MORE
Just mosey on over to the Republic of Texas where two of America’s biggest polluting oil companies are ponying up millions of dollars to pay for an initiative on the California ballot that would suspend our state’s Global Warming Solutions act, AB 32. MORE
After a three-year hiatus, Texas has reinstated purchase rebates for plug-in electric and other alternative-fuel vehicles. Texans who buy electric cars after Sept. 1 can get a $2,500 rebate from the state, according to a report in the Dallas Morning News, in addition to the $7,500 tax credit from the federal government. Buyers of fuel-cell cars MORE
The Texas Department of Transportation is going to create a Connected and Autonomous Vehicle (CAV) Task Force to become a central point for CAV advancement in Texas. The task force is designed to be a one-stop resource for information and coordination on all ongoing CAV projects, investments and initiatives in Texas. MORE
As of 31 July, fiscal 2014 tax revenue from sales of compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) motor fuel totaled $2,178,199, according to the Texas state Comptroller’s office. Texas Railroad Commissioner David Porter, who launched a Natural Gas Initiative to increase the use of natural gas motor fuel in Texas last October, hailed the Comptroller’s report. MORE
Texas will soon become the latest state to reward electric-car buyers with a check. The program was approved by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in November 2013 with an intended The Lone Star State will implement a rebate program, announced last fall, that will give $2,500 rebates to owners of plug-in cars, Charged EVs reports. MORE
Texas has reinstated rebates and incentives for electric cars. Tesla has reportedly refunded 23 percent of Model 3 deposits. The Toyota Prius Prime has been recognized for its low environmental and social impact. And we ask what electric car readers would purchase after Tesla's federal tax credits expire. All of this and more on Green Car Reports MORE
Wireless power transfer company WiTricity has collaborated with Texas Instruments (TI) to use automotive-grade semiconductor components in WiTricity’s DRIVE 11 wireless charging systems and reference designs. WiTricity’s DRIVE 11 wireless charging system enables drivers to park their electric vehicles (EVs) and be assured of rapid and efficient charging without having to handle charging cables. MORE
Which upcoming electric vehicle will be enabled for Tesla-style over-the-air updates? What green-car icon is getting a 20th anniversary edition? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending May 15, 2020. This weekend Tesla is again the subject of much speculation, amid unconfirmed. The Week In Reverse MORE
Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to locate and purchase or lease a Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid somewhere in the heart of Texas oil country. Buying Plug-In Hybrids dealers plug-in cars dealerships TexasHoping to make Tom Cruise proud, I accepted the mission. But first, a bit of perspective: in 2005 I had set out to purchase a Mercury Mariner Hybrid. I had done my homework, and knew exactly. MORE
The Propane Council of Texas (ProCOT)—a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the use of cleaner-burning, domestically produced propane—is offering incentives to private Texas vehicle fleets that are new to propane autogas. The Propane Council of Texas defines a private fleet as a business fleet with three or more vehicles registered in Texas. —Jackie Mason, Education and Marketing Director for the Propane Council of Texas (ProCOT). MORE
Today, we've got news on a pair of Honda hybrids, a remarkable announcement on the future of cars out of China, an explanation of how Texas exacerbated its hurricane damage, and a philosophical question about the 2018 Nissan Leaf. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Over the weekend, we ran down last week's top green-car stories. Owners who. Today in Car News MORE
Austin, Texas-based energy research organization Pecan Street Inc. launched Texas’ first grid-tied vehicle-to-grid (V2G) testing center at its lab in Austin, turning electric vehicles into a dispatchable load shaving tool for the municipally-owned electric utility, Austin Energy. Pecan Street’s V2G testing center is part of the Austin SHINES project and is the first in Texas. MORE
Both Texas and Arizona have seen skirmishes before between Tesla and groups representing franchised car dealers. The battle between Tesla Motors and car-dealer groups has flared up again on two familiar fronts. Franchised dealers, who have long enjoyed a state-mandated monopoly on retail car sales, appear to feel threatened by the automaker''s MORE
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SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
in close collaboration with GTI and The University of Texas at Austin, has launched a US Department of Energy project, Demonstration and Framework for H2@Scale in Texas and Beyond. Frontier Energy, Inc.,
Green Car Reports
JUNE 14, 2017
Ah, Texas, the state that was formerly a nation and continues to do things slightly differently. Politics rebates dealers incentives Tesla Motors plug-in cars Texas state lawsIts politics is bare-knuckle, its hats are big, and so are its ranches. It also generates more renewable wind energy than any other state in the union. Its auto-dealer lobbyists, however, are equally large and powerful. DON'T MISS: Tesla Loses Legal.
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Green Car Reports
SEPTEMBER 11, 2017
While the storm has dissipated, with this week's attention focused on Hurricane Irma, the effects and damage tolls will last for years—and one thing already seems clear: Texas' dependence on the fossil-fuel industry poses an. emissions Weather oil climate change Texas fossil fuelsHurricane Harvey will go down as one of the most destructive and costliest natural disasters in the United States.
Green Car Reports
JULY 22, 2020
Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced Wednesday in a quarterly financial call that it picked the area near Austin, Texas, to build its next Gigafactory that will assemble the Cybertruck and other models. The Austin factory, Musk confirmed, will assemble the Cybertruck, the Semi, and Model 3 and Y for the Eastern half of North America, while the Fremont
Green Car Reports
JULY 23, 2020
Austin, Texas, will be the site of a very large Tesla factory, and CEO Elon Musk confirmed why some Model 3s will be getting different battery cells. VW talks timing on ID.4. And an electric version of the Land Rover Defender is headed to the U.S.—in —in vintage form, that is. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Today in Car News
Green Car Congress
APRIL 20, 2020
Researchers from Texas A&M University, in collaboration with scientists in the Air Force Research Laboratory, have developed guidelines that allow 3D printing of martensitic steels into very sturdy, defect-free objects of nearly any shape.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 23, 2019
The Texas Department of Transportation is going to create a Connected and Autonomous Vehicle (CAV) Task Force to become a central point for CAV advancement in Texas. The task force is designed to be a one-stop resource for information and coordination on all ongoing CAV projects, investments and initiatives in Texas.
Green Car Reports
APRIL 4, 2015
And that''s why one city in the often conservative oil state of Texas. energy policy climate change Texas renewable energy solar state laws charging infrastructure wind energy While the politics of climate change remain contentious in the U.S.--if if not in much of the rest of the developed world--that doesn''t have to hold up the growth of renewable-energy infrastructure. Because if there''s one thing everyone can agree on, it''s that saving money is great.
Green Car Reports
JUNE 4, 2018
After a three-year hiatus, Texas has reinstated purchase rebates for plug-in electric and other alternative-fuel vehicles. Texans who buy electric cars after Sept. 1 can get a $2,500 rebate from the state, according to a report in the Dallas Morning News, in addition to the $7,500 tax credit from the federal government. Buyers of fuel-cell cars
Green Car Reports
MARCH 27, 2015
Then there''s Texas, where a. Green Georgia Illinois Texas incentives plug-in cars rebates state laws tax credit State tax credits and purchase rebates have proven effective in kickstarting the early market for plug-in electric cars and other green vehicles. But they don''t last forever, as buyers in Illinois and Georgia are learning; the Ilinois program has been suspended, and Georgia seems likely to kill off its program as well.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
Austin, Texas-based energy research organization Pecan Street Inc. launched Texas’ first grid-tied vehicle-to-grid (V2G) testing center at its lab in Austin, turning electric vehicles into a dispatchable load shaving tool for the municipally-owned electric utility, Austin Energy. Pecan Street’s V2G testing center is part of the Austin SHINES project and is the first in Texas.
Green Car Reports
JUNE 13, 2016
Texas may be known as an oil state, but it's also a sprawling and sunny state, making it a good place to set up solar panels. The Japanese carmaker's campus in Plano, Texas, will. Texas renewable energy solar clean energy energyToyota hopes to take advantage of that when it completes the move of its North American headquarters from Torrance, California, to the Lone Star State next year.
Green Car Reports
SEPTEMBER 2, 2016
Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to locate and purchase or lease a Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid somewhere in the heart of Texas oil country. Buying Plug-In Hybrids dealers plug-in cars dealerships TexasHoping to make Tom Cruise proud, I accepted the mission. But first, a bit of perspective: in 2005 I had set out to purchase a Mercury Mariner Hybrid. I had done my homework, and knew exactly.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 18, 2015
Texas is famous the world over for two things on a massive scale: oil and droughts. Not only does Texas have the Permian Basin and the Eagle Ford shale, but it also has the Gulf of Mexico and its massive oil deposits and endless gallons of seawater that are now economically treatable thanks to next generation water processing technology. Texas is where the fracking revolution began; and now it is where the water revolution is taking root. by James Stafford of Oilprice.com.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 27, 2020
Researchers at the University of Texas have discovered that introducing tellurium (Te) into a Li-Sulfur system as a cathode additive significantly improves the reversibility of Li plating/stripping by forming a tellurized and sulfide-rich solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) layer on the Li surface.
Green Car Reports
JUNE 19, 2020
Tesla is homing in on Austin, Texas, for its Cybertruck plant. The Polestar 1 has been rated for fuel economy and range and is now being delivered. And Ford wants us to know that its range meter in the Mach-E is very smart. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Ford has pointed out that the Intelligent Range system in its upcoming Mach-E. Today in Car News
Green Car Congress
MARCH 1, 2019
New research from Rice University and Texas Tech University has found that drivers often fail to spot hazards missed by automated vehicles, and it only gets worse the longer drivers ride in them. —Eric Greenlee, assistant professor of psychological sciences at Texas Tech and lead author.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 20, 2014
As of 31 July, fiscal 2014 tax revenue from sales of compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) motor fuel totaled $2,178,199, according to the Texas state Comptroller’s office. Texas Railroad Commissioner David Porter, who launched a Natural Gas Initiative to increase the use of natural gas motor fuel in Texas last October, hailed the Comptroller’s report.
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 24, 2015
Tesla can''t sell its electric cars directly to customers in Texas, but CEO Elon Musk still has ambitious plans for the state. As he often does, Musk dropped a bombshell on Twitter last week, announcing that he plans to build a test track for his "Hyperloop" transportation concept in the Lone Star State. MORE: Elon Musk''s Hyperloop: 30 Minutes In
Green Car Reports
FEBRUARY 11, 2015
Both Texas and Arizona have seen skirmishes before between Tesla and groups representing franchised car dealers. The battle between Tesla Motors and car-dealer groups has flared up again on two familiar fronts. Franchised dealers, who have long enjoyed a state-mandated monopoly on retail car sales, appear to feel threatened by the automaker''s
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 5, 2011
In May, the 82 nd Texas Legislature passed and the Governor Rick Perry signed House Bill 1353 , which took effect on 1 September. This legislation allows the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to create a 75-mph speed limit on sections of the highway system found to be reasonable and safe through a speed study. As soon as practicable, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) would have to conceal or remove any old speed limit signs and install updated ones.
Creative Greenius
MARCH 4, 2010
Just mosey on over to the Republic of Texas where two of America’s biggest polluting oil companies are ponying up millions of dollars to pay for an initiative on the California ballot that would suspend our state’s Global Warming Solutions act, AB 32.
Green Car Reports
JUNE 6, 2013
In Texas, the state legislature declined to make an exception to existing rules that make it illegal for automakers to sell cars to retail buyers. Win some, lose some. Tesla''s had a very good year thus far, but it was recently dealt legislative defeats in two states where it had hoped to sell its electric cars. In North Carolina, a Senate
Green Car Reports
APRIL 11, 2013
Texas is tough, and Texas car dealers are no exception. But electric-car startup Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA], in the person of its CEO Elon Musk, testified yesterday at a hearing in the Texas legislature on a bill that would allow it to sell its cars directly to Texas buyers. That''s presently illegal in Texas, where legislation long backed by state
Plugs and Cars
JANUARY 23, 2010
Two vessels collided in Port Arthur, Texas. As much as 450,000 gallons of crude oil spilled. Some nearby residents have been evacuated from the area because of hydrogen sulfide that was emanating from the oil. Source: RawStory.com
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 31, 2016
Texas is the land of pickups and SUVs, of oil wells and full-day drives from your Texas home to Grandma’s Texas home. Your everyday driver had better be your highway car, because every drive involves a highway. I’ve owned every size of SUV, from Chevy Suburban to Toyota Land Cruiser to BMW X1 to Subaru Outback (not exactly an SUV. Plug-In Hybrids plug-in cars
Plugs and Cars
MAY 10, 2007
The Texas House of Representatives votes in favor of increased gasoline consumption. I should add that Texas, in the form of Austin Energy's Plug-in Partners effort, shows us the right direction to head, promoting plug-in hybrids (and electric cars) to use the electrical grid to replace gasoline.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 16, 2018
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a $2.2-million grant to researchers at Texas A&M AgriLife Research to investigate potential discoveries for waste products used in lignocellulosic biofuel production, turning them into valuable agents used in producing commercial products such as biodiesel and asphalt binding agents.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 2, 2017
Cities and regions across Texas are partnering with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), the University of Texas at Austin’s Center for Transportation Research (CTR), and Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) to form the Texas Automated Vehicle (AV) Proving Ground Partnership. Members of the Texas Partnership are contributing their facilities, expertise and talents as part of a larger Texas network of proving grounds and test-bed sites.
Green Car Reports
MAY 16, 2020
Which upcoming electric vehicle will be enabled for Tesla-style over-the-air updates? What green-car icon is getting a 20th anniversary edition? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending May 15, 2020. This weekend Tesla is again the subject of much speculation, amid unconfirmed. The Week In Reverse
Green Car Reports
MAY 8, 2014
Texas will soon become the latest state to reward electric-car buyers with a check. The program was approved by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in November 2013 with an intended The Lone Star State will implement a rebate program, announced last fall, that will give $2,500 rebates to owners of plug-in cars, Charged EVs reports.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 22, 2017
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) recently co-signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to begin testing connected and automated vehicle (CV/AV) technologies on the state highway system. TxDOT is responsible for the design, construction, maintenance, and operation of 80,000 miles of Texas’ highway system. The plan will also describe how the tests can be safely demonstrated and piloted on Texas highways.
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 28, 2013
Texas is the latest to consider an extra tax on electric vehicles to make up for lost gas revenue, helping to raise money for road maintenance. If you bought an electric car to try and save a few dollars on gas, you may start to find it a little more difficult in some states. According to state Rep. Drew Darby (R-San Angelo), increasing
Green Car Reports
JULY 25, 2020
Which carmaker crammed seven motors into its electric SUV? Which automaker said it no longer has plans for fuel-cell passenger vehicles? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending July 24, 2020. The biggest series of stories of the week for the green-vehicle sector came out of. The Week In Reverse
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 20, 2013
The Propane Council of Texas (ProCOT)—a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the use of cleaner-burning, domestically produced propane—is offering incentives to private Texas vehicle fleets that are new to propane autogas. The Propane Council of Texas defines a private fleet as a business fleet with three or more vehicles registered in Texas. —Jackie Mason, Education and Marketing Director for the Propane Council of Texas (ProCOT).
Green Car Reports
MARCH 31, 2014
As the land of big pickup trucks and Big Oil, Texas would hardly seem like the kind of place where electric cars could thrive. Yet the Lone Star State is one of the friendliest for plug-in cars which, according to a recent Navigant Research post, have a powerful ally there: utility companies. There are now around 5,000 electric cars registered in
Green Cars News
DECEMBER 20, 2011
The two-year car2go North America Pilot Programme in the state capital of Texas – Austin – has come to an end. Green cars Latest news Austin car sharing car sharing scheme Car2go Daimler TexasHowever, a new agreement has been signed to ensure that car2go will continue its operations in the city. Developed by Daimler, car2go is the world’s first free floating car sharing network and it launched [.].
Green Car Reports
JUNE 4, 2018
Texas has reinstated rebates and incentives for electric cars. Tesla has reportedly refunded 23 percent of Model 3 deposits. The Toyota Prius Prime has been recognized for its low environmental and social impact. And we ask what electric car readers would purchase after Tesla's federal tax credits expire. All of this and more on Green Car Reports
Green Car Congress
JULY 21, 2015
Voltabox of Texas , the US subsidiary of German automotive supplier paragon AG, officially opened of its new plant in Cedar Park where Voltabox is now operating one fully automated assembly line for Li-ion battery packs. Voltabox of Texas obtained certification that more than 60% of its value creation is based in the US at the end of 2014.
Green Car Reports
APRIL 29, 2014
arm from Torrance, California, to Plano, Texas. Toyota announced yesterday that it would relocate the headquarters of its U.S. Left unaddressed in the announcement was the fact that the Japanese carmaker, known for its green image and its pioneering Prius hybrid range of 50-mpg cars, is moving from a state that has aggressively cut auto emissions
Green Car Reports
SEPTEMBER 11, 2017
Today, we've got news on a pair of Honda hybrids, a remarkable announcement on the future of cars out of China, an explanation of how Texas exacerbated its hurricane damage, and a philosophical question about the 2018 Nissan Leaf. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Over the weekend, we ran down last week's top green-car stories. Owners who. Today in Car News
Green Car Reports
APRIL 29, 2014
price of the 2014 Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive, and Toyota moves to (not very green) Texas. Today on Green Car Reports: We drive the sexy 2015 BMW i8 plug-in hybrid, we learn the U.S. All this and more on Green Car Reports. The Ebuggy electric-car trailer boosts range by 300 miles, but is that worth sacrificing one''s dignity? Toyota will
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 16, 2017
Wireless power transfer company WiTricity has collaborated with Texas Instruments (TI) to use automotive-grade semiconductor components in WiTricity’s DRIVE 11 wireless charging systems and reference designs. WiTricity’s DRIVE 11 wireless charging system enables drivers to park their electric vehicles (EVs) and be assured of rapid and efficient charging without having to handle charging cables.
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