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0Report: China will re-start plug-in vehicle subsidies, says BYD chair 1364566560
China, which ended its three-year electric-vehicle subsidy program in December, will resume it as soon as April, Reuters reports, citing BYD chairman Wang Chuanfu. The head of the China-based automaker, whose biggest shareholder is Warren Buffet, didn't disclose details about the subsidy ...
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Report: Ethanol advocates poke fun at Big Oil with "Century of Subsidies" party 1363130820
No one would mistake a bunch of ethanol advocates for the folks at Second City, but we give the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) and the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) credit for injecting a little humor into their political statements. In this case, the two groups are using the ...
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Gasoline subsidies total $200 billion a year, making it dirt cheap in some countries 1336398900
The price of gasoline varies by a ridiculous amount around the world, from pennies for a gallon in some countries to the equivalent of $10 in others. One of the big reasons for this variation is fossil fuel subsidies. Driving The Nation's Lou Ann Hammond recently interviewed Renault's Philippe ...
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Report: Ford Transit Connect Electric to qualify for $15,000 rebate in California 1319034480
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is set to add an additional category to its Hybrid Incentive Voucher Program (HVIP) that awards buyers of zero-emissions light-duty commercial vehicles, including the Ford Transit Connect Electric, a discount of up to $15,000 on their green vehicle ...
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Report: Fossil fuel subsidies on the rise across the globe 1318611900
Despite plenty of pledges to reduce them in the coming years, fossil fuel consumption subsidies rose all across the globe in 2010, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). The IEA estimates that subsidies that artificially lower the cost of fossil fuels – and also impede ...
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Report: Moving forward? China rethinking plug-in vehicle policy 1314662700
Beijing appears to be rethinking its singular focus on electric vehicles as a way to reduce fuel consumption and seems ready to revise its alternative-energy vehicle estimates as it becomes increasingly evident that the city's electric vehicle targets were completely unrealistic. Beijing ... -
IISD calls for countries to phase out all fossil fuel subsidies 1314186780
Reforming eliminating fossil fuel subsidies would save governments billions of dollars while significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions and freeing up monies for incentives on cleaner forms of energy, according to the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), a Canada-based ...
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Opinion: Why no country should promote a specific type of alternative fuel 1313682720
BYD e6 – Click above for high-res image galleryGovernments here in the U.S. have offered some significant incentives for purchasing green vehicles. Buyers can get up to $7,500 off an electric vehicle, thousands off on hybrids and even deeper discounts in select states. Though ...
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Your cheat sheet for tonight's Republican Presidential debate ethanol scuffle 1308005580
When seven Republican presidential hopefuls gather in Iowa for a candidates' debate tonight night, they'd better be ready to discuss corn and ethanol. Based on what we've seen buzzing around the media for the last few weeks, we expect biofuel will be a hot topic. Here are their stances on the ...
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Ethanol industry may soon lose subsidy 1305666180
A couple of days ago, U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein of California and Tom Coburn of Oklahoma introduced the Ethanol Subsidy and Tariff Repeal Act. The bill, amendment #309 to a small business bill, will do away with the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC) and the tariff on imported ...
