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Will 2009 see an ethanol bailout?

Ethanol may be the worst type of renewable energy, but that won't stop the industry from attempting to participate in the new bailout culture of the United States. A story in the Wall Street Journal says that the industry's lobbying group, the Renewable Fuels Association, is asking for a $1 billion short-term credit line as well as $50 billion in loan guarantees. What would all this money be for? The one million is to keep the doors open and the $50 billion is "to finance expansion." Another little request from the industry: let us put more ... Read more →

Texans' taxes buy terrific trains Sebastian Blanco

Almost a hundred new ultra-low-emission locomotives are cruising the rails in Texas (98 total, with 46 based in Dallas-Fort Worth, 43 in Houston, and nine in San Antonio) thanks mostly to a $75 ...

Suzuki and Nissan benefit from Thailand's low taxes for building cleaner cars Xavier Navarro

We already announced this for Toyota and for Honda, and now it's time for Suzuki and Nissan: Thailand is giving significant tax incentives for automakers who decide to build cars that are considered ...

Toyota likes free money, signs on to Thailand's eco-car plan Lascelles Linton

Toyota told Reuters they will join Thailand's plan to be the eco-friendly car production capital of the world. Trying to repair the economic damage to the Thai car industry from the 2006 coup, the ...

Paying the Carbon Charge Joel Arellano

Professor Michael O'Hare came up with an intriguing concept to deal with the use of fossil fuels to develop ethanol. A common criticism of the alternative fuel is the continued use of these ...

Experimental 'pay per mile' tax program harms future car development 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Remember the Oregon state program where volunteer drivers are taxed on the number of miles they drive daily? The monies gathered would be used for road construction and repair. An editorial in the Toledo Blade blasts the program. It points out that such a program, if it were made into law, would ...

Biodiesel to be taxed in Germany 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

When the government taxes you, you know you got its attention. In what must be a mixed blessing to German supporters of alternative fuels, the German government has reached an agreement to impose a 9 eurocents (about 11.4 U.S. cents) tax per litre of biodiesel. A 15 eurocents (19.1 cents) per litre ...


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