Planned Tax Increase For BEVs In Denmark Scrapped — Sales Surging

Credit to Author: Jesper Berggreen| Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2019 01:05:49 +0000

Denmark Planned Tax Increase For BEVs Scrapped — Hurray! Tax Increase For ICEVs Scrapped Too — What

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California’s EV Rebate Changes: A Good Model For The Federal EV Tax Credit

Credit to Author: Loren McDonald| Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2019 04:50:39 +0000

CVRP rebates samplesEffective December 3, California’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Project will see two key changes, with the net effect being that 13 currently available electric vehicles will no longer be eligible for rebates. These changes in the California rebate program also can serve as a model for improving the federal EV tax credit

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The Sierra Club’s Nationwide Study On The EV Shopping Experience

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 02:55:23 +0000

Back in 2015, when we shopped EVs and then leased a Nissan Leaf, we were the primary EV educators up to the point of sale, not the salespeople. Even during the test drive, we had more knowledge. Our grasp on the function and reality of electric cars seemed to overwhelm the salesperson. We passionately emphasized why we wanted an electric car. Our sales person remained less than enthusiastic

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Details About Tesla Gigafactory 4 Emerge In German Press

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 23:12:23 +0000

New details about the new Tesla Gigafactory 4 near Berlin have begun to emerge. The first cars are expected to roll off the line in 2021, but Elon Musk may have other ideas.

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UPDATE: Democratic Candidates’ Climate Plans Comparison, Now With Mayor Pete

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2019 19:37:32 +0000

With Buttigieg surging, and CleanTechnica’s deep dives into the front runners (and Yang’s) plans completed, it’s time for the overview comparison, now with Mayor Pete added

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Ranking Democratic Presidential Contenders’ Climate Policies — CleanTech Talk with Mike Barnard

Credit to Author: Winter Wilson| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2019 00:00:10 +0000

In the second half of this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Zach Shahan continues his conversation with Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, about the role of climate change plans and policies in the 2020 presidential election. You can listen to the full conversation in the embedded player below. Below that embedded SoundCloud player is a brief summarization of the topics covered, but tune into the podcast to follow the full discussion

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Mayor Pete’s Climate Plan Has Good Coverage & A Carbon Price, But Too Little Funding

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2019 19:35:51 +0000

Pete Buttigieg’s climate action plan is not nearly as strong as Warren’s, and the lack of funding puts it close to the level of Biden’s at the bottom of the heap. The major saving grace is the price on carbon

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US & Canada Have To Overcome Patchwork Regulations In Low-Carbon Transformation – Part 2

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2019 17:59:36 +0000

This regulatory patchwork of federal, sub-national, and urban regulatory processes, incentives, and fines is dealt with today by local offices, and by hiring local engineers and architects for local efforts so that they can smooth the alignment

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112 EV Charging Stations To Be Installed Around Iceland

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2019 21:00:20 +0000

According to The Iceland Review and an announcement from the Government of Iceland’s website, a grant of over ISK 30 million will help support the shift to electric cars and other electric vehicles in Iceland by increasing charging infrastructure. In fact, the new capacity will be for the charging of 110 electric vehicles at any given time

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$500, $5,000, $10,000 — EV Charger Incentives In California & Colorado

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2019 21:32:10 +0000

In a rapidly changing world with new technologies coming online every day, it’s difficult to keep up. But when it comes to transportation, there’s no doubt that electric vehicles (EV) will replace gasoline- and diesel-burning vehicles

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