"Are Electric Vehicles Pushing Oil Demand Over a Cliff?"
"With China now planning to phase out gas-powered cars, automakers are talking about an all-electric future. It could mean a big drop in emissions."
Source: InsideClimate News, 10/10/2017
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Message To Auto Industry: 10 Top Companies Commit to Electric Vehicles
"A group of large corporations, including utilities and an international delivery company, launched a global campaign today to accelerate the shift to electric vehicles and away from gas- and diesel-powered transportation—which generates almost a quarter of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions worldwide and has been the fastest growing emissions source."
Source: InsideClimate News, 09/20/2017
"Energy Department Closes Office Working on Climate Change Abroad"
"The Energy Department is closing an office that works with other countries to develop clean energy technology, another sign of the Trump administration’s retreat on climate-related activities after its withdrawal from the Paris agreement this month."
Source: NY Times, 06/19/2017
"Trump Budget Proposes Deep Cuts in Energy Innovation Programs"
"President Trump’s budget proposal for 2018 envisions a flurry of changes to domestic energy policy, reaping billions of dollars in one-time revenue from oil and gas resources while cutting research into future energy technologies that could pay long-term dividends."
Source: NY Times, 05/24/2017
"Behind the Quiet State-by-State Fight Over Electric Vehicles"
"When Georgia repealed its generous $5,000 tax credit on electric vehicles in July 2015, and instead slapped a $200 registration fee on electric cars, sales quickly tumbled."
Source: NY Times, 03/13/2017
"Innovative Electric, Autonomous Cars Star at CES 2017"
"The Consumer Electronics Show, or CES, held annually in the first week of January in Las Vegas, is becoming the place to unveil exciting electric cars, upstaging the Detroit Auto Show held a week later, the usual venue for automakers to reveal new models."
Source: ENS, 01/02/2017
"Americans Bought More EVs Last Month Than Ever Before"
"US plug-in vehicle sales reached a quarterly record for the three-month period that ended September 30, as demand improved for plug-in models such as the Tesla Model S battery-electric vehicle and the Chevrolet Volt extended-range plug-in, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)."
Source: Autoblog, 10/10/2016
"For Exxon, Hybrid Car Technology Was Another Road Not Taken"
"Exxon’s ambitious work on powering clean vehicles 40 years ago parallels its cutting-edge research on climate change during the same era."
Source: InsideClimate News, 10/05/2016
"Electric Vehicles: How Car Charging Is Going The Way Of Airbnb "
"PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Tim Thomson needed a charge, quickly. With his all-electric Nissan Leaf fast losing battery power and no places to plug in along the highway from Fresno, Calif., to San Francisco, Thompson turned to his iPhone. He pulled up an application called PlugShare that maps charging stations for electric vehicle drivers. A resident in nearby Madera had advertised his home charging station, so Thomson called in a panic."
Source: Greenwire, 08/04/2016
Admin. Announces $4.5 Billion In DOE Loan Guarantees For EV Charging
"The Obama administration has just announced that it will be making $4.5 billion in US Energy Department loan guarantees available for the support of a commercial-scale electric vehicle charging station buildout."
Source: Clean Technica, 07/26/2016
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