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Perspective: The Role of Offsets in Climate Change Legislation

Green Car Congress

Supplementarity refers to the idea that the role of offsets in an emission reduction program should be secondary to reduction efforts at regulated emission sources. A 2008 EPA study analyzed the economic impacts of the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008 (S. 2) Supplementarity. 3) Measurement.

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EPA could make EVs eligible for Renewable Fuel Standard credit, boosting incentives

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The EPA is reportedly considering adding EVs to the list of eligible vehicles, and the idea could be confirmed in an upcoming proposal dealing with biofuel blending mandates. The post EPA could make EVs eligible for Renewable Fuel Standard credit, boosting incentives appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Univ. of Illinois team argues that renewable fuel standard needs to be modified, not repealed

Green Car Congress

The RFS is a federal mandate for the commercialization of biofuels first established in 2005 (RFS1) and then fully implemented, in amended form, in 2010 (RFS2). A January 2013 ruling by the US Court of Appeals required EPA to reevaluate projections for cellulosic biofuel to reflect market conditions. Earlier post.). Biofuel categories.

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New Rules Includes Hybrids and PHEVs to Cut Tailpipe Emissions

The Truth About Cars

The Biden administration has a goal of cutting emissions by 50 percent or more from 2005 levels by 2030. The EPA proposed similar rules, but the Biden administration’s plan is slightly less ambitious after the United Auto Workers Union and automakers pushed back on the agency’s ideas.

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MAEAA Web Links

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

EV Technical Files :Some handy info on the EV Album website EPA Fuel Economy :complete list of the EPA fuel economy results for recent years MotorPerformance Data : Graphs and drawings of Baldor, GE, and PrestoliteEV motors. DeepCycle Battery FAQ : Everything you need to know. So You want To Build an ElectricCar: Where to begin.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Beginning in 2005, we excerpted individual statements of intentions by carmakers, but by the start of 2008, the number of comments became too numerous for us to track. When Lutz first proposed creating an electric car in 2003, the idea "bombed" inside GM, he says. "I See our frequent comments at our news archive. But its ready now.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

A free car on a four-year plan in France is another idea mentioned by Shai Agassi, CEO of Project Better Place. EPA declares CO2 a “threat to public health&# Alternative Energy Stocks The Time is Right for Gas-guzzler to Dual-mode EV Conversions Joel Makower: Two Steps Forward The Seven Sins of Greenwashing: Is Everybody Lying?

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