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France raising penalties and cutting incentives in lower carbon car purchase scheme

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The French Government will reduce the purchase tax incentives for lower carbon cars and increase the penalties for high-pollution vehicles beginning in January. France’s bonus-malus scheme provides financial rewards for those who purchase or lease a new vehicle emitting less CO 2 g/km while taxing more heavily polluting cars.

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Chevy small and compact sales up 229% from 2Q 2010; growing strength with younger buyers

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Chevrolet’s small and compact car sales are up 229% from the second quarter of 2010 to the same quarter this year, GM announced. Research shows that younger buyers rank vehicle technology among the top features influencing purchase decisions. Nearly four in 10 millennial buyers are purchasing within the compact car segment.

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United purchasing 15M gallons of renewable jet fuel from AltAir Fuel; Honeywell’s UOP Green Jet

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United Airlines executed a definitive purchase agreement with AltAir Fuels ( earlier post ) for cost-competitive, sustainable, bio-synthetic paraffinic kerosene at commercial scale. United also operated the first flight by a North American commercial airline using synthetic fuel made from natural gas in 2010.

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Profiling purchases of clean vehicles in California by rebates; PHEVs surge

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Based on the latest rebate data, from March 2010 through November 2012, California buyers of all types (federal and state agencies, individuals, businesses, non-profits, etc.)

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California passes 100K plug-in car sales; 40% of US plug-ins

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Californians have purchased more than 100,000 plug-in cars (PEVs) since the market started in 2010, according to figures gathered by the California Plug-In Electric Vehicle Collaborative. Californians buy approximately 40% of all the PEVs sold in the US.

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HUMMER to return as GMC EV; 1K hp, 15,600 N·m, 0-60 in 3 seconds

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GM purchased the brand name from AM General in 1998, and marketed three HUMMER versions: the original HUMMER H1, based on the Humvee, as well as “smaller” H2 and H3 versions. The last HUMMER H3 was produced in 2010. The HUMMER first emerged on the market in 1992 as a civilan version of the military Humvee.

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Fuel economy for new cars sold in July stays flat from June, up 0.2 mpg year-on-year

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mpg in July 2010, but remained flat from June, according to TrueCar.com. In July, a balanced mix of cars and trucks were purchased, keeping the overall fuel economy of new vehicles sold flat compared to June. mpg in July 2010. The fuel economy of light duty vehicles sold in the US in July 2011 increased to 21.6