Politics
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A bill before the Indiana legislature would add an annual fee for electric cars.
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UPDATE: Tesla can still sell cars in Missouri stores, pending appeal, after dealer lobby lauds victoryTesla's Missouri dealer license expired December 31.
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UK moves ahead on lower-carbon power to end coal use by 2025
Low-carbon energy use in the U.K. is up, and the government hopes to phase out coal by 2025.
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Trump supported ethanol, but his team may not; is oil the reason?
Several members of Trump's team are against ethanol, advisor Carl Icahn said in a recent interview.
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Fuel-economy rules not the cause of rising auto prices: analysis
Automakers are wrongfully blaming fuel-economy rules for increased prices, analysts argue.
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Flurry of green-car rules as Obama administration departs
Obama administration officials are working to expedite new automotive regulations.
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The state of Michigan, to help pay for road repairs, decided more than a year ago to hit owners of hybrids and electric cars with additional fees starting this January 1—on top of higher registration rates for all cars. The new fees have been added to the registration bills for hybrids, plug-in hybrid, and battery-electric cars because they don't burn enough gasoline to generate the same state tax revenue as other vehicles. Hybrid owners are now being hit with the twin increases, noted The Detroit Free Press yesterday, and suffering severe sticker shock as a result. DON'T MISS: Michigan...
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EU cleaner-car proposals slammed for too few electric cars, too much biodiesel
The auto industry and advocacy group Transport & Environment both criticized a new EU plan.
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China to crack down on green-car subsidy cheating: report
China plans to tighten regulations related to its electric-car subsidies.
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Colorado, Nevada, Utah to collaborate on electric-car charging network
Much of the U.S. innovation in electric-car incentives and infrastructure has come not from the federal government but from one or more states, especially California. With the decision years ago to let states either comply with national emission standards or adopt the stiffer California rules, both...
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Electric-car group buying programs spread into new states
New states are enacting electric-car group buying programs.
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What effect will Trump presidency have on electric cars? Poll results
It may reflect unshakable confidence in the future prospects of electric cars. Or perhaps it's a lack of conviction that the incoming Trump Administration can have enough effect on incentives, emission regulations, and gas-mileage rules to make a difference. Either way, the respondents to our most...
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Under Trump, the state of renewable energy may not change much, experts believe.
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Michigan says Tesla sales ban not unconstitutional, responding to lawsuit
Michigan says the claims made by Tesla in a federal lawsuit are unfounded.
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Germany may miss 2020 emission targets, government report shows
Germany may fall short of its carbon-emissions reduction targets for 2020.
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California approves PG&E utility plan for 7,500 electric-car charging stations
Pacific Gas & Electric is the latest California utility to undertake an electric-car charging project.
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No, coal isn't coming back: the reasons in 5 charts
Various market forces have contributed to the decline of coal.
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Reminder: buy that electric-car charging station (or electric motorcycle) this month!
With any new presidential administration comes a certain degree of legislative uncertainty. Conflicting statements on many issues by president-elect Donald Trump have produced more questions than usual about what policies he and his administration may pursue. But for present and future electric-car...
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Former Texas Governor Rick Perry is President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Secretary of Energy.
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Global carbon emissions have been flat for three years now
A new study estimates global carbon emissions did not increase dramatically in 2016.
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Will California lead the green-car resistance?
California's role as the leading advocate for green cars may become more important.
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Tesla CEO Musk, other Silicon Valley execs, to meet Trump Wednesday
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is among a roster of chief executives from Silicon Valley set to meet with president-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday, according to news reports. Musk has suggested that climate change is among the most urgent challenges facing mankind, one reason his company makes only...
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Porsche too said to use 'defeat device' software for gasoline cars
It's been 15 months since news broke that VW Group had used "defeat device" software in its diesel cars and SUVs that let them emit far more than permitted levels of nitrogen oxides in real-world use. Even now, however, the Volkswagen diesel scandal continues to grow new tentacles as investigators...
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5 African nations push for cleaner diesel fuel from European suppliers
West African nations are pushing back against European traders importing dirty diesel fuel.
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