Politics

Yesterday, the Province of British Columbia announced the return of its Clean Energy Vehicle (CEV) incentive program, effective April 1. The program's return was the culmination of months of behind-the-scenes efforts by electric-vehicle advocates throughout the province. The so-called Phase 2 of...

A new study charts the potential benefits of mass electric-car adoption in the U.K.

Utilities' attempts to pinch solar are countered by the Left and Right.

Thus far, automakers appear to have had little trouble meeting the corporate average fuel economy rules that started for 2012 vehicle and will rise steadily through 2025. The general consensus so far is that carmakers have been able to raise their EPA ratings with a combination of tactics that...

Tesla can now operate up to four of its retail stores in New Jersey.

The topic of Tesla Motors and its direct-sales model continues to roil state legislatures, with bills for and against the practice under debate in several states. In May 2009, the U.S. Justice Department issued a paper that looked at the economic effects of state bans on such direct sales. Now it...

Oregon will test a system that tracks vehicle mileage to determine taxes.

Anew bill would discard a mandate requiring larger volumes of ethanol be added to the U.S. fuel supply.

State politics can be a funny thing. Last week, a Georgia House bill to end the state's $5,000 tax credit for purchase or lease of a battery-electric vehicle was voted down by its Ways & Means Committee. But yesterday, it mysteriously reappeared and was unanimously passed by voice vote after it...

A trade group drafts ambitious plans for hydrogen in the Northeast.

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The Soviets used to call it agitprop--various forms of media and art with an explicitly political message--but now it's paid for by large corporations, to backstop their lobbying efforts. The latest example is a truly delicious little Valentine-theme video that explains how wonderful and lovable...

A new book claims the downfall of fossil fuels is coming.

Both Nissan and General Motors are roughly one-third of the way toward sales of the maximum number of plug-in electric cars that qualify for a Federal income-tax credit of $7,500. But a Nissan executive says that his company has already made plans for the day when those credits end. DON'T MISS...

Debate over Tesla direct sales is re-sparked in Arizona and Texas.

Last June, the National Automobile Dealers Association launched a publicity campaign to convince car buyers why it's in their own best interests that dealers make it illegal to buy a car from Tesla Motors. The campaign is called "Get the Facts," and it now includes a handful of animated videos...

As U.S. taxpayers start to grapple with their income-tax filings, due April 15, tens of thousands of taxpayers will benefit from a Federal income-tax credit of $2,500 to $7,500 offered to buyers of plug-in electric cars. Enacted in 2009, it was intended to spur the early sales of such cars whose...

The proposed 2016 budget includes some measures meant to boost electric-car adoption.

Air pollution from diesel exhaust is a major concern in the U.K.

Many small individual factors will keep car sales down, an economist says.