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The Pending Cash for Clunkers Program: Failure From the Get-Go?
The much-argued “Cash for Clunkers” program will become law soon enough. The House and Senate have agreed on wording and terms and where to put the bill to get it passed and signed by President Obama.
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Wednesday’s 35mpg Fuel Economy Standards Debunked
In a widely publicized and loudly proclaimed press conference on Wednesday, President Obama and leaders from the environmental, automotive, and governmental sectors came together in the Rose Garden. The universal proclamation from the event was that a new agreement of epic proportions regarding automotive efficiency standards in the U.S. had been reached. Amazingly, both environmentalists and the automotive industry both wholeheartedly agreed with the proposal to raise fuel standards.
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Hydrogen Fuel Cell Funding Slashed From New DOE/Obama Budget
The much-touted “green” President, Obama, has OK’d a slash in the Department of Energy’s research funding budget for 2010. In the typical short-sightedness of government types, DoE Secretary Chu said that because “these vehicles are 10 to 20 years away,” they aren’t as imperative as battery electric technology.
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More Bailouts for the Big 3 in Detroit
The Obama Administration plans to send another $285 million in funding to Detroit to purchase 17,600 new vehicles from the Big 3 before June 1st. The loose requirements for these “green” vehicles is that they manage to get at least 10% improvements in overall fuel efficiency from their counterparts.
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The Electric Car Stimulus Plan
Obama’s “stimulus” package (I’ll try not to get political here) includes some pretty decent tax breaks for purchasing alternative-fueled vehicles. In the big picture, the credits were originally set for a total of 250,000 vehicles, but have now expanded to 200,000 vehicles PER MANUFACTURER. That’s a big jump and one that could pump up vehicle sales.
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Electric Cars - Yes We Can
This photo was taken along the train route that President Obama took on his way to Washington DC. While I’m not usually big on slogans, I do agree with this one. Image Credit: Nikki Kahn, The Washington Post
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