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Incentives are Critical for Market Success of Low-Carbon Vehicles

Arsenij Percov — Sat, 28 Jul 2018 18:43:03 +0000

Behavior-influencing policies are critical for the mass-market success of low-carbon vehicles, according to a new research. A European study analyzes non-financial reasons why people choose specific types of vehicles. Additionally, it takes a look at the possible long-term energy and carbon-emissions implications of those choices. The study was conducted by researchers David McCollum of the […]

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Fuel Prices Don’t Drive Sales of Alternative Fuel Vehicles, Study Suggests

Benji Jerew — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:08:28 +0000

When we first became a fuel-conscious nation, back in the days of the OPEC Oil Embargo, we suddenly understood the merits of vehicles with better fuel economy. Small Japanese vehicles in the early 1970s just hadn’t made it into the public consciousness yet, but by the mid-1970s and later, small import and domestic vehicles were […]

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60,000 Green Cars Will Run on Chinese Roads Until 2012

Mike Sandru — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 08:24:57 +0000

Approximately 60,000 alternative fuel vehicles will run on the streets of China until 2012. The initiative is part of the effort to reduce emissions and save energy, announced the Minister of Science and Technology of China, Wan Gang, quoted by Xinhua press agency.

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