Posted April 2, 2014 by Roland Hwang
Clean energy got a boost today when Secretary Ernest Moniz announced the Department of Energy will jumpstart its stalled auto retooling loan program. This is good news for drivers who want cleaner cars, faster and cheaper. A successful restart of the...continued→
Posted January 24, 2014 by Roland Hwang
A new study from North Carolina State purportedly shows that electric vehicles won’t reduce pollution in the long term. A closer look at detailed results reveals that the study actually shows the opposite: that higher electric vehicle adoption can significantly...continued→
Posted November 14, 2013 by Roland Hwang
Switching to electricity to fuel our vehicle fleet is critical to meeting the state’s clean air, climate and energy goals. That's why NRDC is eager to partner with a diverse coalition of community-based, public health, science and conservation groups across...continued→
Posted September 23, 2013 by Roland Hwang
By signing AB8 (Perea) and SB359 (Corbett), Governor Brown has a critical opportunity to make electric cars affordable for all, cut air pollution, and boost the economy. These bills will extend California’s existing, highly successful rebate program for clean cars...continued→
Posted September 11, 2013 by Roland Hwang
With August setting another record for fuel efficiency, the auto industry is ahead of regulator's original expectation for model year 2013. The auto industry is clearly on track to meet the 2016 fuel economy standards and the longer-term, 2025 target...continued→
Posted September 6, 2013 by Roland Hwang
With sales of electric and other fuel-efficient cars hitting new highs in the U.S., the timing for DOE to restart its auto retooling program couldn’t be better. Electric vehicle sales in the U.S. hit a new high of 11,361 units, and average fuel efficiency for...continued→
Posted August 29, 2013 by Roland Hwang
Turns out big boosts in fuel economy at low cost are possible after all. For just a $160 price increase, GM is boosting the fuel economy of its 2014 midsize car, the Chevy Malibu, by 12%. At 29 mpg, this 3...continued→
Posted August 28, 2013 by Roland Hwang
With climate changed-fueled wildfires raging in the West, the cost of unabated climate change is becoming increasingly clear. To avoid even worse outcomes, we need to move to clean energy, not just California but across the rest of the US. That's...continued→
Posted April 25, 2013 by Roland Hwang
While the Wednesday House oversight hearing on Fisker’s failure is ostensibly about whether DOE should have pulled the plug on the loans earlier, it is really about continuation of the House majority’s War on Clean Energy. Because there is broad...continued→
Posted April 22, 2013 by Roland Hwang
It’s not a surprise that EPA and the oil industry disagree about the cost of cleaning up gasoline to meet proposed “Tier 3” low sulfur standards. EPA estimates less than a penny a gallon but the oil industry claims 6...continued→
Posted February 13, 2013 by Roland Hwang
In his State of the Union speech, President Obama proposed the creation of an “Energy Security Trust” to find clean alternatives to fuel our nation’s cars and trucks. We think that’s an excellent idea. One way to support this goal is to simply...continued→
Posted November 13, 2012 by Roland Hwang
When it comes to understanding the outcomes in Michigan and Ohio, pundits have pointed to the auto rescue loans and clean energy playing decisive roles. Clean energy won big with voters, decisively choosing many candidates who campaigned on clean, renewable sources of energy, starting with...continued→
Posted November 8, 2012 by Roland Hwang
Clean energy emerged a big winner Tuesday night. Big polluters emerged a clear loser. The American people chose many candidates who campaigned on clean, renewable sources of energy–starting with President Obama. In the past four years, the President took unprecedented...continued→
Posted November 4, 2012 by Roland Hwang
The tragedy of Hurricane Sandy has brought into sharp relief the high costs of ignoring taking action to address climate change. While exact causes are difficult to pin down, what we do know is that just like the unprecedented droughts,...continued→
Posted October 29, 2012 by Roland Hwang
New provisions in the recently finalized model year 2017 to 2025 carbon and fuel efficiency rules are set to give a huge boost to Innovative fuel-efficiency technologies. These new so-called “off-cycle credits” provisions --buried amidst 3,000 pages of regulatory documents...continued→
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