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LA alternative fuel credit

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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  • USA
  • -
  • January 6 2013

The Louisiana Department of Revenue issued a final rule December 27 providing an income tax credit for 50 percent of the cost of qualified clean-burning

Locomotive and marine diesel sulfur eased

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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  • USA
  • -
  • December 23 2012

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson signed off on a final rule December 15 easing part of the diesel sulfur program for locomotives

Electric vehicle safety

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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  • USA
  • -
  • October 21 2012

During a third annual summit October 18 sponsored by the Society of Automotive Engineers and the National Fire Protection Association, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Crash Avoidance Standards said that government, industry, and public safety professionals are working to ensure safety concerns are not lost as carmakers increase production of battery-powered and hybrid vehicles

A123 files Chapter 11

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 21 2012

Electric vehicle battery manufacturer A123, which received a $249 million stimulus grant from the Department of Energy, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection October 15 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware to facilitate an agreement in which Johnson Controls will purchase its automotive business assets for $125 million

NHTSA denies veggie diesel petition

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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  • USA
  • -
  • August 26 2012

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration published a notice in the Federal Register August 24 denying Plant Oil Powered Diesel Fuel System Incorporated’s petition to revise the joint fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions standards for medium- and heavy-duty trucks

Nw coal terminal shelved

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 19 2012

Short line railroad operator RailAmerica Inc. confirmed August 15 that it is shelving a proposal to build a terminal to ship up to 5 MMT of Rocky Mountain coal a year through the Pacific Northwest to Asia

Americans favor shift away from oil consumption

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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  • USA
  • -
  • July 22 2012

The Consumer Federation of American released a poll July 16 concluding that 74 percent of poll respondents said setting higher fuel economy standards for vehicles is a good idea, with 66 percent saying they support the standard even if it increases vehicle prices

Alternative fuel vehicles embraced

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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  • USA
  • -
  • July 22 2012

During a July 17 American Council on Renewable Energy forum, General Motors’ manager of vehicle fuels and advanced technology said that petroleum’s role as the dominant source of transportation fuel is coming to an end as vehicle manufacturers begin to embrace alternative fuel vehicles

EVs cheaper, cleaner

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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  • USA
  • -
  • April 22 2012

The Union of Concerned Scientists released a report April 16 concluding that electric vehicles are cheaper to charge and emit less CO2 than gasoline vehicles, even in areas with coal-fired utilities

Energy and climate debate

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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  • USA
  • -
  • April 1 2012

Congress finished a few things on its plate last week as it prepared to leave Washington to begin a two-week recess