Subsidies
US, China spend $22 billion a year on fossil fuel subsidies
Many of those efforts are deemed "inefficient" examples of exploration and extraction.
Rhode Island using dirty money to pay for clean cars
Rhode Island is funding its DRIVE program with pollution settlements, turning things like "Stripper Well Oil Overcharges" into EV rebates.
Koch brothers getting ready to take down electric vehicles
An unnamed group funded by Koch Industries will attack plug-in vehicle subsidies and promoting fossil fuel transportation, perhaps as soon as this spring.
Germany ready to make 2B euro bet on electric vehicles
Germany's economy minister has a plan to invest the equivalent of $2.2 billion to get people to buy more plug-in vehicles.
France may scrap diesel fuel subsidies in wake of VW scandal
Diesel vehicles' majority share in France may be threatened after subsidies are removed.
Taxpayers wasted $51 million on VW diesel credits
An analysis by the LA Times finds that the government paid out as much as $51 million in subsidies to buyers of VW's diesel models. We now know these vehicles have dishonest engine software that hides their actual emissions.
California puts income limit on households that can get EV rebates
California now has an income limit to receive EV rebates, but critics want to see it reduced even further.
Japanese automakers will seriously subsidize hydrogen fuel stations
Honda, Toyota, and Nissan are partnering in Japan to offer up to $90,000 a year per station to subsidize the operation of hydrogen refueling stations. The program is expected to run through 2020 and could cost as much as an estimated $49 million.
Elon Musk's companies took $5 billion in subsidies [w/video]
According to an accounting by the LA Times, Tesla SpaceX and SolarCity have received $4.9 billion in government subsidies. However, Elon Musk has argued that the report was misleading.
Ben Carson in favor of scrapping Big Oil subsidies, switching to E30
Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson is in favor of removing $4 billion in subsidies for oil and gas companies and using the money to support ethanol. He also suggests a 30 percent ethanol blend in fuel.
Japan offering $20,000 incentives for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles
That tailwind Toyota may be feeling in Japan won't be from a stiff breeze off the northern Pacific Ocean. The Japanese automaker is getting ready to start selling its first production hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle in its native country next year. And the government is ponying up real big in incentives, Reuters says.
UK getting ready to end EV subsidies
When it comes to electric-vehicle subsidies in the UK, the government is selling but the public isn't buying. British ministers are saying that a two-year-old program that funds 5,000 British pounds ($7,850) worth of subsidies to buyers of electric vehicles such as the Nissan Leaf will be shrunken and even
Sarah Palin calls Tesla a 'loser,' which 'wounds' CEO Elon Musk
Wasn't it the 2012 presidential race that featured Republican candidates disparaging electric vehicle companies? Well, yes, but that doesn't mean the 2008 vice presidential candidate (and
Ethanol advocates poke fun at Big Oil with "Century of Subsidies" party
No one would mistake a bunch of ethanol advocates for the folks at Second City, but we give the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) and the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) credit for injecting a little humor into their political statements.
How Big Oil gets bigger: over $620 Billion spent on subsidies for fossil fuel in 2011
We're being duped by Big Oil. The worse part is that governments around the world are working tirelessly to make sure the game is rigged in their favor. That's what Lester Brown, president of the Earth Policy Institute, is saying, and he has the numbers to back the statement up.
Germany questioning EV subsidy support. Sound familiar?
Germany is joining the ranks of countries (e.g., US, UK, France, Japan, Jon LeSage
Obama calls for trade case against China
According to an Automotive News report, the U.S. government has launched a trade case that focuses on ending Chinese subsidies of its automotive industry, which threaten American auto industry jobs.
Ethanol company CEO says the biofuel is a "most hated" industry
Oh, how the mighty have fallen.
BMW CEO says governments need to offer more tax subsidies for EVs
Bruder, can you spare a Euro?
Ethanol production shaved $1.09 a gallon off of last year's gas prices
If you thought last year was a bad one at the gas pump, it could've been worse. That's what one report partially funded by ethanol advocate Renewable Fuels Association says.