Create incentives which are friendly to vehicle efficiency rather than kWh of battery capacity

Solution Details:

Pain Point:  Will plug-ins actually help us reach our environmental benchmarks?

General Implementation Strategy:  Ensure government incentives reflect the end goal of program

Primary Actors:  Federal Government

Other solutions to this pain point:

• Track and measure progress

Other solutions that fall into this general strategy:

• Track and measure progress

Other solutions for this primary actor:

• Provide grants to develop and deploy innovative plug-in technologies
• CO2 tax and rebate system for vehicles
• Incentivize utilities so that they dont need to rate base SG investments
• Government-sponsored battery warranty program
• Increase battery research funding
• Endorse national commitment to building domestic batteries
• Remove tax barriers completely for plug-ins

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