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Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive priced at $41,450 for US; 85-mile range

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Customers may be eligible for federal tax credits (which run up to $7,500) or state/local tax credits. Since the launch of the first B-Class version in 2005, Mercedes-Benz sold more than 1 million units. 50-state availability will be announced in 2015. Click to enlarge.

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Can Alt-Fuel Credits Accelerate EV Adoption?

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lawmakers established the RFS in 2005 and expanded it in 2007, well before solar panels, wind turbines, and electric vehicles became the stalwarts of decarbonization they are today. Reuters previously reported that the Biden administration has reached out to electric vehicle maker Tesla to collaborate on crafting the mandates.

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The EV Transition Explained: Local Policies Shape Global Competition

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The Administration is undertaking multiple actions to place the United States on what it calls an “ irreversible path ” to achieve a 50-52 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 from a 2005 baseline, and then to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Some 61 percent of all those ZEV sales to date were Teslas.

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Inflation Reduction Act – How It Supercharges the Electric Vehicle Industry

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on a path to reducing emissions more than 40% below 2005 levels, per a Princeton University analysis of the measure’s impacts : expanded tax credits for EVs, batteries, solar panels and wind turbines. Tesla just opened its new Austin, Texas factory in April . And what about changes to the EV tax credit?

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Cadillac’s ambitious move to an all-electric luxury brand by 2030

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The degree of technology in the car should delight tech aficionados getting tired of their Teslas, with the added benefit that Cadillac has retained hard buttons for some of the most frequently used controls. The brand’s best year in the US this century was 2005, when it sold 235,000 vehicles. The LYRIQ interior.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

For $50k you can get a Tesla sedan which will get hundreds of miles strictly on electric. Yeah, go buy a 59k Tesla that can go 200 miles… then your screwed, sure go park and get a hotel and charge it for 8 hours… then go another 200 miles, great for long trips i’m sure. — Goodbye 2. — Dan 3.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Governor Kulongoski is currently pushing a plan before the state legislature to cut some hefty tax breaks for electric vehicle manufacturers who choose to come to Oregon, as well as provide huge tax credits to purchasers of electric cars. “My Treehugger More Videos of the Tesla Model S Electric Car In Action Whats This?

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