Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2016

During past eight years the number of plug-in electric vehicle models has increased from one to more than 20, battery costs have decreased 70%, and the number of electric vehicle charging stations has increased from less than 500 in 2008 to more than 16,000 today—a 40-fold increase. NextGen Climate America. National Grid.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 12, 2024

The honeycomb pattern dash panel, soft surfaces on the dash and door panels, wireless phone charging, heated steering wheel, dual zone climate control, and hands-free power lift gate made for a welcoming cabin. Overall, the build quality was at a high level.

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EV Connect

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

This high rate of EV adoption in California is likely attributable to its widespread legislation — including tax incentives and financial assistance — that help to encourage the creation of EV infrastructure and the purchase of electric vehicles by individuals and businesses. Morning Brew did a fantastic article compiling these statistics.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

The high cost of manufacturing the Volt is exactly why the tax credits of $2500 for a vehicle with 4 kWh of battery capacity and $417 for every kWh over 4 (so that there is a $7500 credit for the Volt) were legislated. Galbraith joined The New York Times in June 2008 to write about renewable energy. Staff Tom Zeller Jr.

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Baua Electric

MAY 5, 2024

Republicans have introduced a bill to eliminate the US EV tax credit in the Inflation Reduction Act, with the effect of slowing US progress on EV manufacturing, thus handing the lead in EV manufacturing to China. These credits were an extension and expansion of the $7,500 EV tax credit first introduced in 2008.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

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 Next post States’ Proposals for Gas Taxes Sputter 11 Comments 1.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

It’s one thing for the American public to directly subsidize electric vehicles through tax incentives. Of the roughly 57,000 households that received the EV tax credit in 2016, nearly 80 percent had at least a six-figure income. California’s power to obtain a waiver is expressly stated in the Clean Air Act. The George W.

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Plug in America

AUGUST 12, 2022

For more than a decade, Plug In America’s top policy priority has been to extend and expand the federal EV tax credits. The original EV tax credits were approved by George W. Bush back in 2008. When we started this effort, it was an obscure credit for an exotic technology that hardly anyone cared about but us.

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