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This Volkswagen EV Now Comes with Full Tax Credit Benefits

The Truth About Cars

Pablo Di Si, President and CEO of Volkswagen Group of America, emphasized the affordability of the ID.4 He also highlighted Volkswagen's commitment to localizing assembly in Tennessee and investing in battery production, component manufacturing, and innovation. 4 and how the tax credit enhances its accessibility. 4 The 2023 ID.4

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The Best Electric SUVs on the Market

EV Life

Like their electric car cousins, all-electric SUVs have come a long way—batteries have evolved to increase range and improve performance, new motors are providing impressive torque and towing capabilities, and prices have come down to make options more affordable, making these SUVs some of the most attractive sport utility options out there.

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Nissan Promises EV for 2010

Revenge of the Electric Car

They’re going to hit the market next fall, but will target Tennessee (where they will be made) and Oregon and Sonoma County, initially. It won’t be as cool as the Tesla, but most of us could afford one today. Check out the article: Nissan to launch electric car in Tennessee. for sale to regular folks.

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Nissan Leaf – Taking Reservations

Revenge of the Electric Car

Funny that this article cites “a shortage of public charging stations&# as the sole reason for auto makers scrapping electric vehicles in the 1990s. Read more about it in the San Jose Mercury News Article: Reservations for the all-electric Nissan Leaf start Tuesday. By Dana Hull for the San Jose Mercury News. By Dana Hull.

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The EV Transition Explained: Reshaping Labor Markets

Cars That Think

The automaker has already begun idling auto plants and is warning of future closures to pay for its transition to EVs and to try to keep EV prices affordable. Tennessee provided Ford $884 million in incentives to locate in the state, while Kentucky provided $250 million. because the wage it pays at its U.S. billion to Rivian.

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Proposed Changes to the Federal EV Tax Credit Passed by the House of Representatives

EV Adoption

There are separate provisions for 2 & 3-wheeled EVs, electric bikes, and used 4-wheeled EVs — of which this article will not cover. For more background and detail on changing to refundable tax credit, read my article from September — Proposed Changes to Federal EV Tax Credit – Part 5: Making the Credit Refundable.

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The redesigned federal EV tax credit and other EV-related measures

Charged EVs

Some fear that the new rules will penalize startups such as Lucid and Rivian, which are selling pricey luxury vehicles, presumably as the first phase of an iterative strategy to work their way to more affordable EVs (as Tesla originally planned to do). This article appeared in Issue 61: Jul-Sep 2022 – Subscribe now.