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Tesla $7,500 credit up front, Toyota affordable EVs, Ram electric vans: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Toyota pushes back about the viability of affordable EVs. Tesla has started applying the EV tax credit at the time of purchase—via its own website and affecting the up-front. Ram introduces a lineup of electric vans. And Tesla buyers can now get the $7,500 EV tax credit up front—if they qualify.

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Volkswagen’s new EV focus combines customer needs with affordability

Teslarati

In 2027, Volkswagen Group said it would launch a lineup of entry-level and affordably priced electric vehicles under the Brand Group Core. ” Yesterday, we reported on one of Stellantis’s ideas for increasing EV adoption: creating an affordable EV under the Jeep brand , which has a loyal following. VW wants to change that.

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Tesla $7,500 credit up front, Toyota affordable EVs, Ram electric vans: Today’s Car News

Baua Electric

Toyota pushes back about the viability of affordable EVs. Tesla has started applying the EV tax credit at the time of purchase —via its own website and affecting the up-front amount buyers will need to pay when buying a new Tesla. Ram introduces a lineup of electric vans. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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QOTD: Will An Affordable EV Help You Go Electric?

The Truth About Cars

Today we covered Tesla's back-and-forth on whether it will or won't build an affordable EV. One of the biggest reasons not to purchase an EV that I hear is that the MSRP of most EVs is too high, even considering tax credits. Does that ring true? Sound off below. Image: Tesla] Become a& TTAC insider.

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Tesla has again launched free FSD transfers on new vehicle purchases

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Last year, Tesla launched free FSD transfers as a “one-time amnesty,” letting owners transfer the software to a new vehicle purchase roughly through the end of September. In February, Tesla launched the incentive an additional time, so long as buyers took delivery of the new vehicle by March 31.

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Tesla starts applying EV tax credit at time of purchase

Baua Electric

Fewer Tesla EVs now qualify for the $7,500 federal EV tax credit, but for those that do, Tesla is now applying the credit at the time of purchase. The automaker’s website now says that eligible buyers will have the full $7,500 credit applied when they purchase their vehicles.

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Tesla Model Y joins a new Police Force, and incentives made it an affordable purchase

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In January, the Hastings on Hudson, New York Police Department welcomed a Model Y police cruiser into their fleet, only to receive several points of criticism from the purchase. Here are a few examples according to the Ipswich Local News. • Credit: Town of Ipswich.

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