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Nissan Sakura EV review, EV tax credit goes point-of-sale, battery recycling: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

EV shoppers will soon need to ask the dealership some tough questions about the tax credit. And a drive in a very small EV reminds us what America is missing about them. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. EV battery recycling is already booming in China. In scaling up EV sales, is smaller still better?

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EV tax credit’s twisted timeline, IKEA charging, Nader and Tesla FSD: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Electrify America adds chargers at IKEA. Could the EV tax credit reboot break WTO rules? And not even industry insiders can verify the EV tax credit is coming back before the end of the year, so buy now. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. electric vehicle tax. Ralph Nader calls out Tesla Full Self-Driving.

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Tesla Model 3 Highland leases qualify for IRA tax credit loophole

Teslarati

The Tesla Model 3 Highland was recently launched in North America. Tesla calculated that Model 3 Highland lease payments would be $329 monthly, excluding taxes and fees. In fact, Car and Driver wrote about it a year ago. EVs that qualify for the full $7,500 tax credit must be follow the IRA’s assembly and battery requirements.

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Volkswagen confirms most MY23 and MY24 ID.4s are eligible for full $7,500 Federal Tax Credit

Electric Cars Report

Volkswagen of America announced that the MY23 Volkswagen ID.4 4 models (when released with SK On components) that are placed in service in 2024 will be eligible for the full $7,500 Federal Tax Credit on a purchase by a qualifying purchaser, making the ID.4 Volkswagen of America announced that the MY23 Volkswagen ID.4

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Cars assembled outside NA may qualify for EV tax credit, per new IRS note

Electrek

The US Treasury has released new guidelines on the electric vehicle tax credit in the Inflation Reduction Act , which seem to suggest that leased vehicles can qualify for the EV tax credit even if they were assembled outside of North America, Reuters reports.

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Inflation Reduction Act mandates escalating battery critical mineral requirements to qualify for EV tax credit

Green Car Congress

The Inflation Reduction Act , which the Senate passed last week, revamps the electric vehicle Federal tax credit of $7,500 ( earlier post ). Among the changes are an extension of the tax credit through 2032, the removal of the unit-sales cap of 200,000 per OEM, and a new mandate for qualified cars being assembled in North America.

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Tesla ships more vehicles from China to North America

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Tesla is shipping another batch of vehicles from China to North America as a second ship packed with all-electric cars built at Gigafactory Shanghai is on its way to Canada. Musk, said reports of the company shipping cars from China to the U.S. Update: 1:41 PM EDT: Para 3 updated for accuracy. Tesla is likely keeping U.S.-produced