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EIA: California home to almost half of US plug-in electric vehicles

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Several states offer tax incentives to reduce the upfront cost of PEVs to consumers. These incentives are in addition to a federal (nationwide) tax credit, which ranges from $2,500 to $7,500 depending on battery capacity and gross vehicle weight. Electric vehicles per 1,000 vehicles.

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Quallion Selects Palmdale, Calif. For New Lithium-Ion Battery Manufacturing Facility

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Proposed incentives include tax credits, fee waivers and the sale of 9.65 Quallion’s proposed lithium-ion battery facility will produce batteries for automobiles as well as batteries that replace engine idling as a stationary power source for heavy duty trucks. as the location for a new $220 million battery manufacturing plant.