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VW finally rolls out Plug&Charge on its 2023 ID.4s

Baua Electric

4 will now include Plug&Charge at Electrify America (EA) charging stations. 4s One of the benefits of buying an ID.4 Now, it will be easier to tap into that perk – well, if you own a 2023 model, anyway. Manufactured in Chattanooga, Tennessee, It qualifies for the $7,500 Inflation Reduction Act tax credit.

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Bush Budget: Plug-ins Hybrids, Not So Much

Plugs and Cars

Plug-in hybrids and electric cars built with the best possible, most economic, available-now technology. And use the $15 million left over to educate Americans on why it is in their personal and the national security interest to buy a plug-in car. My 2002 Toyota RAV4 EV blends regen and friction just fine, thank you.

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Keepin' it simple

Plugs and Cars

If a complete overnight charge is the goal, 120V will still suffice for a Volt, but a 240V EVSE will be essential for most who buy an all-electric car. Dozens of manufacturers seem to be selling equipment at a range of prices, but few actually are available now. Quite likely not beyond the current programs.

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Two years in, BMW i3 is the best-selling EV in Germany and the 3rd top seller worldwide; 80% of buyers new to BMW

Green Car Congress

In China, customers are now exempt from paying sales tax on the i3. The BMW i3 is available now in 49 countries; the core phase of the market introduction is finished. Today, one in four electric cars sold in Germany is a BMW i3. In the US, every sixth e-car is an i3. Only some smaller markets are still to follow.

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Subsidy announcement boosts electric cars

Green Cars News

Despite concerns that the announcement of the subsidy would in fact kill interest in the current generation of electric cars, many of which are not expected to eligible for the grant, evstores has reported that the news has boosted the interest in electric cars among the car-buying public. What do you think?