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Ford reportedly eliminates lease-to-buy option on electric vehicles

Teslarati

“The purchase of the BEV Lease is to aid in our goal of delivering carbon neutrality by 2050 by controlling the vehicle battery through its life, keeping it in the Ford network.” ” Ford, GM, Stellantis, Toyota push for Congress to eliminate EV tax credit limits. battery production.” battery production.”

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One Year Later, IRA Responsible for Tens of Thousands of American Jobs & Billions in Investment

Plug in America

Additional financial incentives are available through the IRA for clean-energy projects that are sited within “energy communities,” a community which historically exists in close proximity to oil extraction or coal mining sites, or where a certain percentage of the tax base or employment is derived from fossil fuels.

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3 Electric Vehicle Trends in the Growing Market

EV Connect

This high rate of EV adoption in California is likely attributable to its widespread legislation — including tax incentives and financial assistance — that help to encourage the creation of EV infrastructure and the purchase of electric vehicles by individuals and businesses. It would be impractical to try and list all of them.

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

EV Adoption

For electric vehicles, the BBBA includes multiple proposed changes to IRC 30D, more commonly knows as the federal EV tax credit. Perhaps the mostly likely is the requirement for EVs to be assembled in the US in a union factory to qualify for an additional $4,500 tax credit. Tax Credit Becomes Refundable. More on this below.

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Inflation Reduction Act – How It Supercharges the Electric Vehicle Industry

EV Match

The IRA, which, in addition to its climate-centric provisions, includes important steps to curb healthcare costs, particularly in the form of inflated prescription drug prices, crack down on tax cheats and revitalize U.S. Honda announced just days ago that it has struck a deal with Korean battery giant LG Energy Solution to build a $4.4

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

Cars That Think

Scientists and engineers have extended the range of EVs by cramming ever more energy into their batteries, and vehicle charging networks have expanded in many countries. For EVs, much of the environmental burden centers on the production of batteries, the most energy- and resource-intensive component of the vehicle. AFP/Getty Images.

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Toyota will join Tesla, GM in losing EV tax credit after it reaches sales cap

Teslarati

Toyota will soon join Tesla and General Motors as automakers that no longer qualify for the $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit. After electric vehicle manufacturers reach 200,000 unit sales, they no longer qualify for the EV tax credit. There has been some discussion in the White House regarding restructuring the EV tax credit.