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Live Blog: Tesla (TSLA) 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

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Thanks once more for staying with us for this Live Blog. 15:14 PT – Elon proposes the carbon tax. Can there be a carbon tax, what the hell?” 15:09 PT – Elon notes that he likes fusion as an idea, but there’s a giant fusion reactor in the sky that we can tap into every day. Credit: Tesla/YouTube. Elon jokes.

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Which EVs Still Qualify for Federal Tax Credits?

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With the guidance having come in on the United States’ updated EV tax credit scheme, outlined in the so-called Inflation Reduction Act, we now have a pretty good idea of which electric vehicles still qualify.

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What EV Drivers Should Know About Leasing an EV This Year

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Although the $7,500 consumer tax credit for buying an electric car is becoming more restrictive for new vehicles adhering to specific manufacturing requirements , there’s a provision enabling consumers to still enjoy the credit when leasing an EV assembled outside of North America. How Does Obtaining a Tax Credit for a Leased EV Work?

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What Are Zero Emission Day and National Drive Electric Week?

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Wallace came up with the idea to give the earth one day free from fossil fuel emissions. As the story goes , its origins go back all the way to the 1980s when graphic designer Ken Wallace was walking outside of his Nova Scotia home with his daughter and noticed idling vehicles.

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Driving Dystopia: New York City Pushes Through Congestion Pricing Scheme

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However, formal congestion pricing didn’t come up until former mayor Michael Bloomberg suggested taxing vehicles for entering the busiest parts of NYC in 2007. The idea has been revisited every few years, with 2019 delivering the model that only needed to be approved by local transit authorities that have the most to gain.

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Ford Performance Introduces 700hp Kit for F-150

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No other mechanical upgrades are mentioned, beyond a rear lowering kit, so tucking aside some simoleons for a brake upgrade may be a good idea. V8 truck with two doors and a short box for $37,925 including destination, add the supercharger kit, and be out the door with 700 horsepower for roughly 50 grand plus taxes. ft of torque.

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Build & Price Appears for 2024 Ford F-150

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Our nickel’s worth of free advice is to study the pickup’s window sticker as thoroughly as one would examine tax forms. Presumably, moneyed types preferred the P L A T I N U M billboard on the leading edge of that trim’s hood but disliked the idea it wasn’t affixed to the top trim.&

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