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The Best Electric SUVs on the Market

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We’re also going to show you how you can save big on financing your SUV by applying for an EV Climate Loan with EV Life. The Model X Long Range comes standard with a battery large enough to cover its EPA-estimated 348-mile driving range, and the upgraded 1020 horsepower Plaid model still gets an estimated 333 miles of range.

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How the Adoption of Tesla’s NACS Charging Network is Changing the EV Market

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Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) charging network, considered to be the best charging infrastructure in the world, is joining forces with other major automakers, allowing them to adopt this revolutionary technology and make it available to their customers. Driving an electric vehicle is getting a whole lot easier.

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UC Davis ITS study suggests hastening consumer adoption of plug-ins will require innovation on the sales side

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It did not include CODA and Fisker nor models introduced after the survey period such as the Chevy Spark; Fiat 500e; BMW i3 and i8, or the Cadillac ELR. The magnitude of these disparities is extraordinary by industry standards and indicate the problem is likely systemic. In contrast, buyers ranked Tesla much more favorably.

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Which 2024 EVs qualify for the $7,500 EV tax credit?

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The list of electric vehicles qualified for the EV tax credit in calendar year 2024 has been released. Also of note: No Rivian electric truck qualifies for the full $7,500 tax credit amount in 2024, at this time. The credit amount on these models has fallen to $3,750. And as expected, it’s very short.

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Volkswagen of America to invest $10M in EV charging infrastructure by 2016; calls for more legislative support to spur EV adoption

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In January, Volkswagen of America and BMW of North America, together with ChargePoint, announced an initiative to create more express charging corridors along heavily-traveled routes on the East and West Coasts; specifically to install nearly 100 DC Fast Chargers across both coasts aiming to have charging sites no more than 50 miles apart.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Charging infrastructure financing: Unlocking Up $4.5 Loan guarantees can be an important tool to commercialize innovative technologies because these projects may be unable to obtain full commercial financing due to the perceived risks associated with technology that has never been deployed at commercial scale in the United States.

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Cadillac’s ambitious move to an all-electric luxury brand by 2030

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The car that once advertised itself as “The Standard of the World” will go all-electric. Among cutting-edge automotive buyers—the glitterati of Los Angeles, the tech millionaires of Silicon Valley, the finance titans of Wall Street—only one Cadillac is widely recognized. Celestiq: a true Standard of the World?