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New bipartisan bill in US Congress to expand EV and hydrogen fuel cell tax credits

Green Car Congress

US Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Gary Peters (D-MI), and Susan Collins (R-ME) along with Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05) introduced the Driving America Forward Act, bipartisan legislation to expand the electric vehicle and hydrogen fuel cell tax credits. ITC Holdings Corp., ITC Holdings Corp.,

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Ram hydrogen fuel-cell truck, BMW EV batteries, rural charging: Today’s Car News

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EV battery production for BMW is setting up south of the border. Ram aims to scale up its hydrogen fuel-cell muscle. BMW has started building a battery plant in Mexico that will provide more energy-dense cylindrical cells for longer range and faster charging in next-generation Neue Klasse EVs. Privacy Policy.

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2018 BMW i3 preview, electric-car tax credit phaseout, hydrogen airplanes: Today's Car News

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Today, we have spy shots of the 2018 BMW i3 electric car, estimations of which automakers will lose their electric-car tax credits first, and an argument for liquid hydrogen as a replacement for jet fuel in airplanes. Tax credits for electric cars start to phase out when automakers reach 200,000 sales.

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What’s up with the BMW MINI E?

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The BMW Mini E has hit the streets. In June about 500 cars were placed in consumer and fleet hands in Los Angeles and New York and New Jersey for what BMW calls a " field trial." Like all the automakers, BMW dabbled in concept electric cars over the years. You’ve probably heard of it, the Hydrogen 7. see the ad here.)

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Connecticut providing up to $3K cash rebate for buyers of BEVs, FCEVs, and PHEVs while funding lasts

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Malloy announced the Connecticut Hydrogen and Electric Automobile Purchase Rebate Program (CHEAPR). Vehicles in this category include the Nissan Leaf, VW e-Golf, Ford Focus Electric, BMW i3, and Mercedes Benz B class. The credit ranges from $2,500 to $7,500, based on the battery capacity of the vehicle. According to R.L.

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Hyundai CEO Jose Muñoz says consumers would pay for a richer combine

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You have been very visible ultimate past to your grievance of the Inflation Relief Function and the way it enthusiastic who would get federal EV tax credit, as it disrupted Hyundai’s EV industry plans. You don’t have many OEMs who’ve a complete portfolio of battery EV, plug-in hybrid or even hydrogen.

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XC90 Recharge review, Polestar 3, Rivian R3, EV tax credit update: The Week in Reverse

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That’s considerably lower than what this model had been slated to cost, and it matches it up more competitively versus the Volvo EX90, BMW iX, and Audi Q8 E-Tron. 4 to the list, we revisited and updated our roundup of which 2024 EVs qualify for the $7,500 EV tax credit. With the recent addition of the Volkswagen ID.4