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Report: Tesla Readying New Model 3 Performance

The Truth About Cars

InsideEVs reported that X/Twitter users have been sharing screenshots of leaked documents from South Korea that appear to show a new Model 3 variant with a possible 412-horsepower rear motor. At the same time, the new car lost tax credit eligibility and its place as a compelling, affordable EV as a result.

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3 Scenarios That Would Make An EV Ineligible For the Federal EV Tax Credit

EV Adoption

In my previous article, Proposed Changes to the Federal EV Tax Credit Passed by the House of Representatives , I outlined and analyzed 13 proposed changes to IRC 30D (federal EV tax credit). But all of these PHEVs have batteries of around 9 kWh and so they could easily be upgraded to 10 kWh to qualify for the tax credit.

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Flash Drive: 2024 Kia EV9

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Light RWD $56,395 Light Long Range RWD $60,695 Wind AWD $65,395 Land AWD $71,395 GT-Line AWD $75,395 The first 2024 EV9 models are being built in South Korea and do not qualify for the federal $7,500 tax credit and individual state programs, unless you lease, which mean you will.

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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.

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VW Joke, Kia EV6 Details – EV Week in Review: March 23-30

EV Adoption

The EV6 will be produced in South Korea and go on-sale in select global markets starting from the second half of 2021, with online reservations beginning from March 30 in some markets. The Mini EV (no relation to the MINI brand owned by BMW) comes in two- and four-seater versions. – March 30, via CleanTechnica.

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