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Toyota 3-row EVs, Tesla price cuts, electric G-wagen, airless tires: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

The Tesla Model Y undercuts the Model 3 by $5,000 —for those who are EV tax credit eligible—under the latest round of Tesla price cuts made last weekend. And Mazda has applied its design flair to an EZ-6 electric sedan that incorporates tech from China’s Changan Automobile. If this model arrives in the U.S.,

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Feature: Top 6 Reasons Why an EV Is the Right Choice

Clean Fleet Report

Most people are turning towards initiatives that build the environment rather than destroy it. You can now purchase an electric vehicle at a fair price due to the existing tax credits. The federal tax credit exempts allows you to deduct up to $7,500 from the vehicle’s initial cost. It’s Getting Easier To Go Electric.

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Survey Shows Auto Dealers Still Annoyed With Biden EV Strategy

The Truth About Cars

They're definitely overall a good impact for our customers and for the environment, but it's moving too fast," said Michael Lucki, general manager of Riverhead Mazda in New York. "It About half of all dealerships also said they never bothered to register with the IRS to more easily facilitate EV tax credit exchanges.

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EnerDel, ITOCHU Announce Second Smart Grid Battery Storage Project

Green Car Congress

US-based lithium-ion battery producer EnerDel is partnering with the real estate arm of Japan’s industrial trading giant, ITOCHU Corporation, to develop and produce the advanced battery systems for a residential smart grid energy storage project to be installed in a major apartment building near Tokyo. Earlier post.).

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Southeast Asia market will become a competitive place for Chinese and Japanese car companies

Setec Powerr

In addition, the tax rate for pure electric vehicles in Thailand was reduced from 8% to 2% in June this year. With regular government subsidy practices, solid tax adjustments, and transparent plans, this series of actions gives Chinese car companies a familiar smell. Japanese cars firmly dominate the Thai car market.

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Used EVs – Over The Hill, Or An Absolute Steal?

My Energi

Volkswagen e-Golf (24kWh) – Impressive build quality and a real-world range of over 80 miles is more than enough for the average UK motorist’s daily needs. Pushing your budget a little further, you can easily stray into the realms of a Kia Niro, Mazda MX-30, MG ZS, Hyundai Kona or DS 3 Crossback.

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Carmakers are going green but British motorists are not

Green Cars News

Director at the ETA, Andrew Davis, said: “Car makers can build green cars, but they need us to buy them. Mazda / 13 / 158. EU regulation is striving to cut the CO2 emitted by cars to an average figure of 130 g/km by 2015. Peugeot-Citroen / 1 / 139. Renault / 3 / 143. Toyota / 4 / 147. Hyundai / 7 / 149. Ford / 8 / 152.

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