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Survey Shows Auto Dealers Still Annoyed With Biden EV Strategy

The Truth About Cars

According to the 2024 Dealer Outlook Survey, 83 percent of respondents said the government was pushing the transition toward EVs too quickly and mucking up the auto market. As for dealers, there’s some amount of disagreement as to what’s holding EVs back. That issue was exacerbated by provisions (e.g.&

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Colorado Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Rises to $5,000

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Great news for drivers looking to purchase an electric vehicle in Colorado! On May 11, 2023, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed House Bill 23-1272 into law. With the upcoming changes being put in place by the new law, Colorado will have the highest state EV tax credit in the country. 4 , and more.

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Junkyard Find: 1995 Cadillac Sedan DeVille St. Tropez Edition

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Those special editions are even more exclusive when created by a dealership, and that's what we've got for today's Colorado Junkyard Find. Tropez Edition Cadillacs shows that most originated with dealers in Florida. What kind of loser would buy a Lincoln Town Car instead of a Sedan DeVille? A quick search online for St.

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Lightning Systems electric shuttle buses now offered on CALACT purchasing contract

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Vehicles eligible include the Ford Transit 350HD Passenger Van and Ford E-450 Shuttle Bus, both of which are offered by Lightning Systems, a Colorado-based developer and manufacturer of zero-emission, Buy America commercial electric vehicles.

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Junkyard Find: 1964 Ford Fairlane 500 4-Door Sedan

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Here's one of those first-generation Fairlanes, found in a self-service boneyard just south of Denver, Colorado. There's a lot of great vintage stuff at Colorado Auto & Parts right now. However, Australians could buy new Ford Fairlanes all the way through the middle 2000s. 1964 Ford Fairlane 500 sedan in Colorado junkyard.

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Lightning eMotors partners with Soderholm Bus & Mobility to sell electric commercial vehicles in Hawaii

Green Car Congress

Soderholm Bus & Mobility, headquartered on Oahu, is the Nº 1 bus distributor in the Pacific Islands and has sold more buses over the last 30 years than any other dealer. Lightning is shipping the first vehicle to Soderholm next month, and demonstration vehicles will be available in Hawaii this summer for fleets to test drive.

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The EV Tax Credit: Buy Now or Wait Until 2024?

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Dealers must register with the IRS to be eligible to offer the credit at the point of sale. Why the Best Time to Buy May Be Now So, the question arises: do you wait to purchase your EV until after January 2024 to get your $7,500 rebate at the point of sale and risk the EV you want no longer qualifying?