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VinFast Announces New U.S. Dealers Across Several States

The Truth About Cars

With 18 stores in seven states and its corporate dealers in California, VinFast now has a surprisingly robust U.S. VinFast’s North Carolina factory will be up and running by next year and is expected to start production by the end of 2025. is the VF 8 SUV. Image: VinFast] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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Analysis finds annual running cost of EVs less than ICE; but with purchase price factored in, it flips

Green Car Congress

Although fuel costs are the most ‘present’ cost on peoples’ minds, insurance and tax and also see running costs creep up. Without taking into account incentives and subsidies, taxes on electric vehicles are typically more expensive than gas cars—an average of $183 more per year.

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BLUETTI expands its Solar+ program to three more states

Baua Electric

Following a successful launch in Texas last year, energy storage leader BLUETTI is expanding its Solar+ program to California, Massachusetts, and North Carolina. cents per kilowatt-hour (KWh), respectively. cents per kilowatt-hour (KWh), respectively. That’s considerably above the national average of 17.1

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Rivian’s EV registrations get up as startups Lucid, VinFast stall

Baua Electric

Early this day, VinFast stated it had imported about 2,000 devices of the crossover to California ports from Vietnam. Vietnamese automaker VinFast added 19 brandnew registrations in July for its imported VF 8 two-row crossover, bringing the January to July overall to 170. The primary cargo arrived in December 2022.

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Ford reportedly eliminates lease-to-buy option on electric vehicles

Teslarati

” Ford, GM, Stellantis, Toyota push for Congress to eliminate EV tax credit limits. “The purchase of the BEV Lease is to aid in our goal of delivering carbon neutrality by 2050 by controlling the vehicle battery through its life, keeping it in the Ford network.”

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Where is Blink Charging a Verified State Vendor?

Blink Charging

Simply input your zip code, the Blink product you are interested in, and fill out the rest of the information in the form as it appears and you will see federal, state, and local commercial incentives – like tax breaks and rebates – associated with your region and the product you’ve selected.

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Flash Drive: 2023 VinFast VF 8

Clean Fleet Report

In a short five years VinFast has gone from an idea to entering the North American market with the first-ever cars built in Vietnam by a Vietnamese company. VinFast invited Canadian and American automotive journalists to California to drive the 2023 VF 8, an all-electric midsize two-row SUV. Story by John Faulkner.