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EV tax credit details, F-150 Lightning prices up, Hummer EV, Jeep Magneto and Recon: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

F-150 Lightning prices rise again, GMC teases an overlanding version of the Hummer EV, and Jeep provides another glimpse of what it takes to make a Wrangler EV. And tax-credit details released this morning make April 18 the day credits fall away for many EVs. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Used EV tax credit, Hummer EV range, hybrid theft, Ioniq design: The Week in Reverse

Green Car Reports

This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending November 26, 2021. How soon will the Rivian R1S and Cadillac Lyriq electric SUVs arrive? Which foreign automaker plans two U.S.-bound bound models and 60 U.S. showrooms starting next year?

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Tesla rivals face rising inventory — and it’s becoming an issue

Teslarati

Electric cars currently account for about 6.5% For context, dealers have about 54 days’ worth of inventory for gasoline-powered cars. Audi’s Q4 e-tron and Q8 e-tron, as well as the GMC Hummer EV SUV, have inventories that are well above 100 days. of the country’s automotive sector.

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Putting the “Utility” in Sport Utility Vehicle: Which Electric SUVs Perform Best Off-Road?

EV Life

These combination car-and-SUVs have become immensely popular for a variety of reasons. The second reason EV crossovers are so popular with automakers is the vehicle classification standards put forth by the Treasury Department to determine whether a vehicle is a car, SUV, truck, or van. sec 7,400 lb-ft 250 miles Hummer EV2X 625 hp 4.5

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4 Best Electric Car Super Bowl Ads (And How To Save Thousands On These EVs)

EV Life

There was one surprise winner at Super Bowl 2020: electric cars. At this year’s event, car makers debuted a record four ads for electric vehicles (EVs). This is particularly surprising given how car makers have historically underspent on electric car advertising. GMC Hummer EV (2021). Availability: Late 2020.

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Tesla Model X SUV Qualifies For $25K 'HUMMER Tax Break'

Green Car Reports

Remember the gas-guzzler tax allowance, nicknamed the "HUMMER deduction" because it allowed small-business owners to buy massive, heavy, fuel-sucking SUVs and deduct a large piece of the cost from their taxes? The HUMMER brand went away as a result of the 2009 GM bankruptcy and government-backed restructuring.

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My Hummer Isn't Electric? IRS Details False Tax Credit Claims

All Cars Electric

taxpayers wrongly claimed a staggering $33 million under the electric tax credit incentive scheme, a Treasury Department inspector general report has revealed. The credits, designed to encourage the uptake of plug-in hybrid and electric-only vehicles under the American Clean Energy and Security Act.