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Volvo EX30 debut, base Model 3 tax credit, plugging in PHEVs: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Base Standard Range versions of the Model 3 are eligible for more EV tax credit money than they were last week. Plug-in hybrid drivers likely aren’t plugging in as much as the EPA has been assuming. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. And the Volvo EX30 EV aims for the $35,000 mark from the start.

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Alfa Romeo starts production of its first plug-in hybrid; Tonale offers 30 miles electric range

Green Car Congress

Alfa Romeo’s first plug-in hybrid is built at the Giambattista Vico Stellantis plant in Pomigliano d’Arco, Naples, Italy, one of the company’s most advanced production sites. US customers who choose to lease their all-new Alfa Romeo Tonale can take advantage of a $7,500 federal EV tax credit. Earlier post.) The additional 1.3-liter

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Toyota EVs and plug-in hybrids: Full $7,500 EV tax credit will likely phase out October 1

Green Car Reports

It appears that sales of Toyota’s plug-in models in recent months were enough to trigger the automaker’s phaseout period for the federal EV tax credit this past quarter—leaving buyers less than nine months to buy a vehicle like the BZ4X electric car or RAV4 Prime plug-in hybrid and be able to claim the full $7,500 amount.

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EV tax credit leases, cold-weather charging, PHEVs not plugged in: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

The EV tax credit continues to take form, and it may mean cheaper leases. Washington and Oregon join California in banning EV-only cars by 2035. EV drivers are charging more in the winter, but are plug-in hybrid drivers charging often enough? And what can we see in all of our past Best Car To Buy winners?

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U.S. EV Tax Credit Tool Tracks Electric Car Savings

CleanTechnica EVs

Consumers have a new resource for finding plug-in electric and fuel cell vehicle tax credits. Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have developed an online resource to help consumers understand the electric vehicle tax credits available […]

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EV tax credit shifts to rebate Jan. 1, and not all dealers are ready

Green Car Reports

car dealerships have not registered to begin offering the federal EV tax credit at the point of sale when that option becomes available Jan. More than 7,000 dealerships have registered with the IRS to offer tax credits of up to $7,500 as point-of-sale rebates, the U.S. Treasury Department said Friday.

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IRS invites consumers to comment on EV tax credit qualifications

Teslarati

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is inviting consumers to share comments on the electric vehicle tax credit qualifications. Tesla and electric vehicle supporters have been vocal about the Inflation Reduction Act’s qualified cars for the EV incentive. Credit: IRS. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 3, 2023.