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Good News and Bad News: Changes to the Federal EV Tax Credit in 2024

EV Life

In this article, we’ll examine some of the new changes to the federal clean vehicle tax credit , how they are affecting vehicle and driver eligibility, and what that means for drivers looking to purchase their first electric vehicle. So, if someone ordered a Volkswagen ID.4 Those requirements, outlined by the IRS , have not changed.

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How To Survive the Winter Driving an EV

Clean Fleet Report

By heeding basic guidelines like these, you can extend your car battery’s life and stay safe on winter trips too. If you have an extended range model, a winter driving mode may be available – use this setting if necessary to maximize battery life during cold conditions.

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Mercedes-Benz Vans reveals SUSTAINEER electric van technology demonstrator for sustainable urban mobility

Green Car Congress

Furthermore, every stage of the battery cell providers' supply chains will be inspected according to OECD guidelines. As a further measure to protect the climate, commercial customers will be able to charge their vans using clean electricity in the future—similar to Green Charging for passenger cars via Mercedes me Charge.

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Are You Plugged In?

Revenge of the Electric Car

GM calls the Volt an extended-range electric vehicle, or EREV. It is powered by a battery pack that when fully charged has a range of up to 40 miles; it also has a small gas engine that turns a generator that charges the battery once it is depleted. New vehicle technology comes with an alphabet soup of new abbreviations.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

In the past the auto industry has responded to incentives and guidelines set by government agencies and reengineered their product to meet this requirement. The so-called Extended Range Electric Vehicle or EREV or BEVx. This concept is basically a PHEV with a smaller “range-extended liquid-fuel-powered electric generator.”

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