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Electric semis might get up to $40,000 credit under reconciliation bill moving through Congress

Green Car Reports

As Congress moves to extend and expand the federal EV tax credit for passenger cars, it's also considering a bill that would add a first-ever tax credit for electric commercial vehicles.

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Congress considers mandating all-electric USPS trucks, amid contract controversy

Green Car Reports

Postal Service (USPS) announced a 10-year, $6 billion dollar contract with Oshkosh Defense for new mail trucks, but only 10% will be electric. Now Congress is considering legislation that would make more of the fleet electric, Reuters reports. The USPS is in desperate need of new delivery vehicles to replace its aging fleet.

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Stories From The 2023 New Mobility Congress — Day 2

CleanTechnica EVs

Here we are to continue the stories from the 2023 New Mobility Congress. We had four great stories on the first day, and day two proved to be even more eventful. Without further ado, let me introduce my first guests. Instead of one representative from Finland, I was honored to host three great guys — […]

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Stories From The 2023 New Mobility Congress — Day 3

CleanTechnica EVs

We were planning to add the stories from day 3 of the New Mobility Congress earlier, but my attention was totally absorbed with the parliamentary elections in Poland. To be perfectly clear, not just elections, but a real battle for the rule of law and democracy, which were (happy to use the past tense here) […]

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Stories from the 2023 New Mobility Congress — Day 1

CleanTechnica EVs

The New Mobility Congress 2023 is over. The dust has settled and we can now reflect on what was said, announced, or predicted over the three September days in central Poland. If you read my invitation to the event, you know the organizers managed to “create a unique venue for key stakeholders in the zero-emission […]

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Congress Pushes Back Against AM Radio's Decline

The Truth About Cars

The elderly folks in Congress don’t often understand new technology, but they perk right up when somebody tries to take away something they are familiar with. We poke fun at Congress, but to be fair, AM radio plays a vital role in disseminating safety alerts and other information across large geographic areas.

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Aptera asks Congress to make Tesla’s plug and Superchargers the standard for EVs in the US

Electrek

Aptera has launched a petition to ask Congress to make Tesla Superchargers and its plug the standard for electric vehicles in the US. The post Aptera asks Congress to make Tesla’s plug and Superchargers the standard for EVs in the US appeared first on Electrek.

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