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2025 Nissan Leaf carries over, loses EV tax credit eligibility

Baua Electric

The 2025 Nissan Leaf carries over but loses its eligibility for the federal EV tax credit this model year. After new regulations that were phased in last August, the 2024 Leaf became eligible for a $3,750 credit in October. It’s already been a roller coaster. It’s already been phased out for the U.K.

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Tesla tax credits cut, BMW gas engines run on, Europe likes SUVs: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Tesla faces another drop in tax-credit eligibility for its cars on Monday. Automakers are concerned they won't be able to sell enough EVs in Europe. All this and more on Green Car Reports. The federal tax credit on Teslas is. The company is also reportedly working to develop its own batteries.

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EV and PHEV lease prices, Tesla FSD price hike, Fisker Ocean production, BYD in Europe: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

BYD is entering Europe on its own—and, perhaps, heading into Tesla battery packs. And the EV tax credit revamp has triggered a massive price hike in EV and PHEV lease prices. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Tesla has hiked the price of Full Self-Driving. In recent days, EV.

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Blazer EV price cut, Dodge electric muscle, Rivian R2 and R3: The Week in Reverse

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Which affordable EV regained its EV tax credit eligibility this week? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending March 9, 2024. With the price cut, the Blazer EV will cost $50,195, or just $42,695 to households who can take advantage of the $7,500 tax credit.

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Honda CEO: Solid-state batteries may enable affordable small EV by 2030

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Honda built its original reputation around affordable small cars like its Civic. As Honda’s global CEO alluded this past week in a Q&A with Green Car Reports and various automotive and tech media at CES, it doesn’t see how the parallel pencils out quite yet. 2024 Honda Prologue Honda hasn’t had a U.S.

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2025 Cadillac Optiq EV pivots to Millennials, goes soft on Art & Science

Baua Electric

While that price tag won’t be anywhere as affordable as the XT4 ($39,090 base), Cadillac’s gasoline-fueled compact entry SUV, if it qualifies for the $7,500 EV tax credit it will cost about the same, effectively, as today’s XT5 SUV ($47,290 base) while providing much more cargo and passenger space. and Europe as key markets.

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VW ID.4 EV tax credit; Subaru Solterra update; Macan, Prologue, and ZDX pricing: The Week in Reverse

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This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending January 26, 2024. 4 models qualify for the $7,500 EV tax credit , making it the first foreign automaker to get the nod under tightened sourcing rules. and longer for some markets outside Europe and North America.