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Survey says: Charge, incentivize, educate!

Electric Auto Association

Spend some time learning about what electric vehicle (EV) drivers in my home state of Oregon actually think, and gathering any compelling ideas these folks may have to advance the EV agenda. What I did on my 'summer vacation' last year was ask myself, given I wasn't going on vacation, what could I do?

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Converting Coal Power Plants to Nuclear Gains Steam

Cars That Think

Such a conversion has never been done, but the report is another sign that the idea is gaining momentum—if with the slow steps of a baby needing decades to learn to walk. “A Department of Energy (DOE) released a report suggesting that, in theory, over 300 former and present coal power plants could be converted to nuclear.

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EV Life is awarded CalSEED grant from the California Energy Commission to make financing electric cars cheaper than gas vehicles.

EV Life

The CEC is proud to support these 28 companies who aim to bring new energy solutions from ideas to game-changing innovations that boost the state’s economic recovery and provide benefits to ratepayers,” said Janea A. EV Life was selected from a competitive pool of over 200 startups based in California. Scott, Vice-Chair of the CEC.

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LEED Certification and EV Charging Stations: What you need to know

Blink Charging

The second-best reason to get LEED certification is that, in some jurisdictions it can help you with tax breaks and other economic incentives. These can include: tax credits, tax breaks, density zoning bonuses, reduced fees, priority or expedited permitting, free or reduced-cost technical assistance, grants and low-interest loans.

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Install More EV Charging Ports Today to Meet Tomorrow’s Demand

EV Connect

This may encourage EV drivers and, subsequently, reduce air pollution. After all, they are seeking to encourage EV charging ports in new locations and encourage more property owners to embrace the idea of attracting EVs. At this time, the 30C tax credit — worth up to $30,000 per location for businesses — is set to expire in 2021.

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

Baua Electric

4 models qualify for the $7,500 EV tax credit , making it the first foreign automaker to get the nod under tightened sourcing rules. The chairman of Toyota, Akio Toyoda, has never been big on EVs, or even embraced the idea that they’ll be the technology on the way to market dominance by the end of the decade. population.

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Tesla driving test hell: How DMV examiners’ biases are inhibiting the EV transition

Teslarati

In 2020 alone, Tesla still sold 37% of its vehicles in California, despite the pandemic and the company no longer having any access to the $7,500 federal tax credit enjoyed by competitors like the Ford Mustang Mach-E and the Volkswagen ID.4. Credit: Tesla Inc. Insights from CA’s Clean Air Protectors. Photo: Andres GE ).

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