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You Just Got Beat by a Civic

The Truth About Cars

Yesterday, our man Matt Posky ably wrote about the 2023 Honda Civic Type R and its record-setting lap at the Nürburgring Nordschleife, circling the Green Hell in 7:44.881, enough to best the 2019 Renault Mégane R.S. It is the latter which is standard kit on the R, though the ones used in the record are available through Honda dealers.

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Here are all the used EVs that qualify for a $4,000 tax credit

Baua Electric

As always, we recommend speaking with a tax professional and EV dealer directly in order to ensure what you and your new vehicle qualify for. 4 (all models) (2021- 2022 ) $4,000 VOLVO C40 (2022) $4,000 XC40 Recharge (2021- 2022 ) $4,000 Last updated 1/23/2024, most recent changes in bold The Audi Q5 TFSI e Quattro.

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Fixing the Federal EV Tax Credit Flaws: Redesigning the Vehicle Credit Formula

EV Adoption

The current formula, which was presumably conceived in 2009 before it went into effect in 2010, was at a time when battery technology and efficiency was not what it is in 2021. UDDS is different from the EPA range and is a city-driving testing standard. That Wrangler 4xe with the lowest efficiency of 1.2 miles/kWh.

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Former EPA exec surveys the road ahead for US emissions standards

Charged EVs

Under President Obama, the EPA set the first federal greenhouse gas standard for cars. The Trump administration attempted to throw this process into reverse by watering down the federal standards. California, at the same time, was moving to establish their own greenhouse gas standards. That’s where the CAFE standards originate.

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