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Can the fossil fuel car lobby run a 2010 anti-mining tax style fear campaign in 2023? Unlikely

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The fossil car lobby is promising another "mining tax" campaign against new emission standards. The post Can the fossil fuel car lobby run a 2010 anti-mining tax style fear campaign in 2023? But the Japanese car makers do not appear to have the support of their peers. Unlikely appeared first on The Driven.

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California gives Tesla $34.735-million sales and use tax break, its second

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The California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority (CAEATFA) has given Tesla Motors a $34.735 million tax break from sales and use taxes on $415-million worth of new manufacturing equipment for its Fremont factory. CAEATFA has made 46 such awards, including the most recent to Tesla.).

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Proposed Changes to Federal EV Tax Credit – Part 2: End of the Manufacturer Sales Phaseout

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Arguably the biggest flaw in the Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicle Credit ( IRC 30D ) regulations is the triggering of a phaseout schedule of the tax credit when a manufacturer sells 200,000 total EVs (BEV and PHEV). In this part 2 article, we’ll dive deeply into the elimination of the per manufacturer 200,000 EVs sold phaseout.

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Proposed Federal EV Tax Credit Reform: Will It Move the Sales Needle?

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For electric vehicle observers, the legislation contains two key provisions: The first would extend the tax credit to automakers who already reached the current phaseout level of 200,000 EVs sold with another 400,000 vehicles, but with a reduction to $7,000 from the current maximum $7,500 credit. It won’t solve the problem.

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2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid Qualifies for $3,400 Tax Credit

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Buyers of a new 2010 Fusion Hybrid or Mercury Milan Hybrid this year will qualify for a $3,400 tax credit. The 2009 Escape and Mariner Hybrid FWD models qualify for a $3,000 tax credit; 4WD models $1,950. Ford Hybrid Tax Credit Amounts. 2010 Fusion and Milan Hybrids. 2010 Fusion and Milan Hybrids.

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California BOE considers lowering gasoline excise tax rate for third year in a row

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The California State Board of Equalization (BOE) will consider lowering the excise tax rate for gasoline by 2.2 If adopted, the excise tax rate on gas will be 27.8 The current excise tax rate of 30 cents per gallon remains in effect until 30 June 2016. cents per gallon from 1 July 2016 through 30 June 2017.

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California gasoline consumption rose 2.6%, diesel 4.9% in November 2010

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in November 2010, and diesel fuel consumption increased 4.9%, compared with November 2009, according to figures released by Jerome E. In November 2010, gasoline demand rose 2.6% The average California gasoline price at the pump in November 2010 was $3.20 National average gas prices in November 2010 was $2.91 per gallon.

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