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Toyota’s tax credit advantage over competitors like Tesla disappears

Teslarati

As recently corroborated by the veteran Japanese carmaker, it has already crossed the 200,000-unit cap for the United States’ $7,500 tax credit for hybrid and all-electric vehicles. In a way, the bZ4X is a vehicle that seems to reflect Toyota’s reservations about all-electric cars as a whole.

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

EV Adoption

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). Elimination of the Manufacturer 200,000 EVs Sold Phaseout Threshold.

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How Do the Electric Vehicle Tax Credits Work?

Blink Charging

Federal tax credits for electric vehicles in the United States are complicated, especially with new changes for 2023. Under the current version of the Section 30D Clean Vehicle Credit (CVC), there are specific criteria that both the vehicle and taxpayer must meet. First, the easy part: How do I claim the $7,500 EV tax credit?

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2018 BMW i3 preview, electric-car tax credit phaseout, hydrogen airplanes: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, we have spy shots of the 2018 BMW i3 electric car, estimations of which automakers will lose their electric-car tax credits first, and an argument for liquid hydrogen as a replacement for jet fuel in airplanes. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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

EV Adoption

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.

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Tesla sets Monday deadline for full tax credit

Green Car Reports

Tesla has given buyers a deadline of Monday to order a car if they want the full $7,500 federal tax credit. That's 2-1/2 months before the credit officially expires, but since most Teslas are built to order, the company needs some lead time for orders.

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Green-car deals, EPA vs climate action, electric-car tax credit, Best Car To Buy 2018: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, after lots of anticipation, we revealed our Best Car To Buy 2018. We've also got possibly good news on the electric-car tax credit, clearly bad news on EPA plans to kill the Clean Power Plan, and best green-car deals for November. All this and more on Green Car Reports.