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California ARB mods to ZEV regulations for IVMs would result in ~1.9% drop in total ZEV/TZEV units 2018-2025; no impact on air quality requirements

Green Car Congress

The current ZEV requirements for MY 2018 and following focus the program on ZEVs (battery-electric and fuel cell vehicles) and transitional ZEVs (TZEV)—typically plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV). ARB calculates that by 2025, compliance with the requirements will likely result in more than 15% of new sales being ZEVs and TZEVs.

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EV Tax Credit: The Guide Your Car Dealer Doesn’t Want You To Read

EV Life

Federal EV Tax Credit To accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), the US Government offers a federal EV tax credit of up to $7500 to anyone purchasing or leasing an electric car. You should consult your own tax, legal and accounting advisors before engaging in any transaction. Not listed.

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Tesla Model Y from Giga Texas is just one EPA approval away from first deliveries

Teslarati

If the manufacturer makes changes to an EV or PHEV that was previously tested at EPA, EPA will decide on a case-by-case basis whether additional EPA confirmatory testing is needed.” Tesla submitted the application on December 13, 2019 , with the Model Y gaining its Certificate of Conformity about a month later on January 8.

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Proposed Changes to the Federal EV Tax Credit Passed by the House of Representatives

EV Adoption

Passage by the Senate is far from a certainty and will require all 50 yes votes including from conservative-leaning Democrat Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia to the Independent Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont. Out of 31 PHEVs currently available in the US, the top 3 most efficient PHEVs have less than a 10 kWh battery.