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Another One Bites the Dust: Kia Killing the Rio After 2023

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Mitsubishi recently announced that it would discontinue the Mirage, removing one of America’s few remaining affordable new cars. The automaker’s factory in Monterrey, Mexico, builds the Rio, and the company is expected to retool the facility for EV production. Though disappointing, the move isn’t a surprise.

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Ford reportedly eliminates lease-to-buy option on electric vehicles

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As of June 15, 2022, Ford will no longer offer the opportunity to purchase its three all-electric vehicles, the F-150 Lightning, Mustang Mach-E, and E-Transit Van, for new leases. ” Ford, GM, Stellantis, Toyota push for Congress to eliminate EV tax credit limits. battery production.” battery production.”

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NEMA endorses Biggert-Markey EV infrastructure bill

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The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), on behalf of its Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment/Systems (EVSES) product section, has endorsed HR 1685 , the Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment Act of 2011. The credit is currently set to expire at the end of this year. Earlier post.)

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Can Fiat win over the hearts of Americans with its new, better 500e?

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But Fiat hopes to – finally – charm the US with the “immersive Italian experience” of its upcoming Fiat 500e – Stellantis’s first all-electric car in the US. It sold so few cars in the US that it is now discontinuing the few models it had on offer and going on all in on the 500e, according to a report in Jalopnik.

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2025 Cadillac Optiq EV pivots to Millennials, goes soft on Art & Science

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While that price tag won’t be anywhere as affordable as the XT4 ($39,090 base), Cadillac’s gasoline-fueled compact entry SUV, if it qualifies for the $7,500 EV tax credit it will cost about the same, effectively, as today’s XT5 SUV ($47,290 base) while providing much more cargo and passenger space. and Europe as key markets.

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The Complex Calculus of Clean Energy and Zero Emissions

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government was going to try a whole bunch of different government interventions—incentive programs, tax credits, grants, infrastructure investments—to bend the trajectory of our energy transition. and “Is your electricity bill reasonably affordable?” candidate, built the GenX electricity-system planning model.

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Volkswagen’s Pablo Di Si: Generation to get ‘again to fundamentals’

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and believes that its electrical cars will backup the corporate build up its marketplace proportion in what’s turning into one of the crucial German automaker’s maximum notable markets. So once more, I give the credit score to the crew that we have got the manufacturing and after we have now the retail.