Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2016

Alone, the federal government plans to purchase more than 500 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) or EVs in fiscal year 2017. This will result in a significantly smaller, lighter weight, less expensive battery pack (below $100/kWh) and more affordable EVs. Duke Energy Ohio. Municipal fleet electrification. City of Seattle.

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EV Adoption

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Probably the most needed and least controversial proposed change is the elimination of the phaseout of the tax cap that begins in the quarter after a manufacturer sells 200,000 BEVs or PHEVs in the US. These lower cost EVs will also come with smaller batteries that produce fewer carbon emissions than their larger counter parts.

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Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Some fear that the new rules will penalize startups such as Lucid and Rivian, which are selling pricey luxury vehicles, presumably as the first phase of an iterative strategy to work their way to more affordable EVs (as Tesla originally planned to do). Lucid’s sedans currently start at over $80,000, and Rivian’s pickups start at $72,500.

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