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Nissan Leaf – Taking Reservations

Revenge of the Electric Car

After a federal tax credit and state rebate, the price of these cars will come out at around a cool 20k. The Leaf’s suggested retail price of $32,780 drops to $25,280 after a $7,500 federal income tax credit. Americans who have been waiting for an affordable, all-electric car won’t have to wait much longer.

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Nissan Promises EV for 2010

Revenge of the Electric Car

Regardless, once the $7,500 tax credit is accounted for, and the much lower maintenance costs, these should be about the same as buying a gas car, only the fuel will be less than a dollar a gallon equivalent. It won’t be as cool as the Tesla, but most of us could afford one today. And your money stays domestic.

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How Umicore is ensuring sustainability in the North American EV battery chain

Charged EVs

The Inflation Reduction Act heavily incentivizes production of battery raw materials in North America, and OEMs and battery makers are rushing to establish production of cathode active materials and precursors in the region. Charged spoke with Robert Privette, Umicore’s Business Development Manager for North America.

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How Umicore is ensuring sustainability in the North American EV battery chain – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

The Inflation Reduction Act heavily incentivizes production of battery raw materials in North America, and OEMs and battery makers are rushing to establish production of cathode active materials and precursors in the region. Charged spoke with Robert Privette, Umicore’s Business Development Manager for North America.

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U.S. EV adoption is happening faster than anticipated

Teslarati

The research directly contradicts and challenges a statement by Jack Hollis, the executive vice president of sales at Toyota Motor North America. He added that battery electric vehicles cost too much and that the infrastructure isn’t ready for recharging the batteries away from home. “I I don’t think the market is ready.

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Behind the Wheel, Under the Hood of World’s First 500-Mile EV

Cars That Think

I got my first taste of the Air in the Sonoran Desert, a few hours from Lucid's $700 million factory in Casa Grande, the first from-the-ground-up EV plant to open in North America. Every buyer is eligible for a $7,500 federal tax credit, pushing the most-affordable Air to $71,400.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

And yet, what about recharging? That means I'd have to recharge at least once. But Nissan has announced that for North America, they too are converting over to CCS. But the difference is that only a minority of Americans today can afford to buy a new car. Right now, my Subaru Impreza, with its 14.5