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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. Kia currently builds the EV6 in South Korea and needs a North American manufacturing location for its vehicles to qualify for federal tax credits. Average vehicle purchase prices in the U.S.

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

Green Car Congress

Navigant’s analysis indicates that only buyers in California and Oregon will purchase sufficient numbers of vehicles in order to meet the ZEV requirement in 2018 and 2019. Tesla is also readying the Model X, a more affordable crossover for launch by the end of 2014. By 2022, not even California will meet the 10% ZEV requirement.

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The EV Transition Explained: Local Policies Shape Global Competition

Cars That Think

Carlos Tavares California, as does nearly every state , has a wide range of incentives for purchasing EVs and installing chargers. China, the European Union, Japan as well as the UK and South Korea all have announced the same intention. South Korean auto companies Hyundai Motors and Kia are already blaming drops in their U.S.

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Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

Drive Electric

A plan is necessary to provide certainty to business and consumers that a future transport system will be affordable, convenient, safe and sustainable. New Zealanders need access to safe, affordable, convenient and sustainable travel choices. This includes Norway and South Korea, by 2025.

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The Aftershocks of the EV Transition Could Be Ugly

Cars That Think

content requirements to qualify for EV purchasing subsidies. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan , who has recently been in the midst of tense discussions with US allies like South Korea over subsidies, once candidly admitted to the Minneapolis Post what goes on behind the scenes during critical policy decision meetings.

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Zero EVs May Qualify For the Federal Tax Credit Under the Inflation Reduction Act Requirements

EV Adoption

Additionally, the IRA could actually receive enough votes to pass, but not without potentially several significant changes — including to some of the EV tax credit requirements. That is a very good thing, but tying this requirement to a consumer-facing tax credit that results in few or zero EVs qualifying, is probably not the best approach.

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

EV Adoption

For electric vehicles, the BBBA includes multiple proposed changes to IRC 30D, more commonly knows as the federal EV tax credit. Perhaps the mostly likely is the requirement for EVs to be assembled in the US in a union factory to qualify for an additional $4,500 tax credit. Tax Credit Becomes Refundable. More on this below.