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Firefly & Hyundai Motor America create pilot program to offer rideshare fleets & drivers new vehicles with bonus income up to $3,600/year

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Firefly, a fast-growing in-car and car-top mobility media company and a Google Ventures-backed startup, will collaborate with Hyundai in promoting its vehicles—including EVs—to rideshare fleets and drivers across key US cities. The program will be available everywhere Firefly is on the road.

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New bipartisan bill in US Congress to expand EV and hydrogen fuel cell tax credits

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US Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Gary Peters (D-MI), and Susan Collins (R-ME) along with Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05) introduced the Driving America Forward Act, bipartisan legislation to expand the electric vehicle and hydrogen fuel cell tax credits. ITC Holdings Corp.,

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Is A Tax On Electricity (kWh) Consumed The Best Way to Supplement the Fuel Tax for Electric Vehicles?

EV Adoption

As sales of electric vehicles begin to reach significant numbers across the US, states are exploring approaches to replace lost tax revenue since EV drivers don’t pay fuel taxes as drivers of gas-powered cars do at gas stations. Unfortunately there is currently no simple and agreed upon best replacement for the fuel tax.

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Anaheim Police to deploy Tesla Model Y cruisers this week

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The Tesla Model Y cruisers were outfitted for patrol service in a partnership with Unplugged Performance’s UP.FIT government and fleet vehicle company, as detailed in a press release on Friday. The department will hold a media preview day for the Model Y cruisers on Monday, running from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

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What EV Drivers Should Know About Leasing an EV This Year

Blink Charging

Although the $7,500 consumer tax credit for buying an electric car is becoming more restrictive for new vehicles adhering to specific manufacturing requirements , there’s a provision enabling consumers to still enjoy the credit when leasing an EV assembled outside of North America. Vehicle must be used primarily in the United States.

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Where is Blink Charging a Verified State Vendor?

Blink Charging

We have been certified as EVSE vendors and designated as official suppliers for governments and related agencies in the following states: Colorado The State of Colorado awarded Blink Contract 176608 for the purchase of electric vehicle charging stations by the state government from 2022 to 2024.

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President Obama announces $1B National Community Deployment Challenge to spur deployment of alternative-fuel vehicles; new purchasing incentives; new EV Everywhere research grand challenge

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Tax credits. The President is also proposing a new tax incentive for commercial trucks that provides a credit for 50% of the incremental cost of a dedicated alternative-fuel truck, including trucks powered by natural gas or electricity, for a five-year period.