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EV Tax Credit: The Guide Your Car Dealer Doesn’t Want You To Read

EV Life

This article is for informational purposes only, and is not intended to provide tax, legal or accounting advice. However, dealers are much less likely to educate you about the fine print that may prevent you from accessing the full $7500 credit. Here’s a step-by-step guide to making an educated decision about electric car tax credits.

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California’s ICE vehicle ban faces more criticism

Teslarati

According to Fox Business , the Minnesota Auto Dealers Association has stated that the ban would not be suitable for resident transportation due to the state’s colder climate. Washington and Massachusettes have already accepted the ban, while New York, Vermont, and Oregon are expected to choose similarly.

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Convincing Consumers To Buy EVs

Cars That Think

Interestingly, a 2019 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) study predicted that as EVs became more widespread, battery prices would climb because the demand for lithium and other battery metals would rise sharply. Volvo CEO Jim Rowan , disagrees with both of them, however, seeing ICE-EV price parity coming by 2025-2026.

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California ARB mods to ZEV regulations for IVMs would result in ~1.9% drop in total ZEV/TZEV units 2018-2025; no impact on air quality requirements

Green Car Congress

Currently, nine states have done so: Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Vermont. However, the IVMs say they need this same ability to pool ZEV and TZEV credits across state lines because some of them have few dealers in some of the Section 177 States.

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Will CARB’s New Rules Damage EV Startups?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Here is the full text of the entire article, in case the link goes bad: [link]. “Why don’t they ask the dealers to go out and start their cars every third day?&# Last year, a Massachusetts-based plug-in hybrid conversion company passed the air resources board tests easily. By Robert Gammon for the East Bay Express.

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