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Why Are Electric Cars Today So Huge?

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The UK has a long tradition of small cars, exemplified by the original Mini but including a gaggle of MGs, Triumphs, Humbers, Hillmans, Cortinas, Austins, and the like. Mostly they were small because raw materials were scarce after World War II, but also because Britain taxed cars based on horsepower.

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An EV convoy is headed to Texas and Conservative Texans for Energy Innovation love it

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Buzz Smith of the Texas Electric Transportation Resource Alliance said, “We’re not just showing off electric cars, including a cool electric school bus, but we’re laying out a plan to electrify our state, right here in East Texas. His Christmas wish to electric car supporters was to “rot in hell.”)

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Texas Bill SB 2718 Will Punish Tesla & EV Owners Unfairly In The Name Of “Fairness”

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Proposed Texas Senate Bill 1728 (SB 1728) will make Tesla and EV owners pay an additional $200 EV tax if passed. The claim is that EV owners need to “pay their fair share” and “make up for” fuel taxes they don’t pay that support the state’s road and transportation infrastructure.

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Inflation Reduction Act – How It Supercharges the Electric Vehicle Industry

EV Match

The recently passed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is arguably the most significant piece of climate legislation the United States has ever seen, including significant investments in clean energy and consumer incentives to accelerate electric vehicle (EV) adoption. Impacts on the electric vehicle ecosystem.

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Over 200,000 Pure Electric Vehicles to hit UK roads in 2021

Drive Electric

We use our own model built from intelligence of the UK market to forecast registrations of battery electric cars and vans. We’re predicting at least 200,000 new electric vehicles (EVs) will be registered in the UK in 2021.

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How to Navigate EV Charging Rebates and Successfully Fund Your Home Charging Station

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Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Tax Credit. In 2005, the federal government created the Alternative Fuel Infrastructure tax credit for homeowners and business owners, which includes the installation of EV charging infrastructure per WattLogic. For simple installations, this tax credit will cover the entire cost of the project.

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One Million and 300 Million

Plug In Partners

Here's part of Obama's plan thanks to Politico : Obama calls for 'clean energy' nation By MIKE ALLEN Sen. Barack Obama on Monday called reducing the nation’s energy consumption “the great test of our time” and proposed billions of dollars in subsidies for business and consumers to encourage a “ clean energy “ future. “We

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