EV Adoption

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

In March of 2020, I and an estimated 75-100 auto/EV journalists and influencers got to see (but not photograph) 10 of GM’s future EVs. In GM teaser videos we saw hints of future electric GMC and Chevrolet pickups and what clearly looks like a Camaro. Hence the focus on high-end models such as the GMC Hummer and Cadillac LYRIQ.

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EV Adoption

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

In my previous article, Proposed Changes to the Federal EV Tax Credit Passed by the House of Representatives , I outlined and analyzed 13 proposed changes to IRC 30D (federal EV tax credit). But all of these PHEVs have batteries of around 9 kWh and so they could easily be upgraded to 10 kWh to qualify for the tax credit.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Whether Lucid Motors will succeed in the brutally competitive auto business remains an open question. Every buyer is eligible for a $7,500 federal tax credit, pushing the most-affordable Air to $71,400. Lucid has upended and exposed that conventional wisdom, in the time it takes to recharge the Air, or drive for 520 miles.

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EV Adoption

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

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.

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