The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 23, 2024

Photo credit: Suwin66 / Shutterstock.com The electric vehicle (EV) market is experiencing a significant growth in 2024 , with expectations for sales of passenger EVs to climb by 21 percent in 2024, reaching 16.7 million EV sales. Factors such as political polarization and shifts in tax credits could influence this figure.

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EV Adoption

JUNE 21, 2022

But assuming you can get your hands on one, roughly two-dozen BEVs and PHEVs available for sale in the US this summer have a base manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) of less than $45,000. The federal EV tax credit is just that, a tax credit that is applied when submitting your taxes.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 18, 2024

The embarrassing software issue wasn’t the only problem in Ultiumville—the entire Ultium lineup was suffering from production delays caused by problems with the automated machinery that assembles the Ultium battery modules. The Blazer is eligible for the $7,500 federal tax credit.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2011

The suggested retail price for the Volt will start at $39,995 (or $32,495 assuming a full federal tax credit of $7,500, which is subject to the customer’s eligibility). The price includes an $850 destination freight charge but excludes tax, title and license fees. Five-year/100,000-mile* limited gas engine coverage.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 3, 2021

This past week was certainly quite a whirlwind of EV news and developments from Volvo’s plans to end production of ICE vehicles by 2030, yet another proposal to reform the federal EV tax credit, chip shortages, Washington state’s plans to ban ICE vehicles by 2030, Lucid Air delay, Fisker to partner with Foxconn, and much, much more.

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DECEMBER 14, 2021

“Available for sale in all 50 states, the Mustang Mach-E brings some of the best plug-in style, tech, and performance available among (relatively) affordable electric cars. ” (Credit: Ford). The Ford EV SUV is eligible for the maximum $7,500 federal EV tax credit, plus any other state and local incentives in your area.

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Baua Electric

MAY 2, 2024

Treasury Department could issue clarifications on federal EV tax-credit eligibility rules as early as Friday, reports Transport Topics. Specifically, vehicles with battery components or critical minerals from companies controlled by certain countries the U.S. Most EVs for sale in the U.S. But if the U.S.

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Baua Electric

MAY 3, 2024

Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) updated the EV tax credit rules today with new requirements that should enable more electric cars to become eligible. Currently, only 22 out of the 104 electric vehicles for sale in the US are eligible to the tax credit. Today, the U.S.

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Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

And I’m one those million since they’re counting plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) as well as full battery electrics. California’s plug-in vehicle sales tally is impressive: 663,014 battery electrics (62.9%). Tesla and GM both exceeded the state’s 200,000-unit sales cap on rebates. Still turning in max EV miles.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 22, 2023

Bronson, Tampa, FL With some 43 new battery-powered electric vehicles (EVs) debuting in the U.S. this 2023 model year, not to mention the continued production and sales of 32 previous EV models, there has never been a better time to make the switch from your internal combustion gas guzzler to something greener. In the U.S.,

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EV Adoption

AUGUST 23, 2021

One of the proposed changes to the federal EV tax credit that has flown a bit under the radar is also one of the most political and protectionist in nature. Effective January 1, 2022, electric vehicles with final assembly* (see definition at the end) in China would no longer qualify for IRC 30D (federal EV tax credit).

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

for sale to regular folks. Regardless, once the $7,500 tax credit is accounted for, and the much lower maintenance costs, these should be about the same as buying a gas car, only the fuel will be less than a dollar a gallon equivalent. Also, the company eventually would like to make the car and its batteries in Smyrna, Tenn.,

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2009

kWh NiMH plug-in hybrid (PHEV) conversion kit that enables all-electric mode driving at speeds of up to 70 miles per hour (until the battery pack is depleted) in a converted Prius. PICC says that its system also can recoup more regenerative power from braking than a factory-installed Prius battery. Earlier post.).

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EV Adoption

OCTOBER 29, 2022

Out of 82 BEVs and PHEVs that are either currently available for sale in the US, or expected to be so by the end of 2022, 67 of them, or 81.7%, have a base manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) higher than $39,999, according to new analysis from EVAdoption. Fifteen or 18.3% have a base MSRP below $40,000 and 31 or 37.8%

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EV Adoption

JANUARY 8, 2022

A third key trend is of course the drop in sales to nearly zero (25) in Q4 for GM’s Chevrolet Bolt, which suffered from both a battery recall due to fires and a stopping of production. Audi e-tron GT: A competitor to the Tesla Model S, the e-tron GT had a 65% increase in Q4 over Q3, its first quarter for sale in the US.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

The report, Plug-In Electric Vehicles: A Practical Plan for Progress , examines public policies toward PEVs, taking into account the promise and limitations of PEVs, recent improvements in battery technology, market dynamics, and the proliferation of policies around the world that promote the use of PEVs. BEVs vs. PHEVS.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Provide state tax credit for vehicles ($2,500/16 kWh vehicle) and charging equipment and installation at home/multi-family home/workplace/public (up to $3,000/home; $30,000/other site with 10 charge ports). State Government. Cities have an indispensable role in making plug-in vehicles successful. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom.

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EV Adoption

MAY 8, 2021

While the future powertrain of light passenger vehicles is clearly electric, we have a very long way to go and many hurdles to reach 100 percent of new vehicle sales being electric (either just BEV or BEV and PHEV). Despite big plans and promises by many automakers, today 27 of 37 major automakers do not offer a single BEV for sale in the US.

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AUGUST 4, 2006

This will allow the vehicles to operate on emissions-free battery power, reducing the amount of fuel utilized and significantly decreasing the release of harmful pollutants, including greenhouse gases. The company’s lithium-ion batteries can be used in a variety of products and applications.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 10, 2023

While it would seem that people are losing interest in battery-driven automobiles, industry experts are claiming that all is not as it seems. share of battery electric vehicles has grown from a negligible fraction of a percent to over 6 percent between 2018 and 2023. That’s about double the average for gasoline vehicles.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Lithium nickel-manganese-cobalt (NMC) battery. Lithium-ion phosphate battery (LFP). NMC battery. NMC battery. As with all battery electric vehicles, expect three plug-in options plus regenerative braking to fill the battery. Expect in the next few years to see at least 50 new models being released for sale.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

It would then be offered for public use in 2012, said Brian Carolin, senior vice president for sales and marketing at Nissan North America Inc. But it does have the same electric motor and lithium-ion battery system that will power the five-passenger compact car that Nissan plans to roll out. No gasoline.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

(Last year Oregon had also aggressively negotiated with the Chinese carmaker, BYD , to manufacture its line of plug-in hybrids in the state for sale in the U.S.) So imagine a million electric cars on US roads which all need to change these batteries in say 2015. In the U.S. In the U.S.

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