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Oklahoma Supreme Court rules state's electric-car tax unconstitutional

Green Car Reports

When the Oklahoma Legislature passed a bill earlier this year that imposed new fees on owners of hybrid and electric cars only, it was swiftly sued by the Sierra Club. Now the Oklahoma Supreme Court has rendered its verdict in that suit, filed in August.

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A 147.5 MW wind farm is breaking ground in Oklahoma – a first for Avangrid

Baua Electric

Photo: Avangrid Orange, Connecticut-based clean energy giant Avangrid just made its first leap into Oklahoma with a new wind farm project. Avangrid, which is part of the Iberdrola Group, is setting up the Pontotoc Wind project in Pontotoc County, southeast of Oklahoma City. Read more: This utility in the US Midwest is going to add 3.6

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kWh Billing and New EV Charging Tax Policies: What You Need to Know

Blink Charging

As both EV adoption increases and internal combustion engine vehicles have become more fuel efficient, states are seeking to offset lost revenue from the gas tax. With states enacting new kWh taxes on EVs and EV charging, we want to make sure you have the right information.

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Panasonic selects Kansas as site of its North American 4680 plant: report

Teslarati

Tesla battery supplier Panasonic has reportedly decided to build its next battery plant in Kansas, USA. The facility is expected to provide high-capacity 4680 battery cells to American electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla. Panasonic has adopted a number of aggressive targets for its battery production activities.

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Ford reportedly eliminates lease-to-buy option on electric vehicles

Teslarati

“The purchase of the BEV Lease is to aid in our goal of delivering carbon neutrality by 2050 by controlling the vehicle battery through its life, keeping it in the Ford network.” ” Ford, GM, Stellantis, Toyota push for Congress to eliminate EV tax credit limits. battery production.” battery production.”

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Nine EVs that lease for under $400/month: Ioniq 5, Solterra, Niro, Ioniq 6, more

Baua Electric

Hyundai IONIQ 5 (left) and IONIQ 6 (right) at Tesla Supercharger (Source: Hyundai) There’s a loophole in the stricter IRA federal tax credit that only applies $3750 rebates on North American-built cars and separately $3750 on domestic batteries. For whatever reason, all EVs get the full $7500 applied to leases, however.

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ICCT study finds state EV incentives playing a significant role in driving sales

Green Car Congress

Consumer benefit and new vehicle share for US states with largest total battery electric and plug-in hybrid electric incentives. The current study does not include how technology costs could decline with battery innovation, greater mass-market economies of scale, or other technical factors. Source: ICCT. Click to enlarge.

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