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New bipartisan bill in US Congress to expand EV and hydrogen fuel cell tax credits

Green Car Congress

US Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Gary Peters (D-MI), and Susan Collins (R-ME) along with Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05) introduced the Driving America Forward Act, bipartisan legislation to expand the electric vehicle and hydrogen fuel cell tax credits. ITC Holdings Corp.,

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New BMW 3 Series Touring to offer PHEV version; XtraBoost mode

Green Car Congress

The new generation BMW 3 Series Touring will offer the first plug-in hybrid drive system for one of BMW’s Touring models. The BMW eDrive technology in the BMW 330e Touring comprises a four-cylinder gasoline engine and an electric motor integrated into the eight-speed Steptronic transmission. seconds (provisional figure).

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T&E study finds plug-in hybrids show higher CO2 emissions than claimed

Green Car Congress

T&E said governments should therefore end the purchase subsidies and tax breaks for plug-in hybrids. T&E has commissioned Emissions Analytics to test three of the most popular PHEVs sold in 2019: a BMW X5 (longest EV range PHEV available), a Volvo XC60 and the Mitsubishi Outlander.

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The Best Electric SUVs on the Market

EV Life

We’re also going to show you how you can save big on financing your SUV by applying for an EV Climate Loan with EV Life. The Model Y qualifies for the full $7,500 federal EV tax credit. At the moment, the Mach-E only qualifies for half of the federal EV tax credit, providing eligible drivers a credit of up to $3,750.

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BMW’s 2021 luxury sedan, the 745e PHEV, comes with 16 pure-electric miles

Current EV

The BMW 7 Series is a full-size luxury sedan which has been produced by the German automaker since 1977. The Rear-Wheel Drive “saloon” car is BMW’s flagship and is only available in a sedan body style, which includes long wheelbase and limousine models. The 2021 BMW 745e uses a turbocharged 3.0-liter It uses a 10.25-inch

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Automakers Sticking with Screens Are Going to Receive Bad Safety Ratings in Europe

The Truth About Cars

Meanwhile, the chicken tax effectively guarantees smaller, foreign-made trucks (like the legendary Toyota Hilux and new pint-sized Hilux Champ) cannot be sold on American soil without finding regulatory loopholes of their own. “New Late last year, BMW CEO Oliver Zipse suggested touchscreen-based interfaces would eventually be made illegal.

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

Drive Electric

Financial incentives for battery electric vehicles will remain, including a rate of just 1% Benefit in Kind (BIK) company car tax from April 2021 for a period of 12 months. There is growing environmental awareness, about climate change and also about challenges with local air quality; EVs help to provide a solution in both areas.