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EV tax credit union boost, Hyundai Tucson PHEV pricing, BMW EV range: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

The Hyundai Tucson Plug-In Hybrid beats the RAV4 Prime on affordability. BMW is sitting out the race for more mass-market EV range. And controversy swirls over a boost being given to unions as part of the EV tax credit. A revamped version of the federal EV tax credit, lifting the. We help break down why.

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BMW i5 review, GM EV home backup, VW chooses NACS, free fast charging: The Week in Reverse

Green Car Reports

Which EV models are losing their tax-credit eligibility in 2024? Which new Toyota plug-in hybrid is claimed to go 55 electric miles in its home-market version? In a first drive of the BMW i5 EV, we found this electric.

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

Green Car Congress

Three of the most popular plug-in hybrids in 2020 all emitted more CO 2 than advertised when tested in the real world, according to tests commissioned by European environmental NGO Transport & Environment (T&E). T&E said governments should therefore end the purchase subsidies and tax breaks for plug-in hybrids.

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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., 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.

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Confused about the federal tax credit? 

Electric Auto Association

Know which EVs are eligible Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 changed the rules for the US tax credit for electric vehicles (EV) purchased from 2023 to 2032.

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DOE publishes list of EVs eligible for new tax credit

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Department of Energy’s Alternative Fuels Data (DOE) published a list of electric vehicles that are immediately available for the new $7,500 EV tax credit. BMW 3-series Plug-In. Lincoln Corsair Plug-in. BMW 3-series Plug-In. Under the new law, only EVs assembled in North America qualify for the credits.