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EV tax credit details, automakers' CAFE credit glut, hybrid thefts: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Hybrids are hot for car thieves right now. And will the EV tax credit include that union-made bonus? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The House version of the Build Back Better Act passed last week includes a tax. Tesla owners quibble over an outage.

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Panasonic on Tesla 4680, EV tax credit, electric vans from Mini and VW: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Will Mini build a rival to the Volkswagen electric Bus? We follow another round of twists and turns toward a renewed EV tax credit. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. And Panasonic is pushing toward mass-production of Tesla’s 4680 format.

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Toyota and Nissan EV tax credit, Vinfast US plant, breaking down the EV partisan divide: The Week in Reverse

Green Car Reports

Which automaker announced plans to build electric SUVs in North Carolina? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending April 1, 2022. What is the most expensive material widely needed for EV batteries?

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Ram hydrogen fuel-cell truck, BMW EV batteries, rural charging: Today’s Car News

Baua Electric

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. BMW has started building a battery plant in Mexico that will provide more energy-dense cylindrical cells for longer range and faster charging in next-generation Neue Klasse EVs. If Inflation Reduction Act rules remain, the products might eventually qualify for the EV tax credit.

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Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid, cheap renewables, tax credits: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

A new report shows that building new renewable power can be cheaper than running old coal plants. Automakers join forces to lobby for extending electric-car tax credits. And California preps for half a million electric cars. All this and more on Green Car.

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BMW mixed messaging, tax-credit talking points, kicking gas: The Week in Reverse

Green Car Reports

What company says gas and diesel engines will live on for decades—even as it pulled forward plans to build more electric cars? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending June 28, 2018. Who made a new appearance as a pitchman for gas guzzlers?

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Tesla Autopilot updates, Lucid gets clearer, Faraday's Future: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Lucid Motors gets funding to build its Air. Faraday Future releases details on the future product it plans to build for China. And we look at why the federal tax credit may need limits. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Tesla has updated its Navigate on Autopilot system to be a little more autonomous.

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