Green Car Congress

JANUARY 1, 2011

Increasing political animus towards the ethanol tax credit, which was “ begrudgingly renewed for one year in the lame-duck tax bill.” More governmental consumer incentives (rebates or tax credits) to encourage the purchase of new electrics and plug-in electrics. An explosion of hybrid sales in Japan.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Be careful listening to self-anointed experts that owning a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) is not a wise choice or viable option when buying a new car. Here is the truth: when owning a 2023 Toyota RAV4 Prime XSE AWD PHEV, you will never buy gasoline for probably 90% of your regular driving. Story and photos by John Faulkner.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 23, 2024

January 1, 2023, kicked off a fresh start of new tax credits for vehicles, both new and used. Since then, much of the dust has settled on the Capitol as it continues to implement qualifying terms for tax credits , continuously shifting what used EVs do and do not qualify. Here’s the latest list. Here’s how it works.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 19, 2021

And if you subtract the $7,500 federal EV tax credit available for the ID.4, Following are a few steps legacy automakers and dealers (that are actually trying to sell EVs) need to do to help counter the Tesla narrative that has created various expectations by consumers when considering an EV. But the ID.4

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EV Life

MARCH 7, 2023

Today, Chevrolet has some of the best EV options on the market, with more scheduled for release in the next few years. What’s more, the Bolt EV is eligible for a variety of federal and state tax credits, rebates, and incentives that can potentially bring the price down to zero for qualifying drivers.

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Baua Electric

DECEMBER 31, 2023

As you wait another couple days to see our Best Car To Buy winner for 2024 , read on for Green Car Reports biggest EV stories of 2023, the five topics that produced a complex tangle of twists and turns that will continue well into 2024. Is buying an incomplete product the future? Dealers aren’t ready either.

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Baua Electric

DECEMBER 30, 2023

What do you need to ask the dealership if buying an EV after the new year? 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV RS Many 2024 Mercedes-Benz EV models get more range and better braking , the automaker has revealed. This week we took a look at the last of our Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2024 finalists up close. big cities too?

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 10, 2023

Those who follow the automotive industry will have undoubtedly noticed that dealer inventories are slowly approaching levels that would have been considered normal before the pandemic. While alleged experts have certainly proven their fallibility in recent years, there are reasons to buy into the claim.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 23, 2023

With the combination of requiring all new light-duty vehicles sold in New York State be zero-emission by 2035, investments in electric vehicles charging stations , and state and federal EV rebates, “ you’re going to see that you have no more excuses ” for not buying an EV, according to New York Governor Kathy Hochul.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

If you don't include bathrooms and buying salty snack foods and sugary sodas and lottery tickets, your desktop can be as little as eight or ten minutes, whereas you may spend 30 or 40 minutes every 200, 250 miles in your Tesla. Now it's much simpler, but if you buy Apple stuff, it all works together. So that's what it takes.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

If you don't include bathrooms and buying salty snack foods and sugary sodas and lottery tickets, your desktop can be as little as eight or ten minutes, whereas you may spend 30 or 40 minutes every 200, 250 miles in your Tesla. Now it's much simpler, but if you buy Apple stuff, it all works together. So that's what it takes.

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EV Life

AUGUST 17, 2022

Federal EV Tax Credit. To accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), the US Government offers a federal EV tax credit of up to $7500 to anyone purchasing or leasing an electric car. As one might imagine, car dealerships are excited to share the $7500 tax credit to encourage you to buy a car. .

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2015

2014 Chevrolet Volt (38 mi/70 km; total range = 380 mi/704 km). Consumers have traditionally relied on dealers to provide vehicle information; however, in spite of education efforts by some manufacturers, dealer knowledge of PEVs has been uneven and often insufficient to address consumer questions and concerns. Minimal PHEV.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 20, 2022

Range extenders have been done previously with the Chevrolet Volt and BMW i3, and could add another 100 miles of driving range. Who is Mazda targeting to buy the MX-30? Flash Drive: 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV. The gasoline engine will fill the space under the hood. In case you were looking for an engine. Flash Drive: Tesla Model 3.

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EV Life

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Are you thinking about buying an electric car? The passage of the US Inflation Reduction Act includes nearly unlimited funding for a $7500 EV tax credit on new EVs through 2032. Electric cars will qualify for EV tax credits and the qualification rules for credits will be really confusing. 2022 EV Tax Credits.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JULY 14, 2009

This is before the $7,500 federal tax credit. Once several thousand people get the opportunity to buy the likes of Nissan’s well made EV, the demand from the early adopters’ friends and family will expand exponentially. Dealers excited. The best thing about the Nissan is the expected price range of $25K- $34K.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 9, 2021

According to a price survey conducted by BloombergNEF , automakers soon will be producing models that are “as affordable—and as profitable—as comparable combustion engine models, and without the help of tax subsidies.” Fortunately that is about to change with half-a-dozen on the way in the next few years.

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EV Adoption

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

For electric vehicles, the BBBA includes multiple proposed changes to IRC 30D, more commonly knows as the federal EV tax credit. Perhaps the mostly likely is the requirement for EVs to be assembled in the US in a union factory to qualify for an additional $4,500 tax credit. Tax Credit Becomes Refundable. More on this below.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Establishing dealer network. People will likely not buy plug-ins without big federal tax breaks." ( Reuters ) 11/29/06 [In response to GMs announcement at the LA Auto Show], Ford Group marketing manager Cisco Codina said the answer for now is full hybrids, like the latest version of its Ford Escape hybrid SUV unveiled at the show. (

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