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Conversion supporters petitioning Obama Administration to extend tax incentives to plug-in conversions

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Entrepreneurs and advocates for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles conversions have taken advantage of the platform to create a petition urging the Administration to extend the Qualified Plug-in Electric Drive Motor Vehicles (IRC 30D) tax incentives, currently granted for new plug-in vehicles, to plug-in conversions.

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CarGurus and Edmunds introduce ChatGPT plug-ins

Baua Electric

The Edmunds ChatGPT plug-in is helping shoppers of their automotive buying choices by way of providing get entry to to latest skilled automobile evaluations and native stock. It’s to be had now to all ChatGPT Plus customers within the ChatGPT plug-in bundle underneath the identify “Edmunds Cars.”

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Hamburger Hochbahn to buy up to 530 electric buses from Daimler, MAN and Solaris

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For Hamburg, both vehicles will be fitted with high capacity batteries Solaris High Energy+, motors will be integrated into the drive axle and the buses will be plug-in charged. The conversion of the entire fleet, which currently comprises 1,000 vehicles, should—according to the plan—take place at the end of the decade.

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Suzuki Swift Dzire Electric Car Conversion with Gears

Plug In India

By Atul Gopal We had an opportunity to visit Nothway Motorsports to check out their new electric car conversion kit. So Hemank has set his eyes on what mainstream buyers would like to buy. Government norms for conversion allow you a 10% deviation.) Spent his younger days in drag racing. The EV Dzire weighs in at 950 kg.

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Biden says he will convert Federal fleet to electric vehicles

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The Executive Order increases the Buy America requirements for these kinds of projects and improves the way domestic content requirements are measured, Biden said. In his remarks, the President provided no further details on the fleet conversion to EVs, such as timing and spending plans. Diesel takes a 12% share by unit (76,349).

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California Energy Commission awards more than $15M to advance biofuels, plug-in and V2G research

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Electric Power Research Institute , based in Palo Alto, will receive $964,210 to retrofit five existing heavy-duty diesel work trucks with a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle powertrain system. These grants are provided through the Energy Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program. Earlier post.)

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Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

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In a pre-response to that speech, having successfully advocated for plug-in hybrids like the forthcoming Chevy Volt, we propose that the President follow that speech up with a “realistic and conservative” roadmap to halve our oil use in 10 years. We’re happy we’re well on our way with plug-in cars. He’ll start with the oil catastrophe.

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