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

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The Obama Administration provides an online platform for grassroots petitions urging action on a range of issues. However, he notes: The US Federal policy discourages aftermarket plug-in conversion in general with no tax incentives that are provided to new plug-in vehicles ($2,500-$7,500 tax credit).

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Survey Breaks Down EV Preferences By Politics and Ethnicity

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A majority of Republicans (57 percent) said they wouldn’t even consider buying an electric car. Democrats were also more inclined to own an EV already, with 4 percent of the whole saying they’d buy another one. BlueLabs asserted in its report that Hispanic Americans are the demographic most likely to buy an all-electric car.

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Obama: Add Rebates On Natural-Gas Cars, Oil Is 'Fuel Of Past'

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dependence on imported oil, President Barack Obama yesterday proposed expanding tax credits now offered to buyers of plug-in cars to those who buy natural-gas vehicles as well. Continuing his efforts to reduce U.S.

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Report: Dealers Worried About Getting EV Refunds From the Government

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Nobody likes bureaucratic red tape or waiting on payment and this seems to have become a sticking point for retailers nervously waiting to see how the United States’ updated EV tax credit scheme plays out. But it managed to persist after inventories began to stabilize and have become a fixture of the car-buying experience.

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EPA Administrator broadly outlines Trump Administration thinking on fuel economy standards and California

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In order to comply with the Obama standards, auto makers need to sell many more electric vehicles. Of the roughly 57,000 households that received the EV tax credit in 2016, nearly 80 percent had at least a six-figure income. For example, the total shortfall in CAFE credits for model year 2018 is the equivalent of almost $1.3

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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It will also list current tax credits and incentives applicable to EV charging. The Office of Federal Sustainability is inviting State, county and municipal government fleets to join forces with Federal agencies to maximize their collective buying power, and aggregate their EV and charging infrastructure purchases.

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US DOE progress report says 1M plug-ins by 2015 ambitious but achievable; not likely to be constrained by production capacity

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has released One Million Electric Vehicles by 2015 , a short status report on advances in deployment and progress to date in meeting President Obama’s goal of putting one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEV) on the road by 2015. Earlier post.).

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