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

Green Car Reports

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. A new report shows that building new renewable power can be cheaper than running old coal plants.

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Cheap solar panels from China are all over Europe – and everyone is freaking out

Baua Electric

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Europe is installing more solar panels than ever before, thanks to a flood of cheap Chinese solar panels, driving installations by 40% last year. European local solar panel manufacturers have reached a crisis in that they say they can’t compete with cheap imports and oversupply.

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Credit Suisse Predicts Renewable Energy That Is “Too Cheap To Meter” By 2025

CleanTechnica EVs

Credit Suisse says the Inflation Reduction Act will have such a tremendous impact on renewable energy that the US may see the levelized cost of electricity from renewable sources fall to less than 1 cent per kWh hour by 2025 after factoring in all tax and production credits. Now, before we get all gaga over […].

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One Year-Old Kia Niro EVs Are Depreciating Fast And Hard

InsideEVs

The current generation Kia Niro EV is becoming so cheap that it would qualify for a used car tax credit if it wasn't so new.

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2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV May Be The Best Electric Car Deal Yet, By Far

InsideEVs

The Bolt was already cheap, it's notably cheaper for the 2023 model year, and there are many discounts, plus the new tax credit.

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Mexico Won't Offer EV Incentives to Chinese Automakers

The Truth About Cars

Automotive News reported that the country would not offer tax incentives or land discounts to Chinese automakers. They also want to take action to protect American EVs from cheap or subsidized Chinese models. Chinese automakers are expanding into Mexico, with companies like BYD opening dealerships across the country.

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Ford Announces Ranger Plugin Hybrid EV, But It’s Not Coming To The US

CleanTechnica EVs

For others, they’re a cheap scheme to get tax credits or HOV lane access. Plugin hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) can be a pretty contentious topic in the EV scene. For some, the idea of only offering a few miles of electric range followed by combustion is already hopelessly obsolete.

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