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Tesla models eligible for IRA tax credits in 2024

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The most significant changes to the IRA related to EV components sourced from foreign entities of concern (FEOC), which included countries like China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia. The IRS implemented some changes that affected some electric vehicle models on sale in the US market.

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Automakers win extension on use of Chinese graphite in EV tax credits – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Treasury Department on Friday gave automakers additional flexibility on battery mineral requirements for electric vehicle tax credits on some crucial trace minerals from China, such as graphite. EV battery chain away from China. Automakers have since made changes to supply chains and won restored eligibility for many vehicles.

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2025 Polestar 3 starts at $74,800 and 315 miles, US deliveries in Q2

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Polestar reports that production has already started in Chengdu, China. Via what’s been called the EV leasing loophole applying to commercial vehicles, in a very generous interpretation of the intent, it will be able to keep claiming that amount from the federal government, whether vehicles are built in China or not.

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Japan will begin test drilling for oil and gas off Niigata coast in 2013

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The Sea of Japan (called the East Sea by South Korea) is bordered by Japan, North Korea, Russia and South Korea. Offshore areas surrounding Japan, such as the East China Sea, also contain oil and gas deposits; however, development of these zones is held up by competing territorial claims with China, EIA says.

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What happened to the Tesla Cybertruck & Model 3’s IRA tax credit eligibility? 

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China, Russia, and North Korea are on the list of FEOC nations. However, it is likely to do the IRS’s recent rules regarding foreign entities of concern (FEOC). Electric vehicles that have components for FEOC nations do not qualify for IRA tax credits.

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Select Tesla Model 3 variants to lose $7,500 tax credit by 2024

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government seeks to limit the amount of EV battery materials and components sourced from select companies in certain countries, like China. The new guidance determines what an FEOC is regarding the IRA.

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Automakers handed a win with updated EV tax credit guidance in the U.S.

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battery supply chain off of China and other sources, it also includes a temporary exemption to the rules that would block incentives for vehicles utilizing critical battery materials from China and other countries that are considered “Foreign Entities of Concern” (FEOC).