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Octopus launches ‘Electric Dreams’ – An EV leasing company unlocking salary sacrifice for businesses

Drive EV

Drivers already signed up are saving an average of £14,445 over three years, by sacrificing some pre-tax salary in return for a brand new electric car. The benefit is made possible due to incredibly low Benefit in Kind (BiK) tax rates on electric cars, which is just 1% for tax year 2021-22, and 2% for the three years following.

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Traveling Through Time, Exploring the String Theory and Hugging the Giant Sequoias

Creative Greenius

We also found magazines ( Utne Reader anyone?) I pulled an old issue of Sierra (the magazine of the Sierra Club) from July/August 1997. On 13 acres and just a 15 minute drive from the Park’s southern entrance. There was a nice selection of books, especially guides to the flora and fauna of the High Sierras.

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Traveling Through Time, Exploring the String Theory and Hugging the Giant Sequoias

Creative Greenius

We also found magazines ( Utne Reader anyone?) I pulled an old issue of Sierra (the magazine of the Sierra Club) from July/August 1997. When the mantra is “ Cut government spending and cut taxes too! On 13 acres and just a 15 minute drive from the Park’s southern entrance.

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Behind the Wheel, Under the Hood of World’s First 500-Mile EV

Cars That Think

The spacious sedan actually exceeded expectations, combining shelter-magazine interior luxury, slick handling and boggling acceleration. Every buyer is eligible for a $7,500 federal tax credit, pushing the most-affordable Air to $71,400. The result is class-best mileage of 131 mpge, or the electric equivalent of one gallon of gasoline.

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An iconic sedan gets electrified: the BMW 330e PHEV offers 22 e-miles

Current EV

The iconic 3 Series has always offered drivers class-defining handling. From 1992 to 2014, it was on Car and Driver Magazine’s Annual Ten Best list 22 times, making it the longest running entry in the list. Motorsports Magazine named the BMW 3 Series as the second-most important performance car built during the previous 25 years.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The high cost of manufacturing the Volt is exactly why the tax credits of $2500 for a vehicle with 4 kWh of battery capacity and $417 for every kWh over 4 (so that there is a $7500 credit for the Volt) were legislated. With this price I can buy a nice used C200 class Mercedes and still have money to afford Gas……uuuuuugh.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Tax credit incentives are also available to consumers in the U.S. The Think Global would definitly be classified as a mini-car, several size classes smaller than a compact car like the Honda Civic or Ford Focus. market for sustainable “green” energy purchases.