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Second Tesla center in New Mexico to open on Santa Ana Pueblo

Teslarati

In September 2021, Tesla opened its first center on Native American tribal land in New Mexico. By building on tribal land, Tesla effectively sidestepped a New Mexico law prohibiting the company from directly selling EVs and operating a service center in the state. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.)

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2023 was a tremendous year for both EVs and Plug In America!

Plug in America

Clean Vehicle Tax Credits Clean vehicle tax credits kicked into high gear in 2023. New federal EV tax credits were expanded and updated, and credits for used and commercial EVs became available for the first time in January.

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The Complex Calculus of Clean Energy and Zero Emissions

Cars That Think

Congress has provided hundreds of billions of dollars to speed the deployment of clean-energy technologies. can meet its emissions goals The Rapid Energy Policy Evaluation and Analysis Toolkit —REPEAT—which you developed at Princeton with Evolved Energy Research , influenced Congress to create massive incentives for clean-energy tech.

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What a month for EVs!

Plug in America

While he didn’t mention EVs by name, we know that there is no way to get there without a dramatic surge in electric vehicles fueled by clean energy. That same day, the administration announced a reversal of the Trump-era rule that California would not be able to set its own rigorous air pollution rules.

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Gas War: U.S. House Suggests Ending California Emissions Authority, White House Says Nope

The Truth About Cars

However, the proposal is not incorrect in asserting that California's Clean Air Act waiver gives it a large amount of influence over national vehicle policies. California's zero-emission rules [claims it] will cut by 25 percent smog-causing pollution from light-duty vehicles by 2037. percent of U.S. vehicles sold in 2022 that were EVs.