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The Best Electric SUVs on the Market

EV Life

We’re also going to show you how you can save big on financing your SUV by applying for an EV Climate Loan with EV Life. The Model Y qualifies for the full $7,500 federal EV tax credit. At the moment, the Mach-E only qualifies for half of the federal EV tax credit, providing eligible drivers a credit of up to $3,750.

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Belfer Center Study Concludes Reducing Car and Truck GHG Emissions Will Require Substantially Higher Fuel Prices; Income Tax Credits for Advanced Alt Fuel Vehicles Are Essentially Ineffective at Reducing Sector Emissions

Green Car Congress

Direct transportation (fuel) taxes generate the greatest reductions in CO 2 emission from transportation, achieving CO 2 emissions at 86% of 2005 levels by about 2025. The largest reductions in GHG emissions from transportation are obtained by increasing the cost of driving with fuel taxes, resulting in lower emissions in 2030 than in 2010.

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Study Finds that US Subsidies for Fossil Fuels Are Almost 2.5x Those for Renewables

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billion—are attributable to corn-based ethanol, the climate effects of which are disputed. Most of the largest subsidies to fossil fuels were written into the US Tax Code as permanent provisions. The vast majority of subsidy dollars to fossil fuels can be attributed to just a handful of tax breaks, such as the Foreign Tax Credit ($15.3

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3 Reasons an Electric Vehicle is the Perfect Present

EV Match

While EVs typically carry a higher initial price tag, they’re on average cheaper to fuel and maintain (no oil changes, head gaskets, timing belts, or spark plugs needed). Car and Driver ‘s comparison did factor in the $7,500 federal tax credit, but it didn’t consider state, utility, and local credits and incentives.

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Senators Kerry and Lieberman Release Details of Energy and Climate Bill; Incentives for Electric Drive and Natural Gas Vehicles

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Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the details of their long-anticipated energy and climate change legislation on Wednesday, 12 May. Significant tax incentives encourage the conversion of trucks and heavy-duty fleets to natural gas vehicles. Senators John Kerry (D-Mass.),

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How Much is a Tesla? Much Less, After These Tax Credits and Rebates

EV Life

The reason for the price changes is due to several factors, including shifts in demand and changes to federal rules regarding which electric vehicles qualify for tax credits. In addition to the federal EV tax credit, we’ll examine the various state rebates and grants available to California drivers who qualify.

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Cash for Volts?

Revenge of the Electric Car

More details at: Group Seeks US Tax Credits To Spur Electric Car Use. to offer tax credits for buying all-electric plug-in vehicles as part of a $128 billion program to get seven million such cars on the road by 2018. UPDATE:Group Seeks US Tax Credits To Spur Electric Car Use. by Judith Burns for Dow Jones.

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