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Ford re-opens order books for Mach-E; higher range, lower pricing; all standard range models with LFP packs

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Ford is re-opening its order banks for the all-electric Mustang Mach-E as completed plant upgrades support production ramp in the second half of 2023, with feature improvements including increased range for standard range battery models to a targeted EPA-estimated range of 250 miles for RWD and 226 miles for eAWD. Earlier post.)

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Proposed Changes to Federal EV Tax Credit – Part 2: End of the Manufacturer Sales Phaseout

EV Adoption

Arguably the biggest flaw in the Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicle Credit ( IRC 30D ) regulations is the triggering of a phaseout schedule of the tax credit when a manufacturer sells 200,000 total EVs (BEV and PHEV). In this part 2 article, we’ll dive deeply into the elimination of the per manufacturer 200,000 EVs sold phaseout.

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T&E: two-thirds of European battery production at risk as companies weigh investing in US instead

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T&E used publicly available information to assess the 50 gigafactories announced in Europe based on their finance and permits, whether they had secured a location, and the companies’ links to the US. Without this expansion, Europe will not be able to satisfy its battery demand in 2030 and will need to import from foreign rivals.

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Congressionally-created Commission Recommends Mileage Tax Instead of Fuel Tax for Transportation Infrastructure Financing

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A bi-partisan Congressionally-created commission has recommended a shift from motor fuel taxes to direct fees charged to transportation infrastructure users—i.e., a federal mileage fee—as a way to reform financing of the US transportation infrastructure. The nation faces a crisis.

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Digital Currency and Trade Systems Are Tearing up the Rules

Cars That Think

These platforms—which combine open alliance legal agreements (like Visa or Mastercard's legal agreements), distributed ledger technology (for example, blockchains like IBM's hyperledger ), and end-to-end encryption—can handle not only payments but also finance, trade, tax, and audits in a uniform manner. or EU standards.

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ICCT suggests minor changes to Fed tax policy to cut higher investment risk of 2nd-gen biofuels and advance the industry

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Minor changes to an existing Federal tax incentive for second-generation biofuels (i.e., Minor changes to an existing Federal tax incentive for second-generation biofuels (i.e., The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2) in the U.S. Harmonizing definitions of eligible pathways between this tax credit and the RFS2.

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Ford Mustang Mach-E customers to receive 250 kWh of complimentary charging at Electrify America stations

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For standard-range battery models, the 250 kilowatt-hours of fast charging energy is equal to more than five fill-ups. Electrify America’s network, part of the FordPass Charging Network, offers the largest number of high-powered public charging stations on the market today.

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