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Tesla direct sales under threat from dealer-backed bills in Florida

Teslarati

Tesla has become intimately familiar with the laws surrounding dealerships and auto sales throughout the United States, often putting the American upstart at odds with local government and dealerships alike. Now, Tesla is again facing threats from legislatures as two new bills could derail the company’s sales system in Florida.

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This cheap electric half-car/half-truck looks like a botched Alibaba El Camino

Baua Electric

The Chevy El Camino (or Ford Ranchero, Dodge Rampage, or your coupe utility of choice) certainly makes the cut. It’s nice to see that the little truck is even available in a wide range of colors, allowing you to customize it to your own personality. In fact, they’re exactly not street-legal.

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Driving Dystopia: Automakers Are Selling Your Driving Data to Insurance Companies

The Truth About Cars

LexisNexis analyzed that driving data to create a risk score “for insurers to use as one factor of many to create more personalized insurance coverage,” according to a LexisNexis spokesman, Dean Carney. According to the report, the trip details had been provided by General Motors — the manufacturer of the Chevy Bolt.

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How Do the Electric Vehicle Tax Credits Work?

Blink Charging

The US Department of Energy has issued these steps for claiming the CVC, which may be up to $7,500 on your personal or business taxes: Fill out Form 8936 , the Qualified Plug-in Electric Drive Motor Vehicle Credit. Vehicle manufacturer sales caps In the original version of the CVC, the EV tax credit had a sales cap on vehicle manufacturers.

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Sinopec buying Canadian oil and natural gas producer for C$2.2B; Duvernay shale play

Green Car Congress

During 2011 Daylight has expended approximately $100 million at Crown land sales, primarily focused on the Duvernay shale. Eagle Ford shale development in Texas. In addition, Daylight has been actively drilling light oil in. Daylight has also assembled Duvernay rights in the Kaybob area.

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BMW, Ford, Honda to Form New EV Charging Company

The Truth About Cars

Ford, Honda, and BMW have announced plans to create a new “vehicle-to-grid company” that’s aimed at standardizing vehicle charging via a singular platform. ChargeScape plans on addressing this by offering equipment that would help people manage energy sales during peak demand periods while also scheduling charging times during off-peak times.

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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

Green Car Congress

In 2005, their sales increased even further, accounting for approximately 54% of all new car sales. The Model T Ford, which debuted in 1908, was originally designed to operate on alcohol. The Model T and Model A Fords were later designed to operate on either alcohol or gasoline or a blend of alcohol and gasoline.