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Rhode Island’s DRIVE EV program encourages sustainable transport

Teslarati

It is one of the newer programs in the country, and can be combined with federal incentives to drive further savings on electric vehicles. Tesla victorious in Rhode Island after state approves license to sell direct DRIVE EV offers rebates of up to $2,500 for car buyers who purchase or lease a new fully-electric or fuel-cell EV.

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Volvo To Go All Electric By 2030 – EV Week in Review: Feb 23-Mar 1

EV Adoption

This past week was certainly quite a whirlwind of EV news and developments from Volvo’s plans to end production of ICE vehicles by 2030, yet another proposal to reform the federal EV tax credit, chip shortages, Washington state’s plans to ban ICE vehicles by 2030, Lucid Air delay, Fisker to partner with Foxconn, and much, much more.

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VW ID.4 EV tax credit; Subaru Solterra update; Macan, Prologue, and ZDX pricing: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

4 models qualify for the $7,500 EV tax credit , making it the first foreign automaker to get the nod under tightened sourcing rules. And the California Air Resources Board (CARB) was set to rubber-stamp Electrify America’s proposed plan for the final 2.5-year Volkswagen has confirmed that “most” 2023-2024 ID.4 population.

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Current status of electric vehicle charging pile industry

Setec Powerr

In October 2020, The General Office of the State Council issued the New Energy Vehicle Industry Development Plan (2021-2035), proposing to adhere to the strategic orientation of pure electric drive. million, and the number of pure electric vehicles will reach 23.24 million by 2025.

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President’s Jobs Council recommends an “All-in” energy strategy; from fossil fuels and pipelines, to efficiency, renewables and vehicle electrification

Green Car Congress

The All-in strategy is intended to optimize all US energy resources while promoting efficiency and driving innovation and investment in new technologies such as renewables and vehicle electrification. Optimize use of all US natural resources while protecting public health and the environment. —“Road Map to Renewal”.

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Who will be in the driver’s seat?

Electric Auto Association

Education is the tool “The more we can educate women on the benefits of driving electric, the more women will buy and lease electric,” Sinclair remarked. Not enough women know about the tax credits and they’re not as aware as they should be of the significant savings in operating costs.

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The 2021 Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron 4-door, 5-passenger EV coupe crossover is here!

Current EV

Audi sold just over 224,000 vehicles in 2019 and launched the brand’s first fully electric vehicle, the Audi e-tron – one of four fully electric models coming to the U.S. model lineup being fully or partially electrified by 2025. All are eligible for a $7,500 Federal tax credit. In the U.S.,

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