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Tesla Tax Credit: How Californians Can Save $15,000 with EV Credits and Rebates

EV Life

That’s why it’s no surprise that the high sticker price of many electric vehicles, particularly Tesla models, has long been one of the main deterrents for people looking to buy a new car, truck, or SUV. Tesla’s electric vehicles are by far the most popular EVs in the country. Which brings us to Tesla.

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Want a Free Chevy Bolt? EV Life Can Help You Use EV Incentives to Save Big

EV Life

GM has been one of the pioneers of electric vehicles, introducing the General Motors EV1 back in 1996 and the groundbreaking Chevy Volt in 2010. What’s more, the Bolt EV is eligible for a variety of federal and state tax credits, rebates, and incentives that can potentially bring the price down to zero for qualifying drivers.

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Guide to California EV Incentives

EV Life

By switching from a gas to an electric vehicle, the average American can reduce their individual carbon footprint by over 25%, helping the U.S. Motor Vehicle Emissions at a Glance: California produces more than 1,000 tons of pollutants and more than 534,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions every day. air pollution in the state.

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Plug-in readiness reports show wide difference between California regions

Green Car Congress

The California Center for Sustainable Energy (CCSE) released two reports assessing the readiness of two different areas of California—the San Diego and the Central Valley regions—for the widespread use of electric vehicles. The reports show a wide difference in preparedness between the two.

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Garage Lessons: Charging in The Real World

Plugs and Cars

I participated in the Governor''s Office Conference Coast-to-Coast Workshop on E-Mobility in Sacramento sponsored by the governments of California and the Netherlands on Wednesday. For the past decade I''ve been driving the 91 miles to Sacramento without stopping to charge in a 2002 RAV4 EV. I don''t think so.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

Green Car Congress

The vehicles and infrastructure being funded include the use of natural and renewable gas, propane, ethanol, biodiesel, electricity, and hybrid technologies. The program includes the installation of 10 alternative fuel refueling sites (two B20, one Electric Recharging, and seven CNG). Total DOE award: $15,000,000.

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More details about California’s proposal requiring bidirectional charging capabilities for all EVs

Charged EVs

Going bi adds several nifty new benefits to driving electric. It turns an EV into a mobile battery that can be used to provide backup power to a home or business, and to provide services to the electrical grid, generating revenue for the vehicle owner and potentially offsetting a significant part of the purchase price of the vehicle.

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