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Polestar 4 now on-sale as mid-sized electric SUV targets Tesla Model Y

EV Central

Sourced from China and riding on the SEA architecture set to underpin various models from the Geely Group, the Polestar 4 also slots in under the luxury car tax threshold, allowing Single Motor versions to take advantage of the fringe benefits tax (FBT) exemption for electric vehicles. inch central touchscreen and 10.2-inch

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Perspective: A View Into the New GM

Green Car Congress

One of the designers called Buick “ premium without being pretentious ” Buick appears to be targeting a Lexus like experience. In Europe diesels are more popular but the European tax regimes raise the prices of all liquid fuels, which favors efficiency, while penalizing diesel fuel less than gasoline. Earlier post.).

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2023 BMW iX1 review: How does this premium electric SUV stack up against Tesla, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo in Australia?

EV Central

That opposition includes the Lexus UX 300e, Mercedes-Benz EQA, Volvo XC40 and C40 and two of three models in the all-conquering Tesla Model Y line-up. The iX1’s pricing means it just scrapes in under the luxury car tax threshold, but you can forget about state-based rebates or the federal FBT exemption. 2023 BMW iX1 M Sport.

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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

A January 2007 Pacific National Laboratory study shows that if we woke up tomorrow and all our vehicles could plug in, todays grid could support more than three-quarters of them charging at night without building a single power plant. But its monumentally less pollution , even on the national (half-coal) grid. How can I help?

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