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Tata Motors urges govt to keep hybrid tax, Toyota lobbies for cut

Baua Electric

Read more Tata Motors has opposed Toyota’s appeal for tax reduction on hybrid cars, claiming that they are more polluting than electric vehicles and should not be given a tax advantage. Hybrid cars have been touted as the bridge to fill in the gap between internal combustion engine technology and electric propulsion tech.

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EV tax credit details, automakers' CAFE credit glut, hybrid thefts: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Hybrids are hot for car thieves right now. Tesla owners quibble over an outage. And will the EV tax credit include that union-made bonus? The House version of the Build Back Better Act passed last week includes a tax. Automakers aren’t doing all they can to raise mpg, according to a new EPA report.

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Which 2024 EVs qualify for the $7,500 EV tax credit?

Green Car Reports

The list of electric vehicles qualified for the EV tax credit in calendar year 2024 has been released. Noteworthy Tesla omissions include most of the Model 3 lineup (the Performance version is the only one that now qualifies), as well as the entire Model S lineup. And as expected, it’s very short.

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IRS invites consumers to comment on EV tax credit qualifications

Teslarati

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is inviting consumers to share comments on the electric vehicle tax credit qualifications. Tesla and electric vehicle supporters have been vocal about the Inflation Reduction Act’s qualified cars for the EV incentive. Some of these vehicles include plug-in hybrid EVs that use gas and batteries.

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Tesla Semi will be incredibly affordable with US’ revamped EV tax credit

Teslarati

Long-range all-electric trucks like the Tesla Semi will not come cheap. Battery costs are declining quickly, but even Tesla still lists its 300-mile Semi variant with an estimated starting price of $150,000. The Tesla Semi would likely qualify for these incentives.

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These are the EVs that still qualify for the $7,500 tax credit in 2024

Teslarati

electric vehicle (EV) tax credit have taken effect, significantly limiting the number of qualifying options in 2024. Tesla is one of many automakers that saw some of its vehicles excluded at the turn of the new year, and only a handful remain across the industry. New rules for the U.S. What are your thoughts? Did I miss any EV models?

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Tesla and EV dominance in Norway causes shortage of fossil fuel cars to tax

Teslarati

Tesla and other electric vehicles are beginning to dominate the roads in Norway, leaving very few internal combustion engine (ICE) cars to tax. Tesla Model Y becomes Norway’s best selling EV in August in less than one week. People who purchased new EVs were exempted from paying hefty taxes like VAT and purchase tax as well.

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