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Alfa Romeo starts production of its first plug-in hybrid; Tonale offers 30 miles electric range

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Alfa Romeo’s first plug-in hybrid is built at the Giambattista Vico Stellantis plant in Pomigliano d’Arco, Naples, Italy, one of the company’s most advanced production sites. US customers who choose to lease their all-new Alfa Romeo Tonale can take advantage of a $7,500 federal EV tax credit. Earlier post.) The additional 1.3-liter

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IRS invites consumers to comment on EV tax credit qualifications

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is inviting consumers to share comments on the electric vehicle tax credit qualifications. Those vehicles are classified as electric vehicles because they are plug-in hybrid EVs. In December, the IRS announced the vehicles that qualified for the 2023 EV tax credit. Credit: IRS.

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How to Get the Federal Clean Vehicle Tax Credit This Year

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The latest Clean Vehicle Tax Credits can be applied to the purchase of a new or used EV at the point of sale as of January 1, 2024. The Clean Vehicle Tax Credit for new EVs is worth up to $7,500 and the Previously Owned Clean Vehicle Tax Credit is worth up to $4,000.

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Argonne study finds BEVs can have lowest scheduled maintenance costs, but highest cost of driving

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The study considers five different powertrains (internal combustion engine, hybrid-electric, plug-in hybrid-electric, fuel-cell-electric, and battery-electric) and 12 cost components (purchase cost, depreciation, financing, fuel, insurance, maintenance, repair, taxes, registration fees, tolls and parking, payload capacity and labor).

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International review study seeks to improve modeling for plug-in vehicle adoption

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Larger sales shares of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles than battery electric vehicles are often found in the short term results (until 2030) while the picture is not so clear for the medium- to long-term. What is the effect of rebates, tax credits, battery research and development and high-occupancy vehicle lane access?

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

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Tesla and other electric vehicles are beginning to dominate the roads in Norway, leaving very few internal combustion engine (ICE) cars to tax. People who purchased new EVs were exempted from paying hefty taxes like VAT and purchase tax as well. A tax for second-hand EV sales might be implemented as well.

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How Do the Used and Commercial Clean Vehicle Tax Credits Work?

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Usually when discussing federal electric vehicle tax credits in the United States , most people are referring to the Clean Vehicle Credit (formerly the Qualified Plug-in Electric Drive Motor Vehicle Credit) for new EVs. But that’s not the only federal tax credit for buying an EV.