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Tesla is suing my state so Louisianans can buy EVs

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Tesla is suing the State of Louisiana over a law that restricts its ability to sell EVs directly to customers which violate its constitutional rights, The Wall Street Journal reported. Tesla is also fighting for the freedom of not just me but all Louisiana consumers. “I paid sales tax on the Tesla in California and Louisiana.

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Tesla Model 3 price cuts puts new car cheaper than some used Model 3s

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The recent price cuts enable buyers to purchase a base Model 3 for $43,990, and with the EV tax credit, that price is further reduced. 7,500 EV Tax credit to that of a 2020 base Model 3 priced at $38,600. The Model 3 has already become cheaper to buy than ever before in the U.S. due to the recent price cuts.

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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

Green Car Congress

Automobile manufacturers were given tax breaks to produce cars that ran on hydrous ethanol, and, by 1980, every automobile company in Brazil was following this lead. Until fairly recently, these US motor vehicles were non-FFVs. The production and consumption of hydrous ethanol fuel followed an expected pattern. 40 CFR ยง 80.27

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

Green Car Congress

Team partners will purchase a total of 191 commercially available light- to heavy-duty alternative-fuel and advanced-technology vehicles. Louis, San Antonio/Austin, and Oklahoma City as well as a refueling corridor along I-10 in Louisiana (New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lake Charles). The project also includes construction of a B20 station.

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EPA Administrator broadly outlines Trump Administration thinking on fuel economy standards and California

Green Car Congress

Wheeler adduced four reasons to support that argument: price, safety, environmental impact and incentivizing the purchase of new, cleaner, safer cars. Itโ€™s one thing for the American public to directly subsidize electric vehicles through tax incentives. Purchasing. —Andrew Wheeler. Environmental impact.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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The Cantwell-Collins plan is almost exactly what Mr. Obama proposed in the campaign and after first taking officeโ€“a 100 percent auction of permits and a large tax rebate to the public. If they donโ€™t have enough allowances to cover their emissions they must purchase more or face a penalty. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.),

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