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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. pic.twitter.com/OFca3aYW9s.

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DOE Turns Down V-Vehicle Loan Applications

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million to re-equip and tool an existing manufacturing facility as VVC’s first regional assembly plant in Monroe, Louisiana. The first loan application was for $79.9 million to complete engineering integration with VVC’s 30 US suppliers. The second was for $241.2 VVC filed applications for both loans in March 2009.

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America’s lithium laws fail to keep pace with rapid development – ET Auto

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lithium operation – a small mine operated by Albemarle – has taxed minerals for more than 100 years, but at a rate based on each facility’s revenue. Across Texas, Louisiana and other mineral-rich states, it’s unclear who owns the millions of metric tons of lithium locked in salty brines underneath U.S.

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

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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. Current Legal Requirement for Use of Anhydrous Ethanol in the United States. 40 CFR § 80.27 Earlier GCC post.]

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

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The stations will allow the fleets to lower their costs by buying fuel in bulk, access federal motor fuel excise tax credits, refuel at the times most convenient to their schedules, and model successful use of propane to nearby peers. To support the vehicles, 35 propane refueling stations will be constructed.

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

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It’s one thing for the American public to directly subsidize electric vehicles through tax incentives. Of the roughly 57,000 households that received the EV tax credit in 2016, nearly 80 percent had at least a six-figure income. The parties could not reach a solution and decided to end discussions. criteria pollutants. -Ed.]