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Bolt EV road trip, electric vs electrified, truck emissions, Oregon incentive: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, electric-car sales in Canada, a new purchase rebate in Oregon, the importance of heavy-truck emissions, an ambitious EV road trip, and a car that drove itself off its own production line. June's plug-in electric car sales for Canada are now in, and there's a new entrant that's soared to the top of the.

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Used Car of the Day: 1985 Mercedes-Benz 300D

The Truth About Cars

This California-model car is actually based in Eugene, Oregon. The seller says the car has been "impeccably" maintained and that the service records all the way back to the original purchase are available. Once again we're plucking a Mercedes diesel from our forums -- in this case, it's a 1985 Mercedes-Benz 300.

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J.D. Power: US growing increasingly divided on EV adoption

Green Car Congress

Power, EV adoption in the US is growing increasingly divided, with the most active states for EV adoption already on the path to parity with internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and consumers steadily pulling back on EV purchases in the least-active states. of the total new-vehicle retail market.

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Oregon’s EV incentive program that brought Tesla prices below $30k is running out of money

Teslarati

Oregon’s electric vehicle incentive program that was widely publicized for bringing the price of a Tesla Model 3 well below $30,000 is being suspended for a year starting in May because it is running out of money. According to Fox Business , Oregon expects 1.5 million people to be driving EVs in the state by 2035.

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How Tesla stock and a PPP loan landed a man four years in jail

Teslarati

million Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan from the United States government, Tesla stock was one of his biggest purchases. million of the PPP funds to his E*TRADE Securities brokerage account and purchased securities,” a court filing from prosecutors revealed. Attorney’s Office in Eugene, Oregon, said in a statement.

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News: 10 Best States To Own an EV

Clean Fleet Report

Most states fell in between, offering a variety of purchase or electricity rate incentives. Calculating the cost of gas compared to the cost of electricity over the length of car ownership, Jerry found Washington, Oregon and Nevada EV owners would save more than $4,800. In some states going electric saves you more.

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New Jersey to ban the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035

Teslarati

Consumers may still purchase used gasoline-powered vehicles. They may also purchase gas-powered cars outside New Jersey and bring them into the state if the new vehicle meets specific emissions standards. New Jersey is among several states that have plans to phase out the sale of new gas-powered cars.