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These are the best 2024 Memorial Day EV deals so far

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That’s a hefty interest rate cut from the previous 6.49%, effectively lowering the cost of a Model Y purchase by $8,000. CarsDirect reported earlier in May that the $7,500 federal tax credit can make the Model Y $9,000 cheaper than a Model 3. On May 10, Kia began offering a $1,500 “VIN Sticker Bonus” on specially tagged EV9s.

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These are the best 2024 Memorial Day EV deals so far

Baua Electric

This sale runs until May 31. That’s a hefty interest rate cut from the previous 6.49%, effectively lowering the cost of a Model Y purchase by $8,000. CarsDirect reported earlier in May that the $7,500 federal tax credit can make the Model Y $9,000 cheaper than a Model 3. Lease prices are currently unchanged. Get started here.

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Nissan to Begin Taking LEAF Reservations on 20 April; 115,00 Registrants Have First Priority

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The $99, full-refundable reservation process is a first step in securing a place on the list to purchase or lease a Nissan LEAF. Brian Carolin, senior vice president, sales & marketing, NNA. The email will include an exclusive link enabling each person to start the reservation process. Tags: Brief.

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J.D. Power forecasts hybrid- and battery-electric vehicles will represent 7.3% of global auto sales in 2020

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Power forecast of hybrid-, plug-in hybrid- and battery-electric vehicle global sales through 2020. Power and Associates estimates combined global sales of hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles (PHEVs) and battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) will total 5.2 Breakdown of Global HEV and BEV Sales by 2020.

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UC Berkeley Study Concludes Battery Switching Model Would Accelerate Mass-Market Adoption of Electric Cars; Baseline Scenario Projects EVs Reaching 64% of New LDV Sales in 2030

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In two other scenarios considered, a high oil price scenario (using EIA projections) and a battery swap operator-subsidzied scenario, EV new vehicle sales penetration reaches 85% and 86% respectively by 2030. The high rate of adoption is driven by the low purchase price and operating costs of electric cars with switchable batteries.

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Automotive Market Research Perspectives on Selling Green in a Try-to-Survive Market

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Miller of Synovate believes that in the US “ 20% of the people are willing to pay up to 10% of the vehicle’s purchase price more (i.e. Edwards and Miller both emphasized the importance of a buyer’s emotion in purchasing a vehicle. Edwards believes that “ Gas prices alone are not what will increase hybrid sales.

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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. In 2005, their sales increased even further, accounting for approximately 54% of all new car sales. Tags: Ethanol Perspective Policy. Brewster, S.C.,