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PHEVs and oil demand, Porsche charging, point-of-sale tax credit: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Porsche adds thousands of chargers to its app. The point-of-sale EV tax credit is very popular. And are plug-in hybrids potentially adding to future oil demand? With the release of its annual EV sales outlook, Bloomberg New Energy Finance suggests that plug-in hybrids are a wild card for oil demand.

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Porsche execs on future electric cars, utilities lobby for EV tax credit, new Twitter poll: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, we've got a long and detailed summary of what we learned about Porsche's Mission E and future electric cars, some new lobbying partners to extend the plug-in purchase tax credit, and our latest Twitter poll. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Here are all the used EVs that qualify for a $4,000 tax credit

Baua Electric

January 1, 2023, kicked off a fresh start of new tax credits for vehicles, both new and used. Since then, much of the dust has settled on the Capitol as it continues to implement qualifying terms for tax credits , continuously shifting what used EVs do and do not qualify. Here’s the latest list. Here’s how it works.

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3 Reasons an Electric Vehicle is the Perfect Present

EV Match

While EVs typically carry a higher initial price tag, they’re on average cheaper to fuel and maintain (no oil changes, head gaskets, timing belts, or spark plugs needed). Car and Driver ‘s comparison did factor in the $7,500 federal tax credit, but it didn’t consider state, utility, and local credits and incentives.

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Flash Drive: 2024 Acura ZDX Type S

Clean Fleet Report

Charging Charging away Acura gives new ZDX owners three options: a home or portable charging unit, or charging credits through EVgo or Electrify America. The ZDX can be plugged into a 120V common wall plug, but expect replenish times to be long and slow. seconds; Porsche Taycan GTS at 3.4 Go here for the details.

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Road Test: 2022 Polestar 2 Single Motor EV

Clean Fleet Report

Once at the Hotel Californian , the staff kindly plugged-in the 2 and had it fully charged when I left two days later. Federal and state tax credits could reduce the price you pay. Polestar plans on being a major manufacturer of all-electric luxury vehicles, competing with the likes of Lucid, Porsche and Tesla.

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800-Volt EV Charging: The ?Other Palliative for Range Anxiety ???

Cars That Think

The 800-volt architecture doubles Tesla’s 400 V, matches the six-figure Porsche Taycan, and is within sight of the Lucid’s industry-leading 900 V. That lets the Hyundai and Kia slurp electrons at up to a 270-kilowatt rate, when plugged into a 350-kW DC charger. But overachieving charging may be this platform’s technical coup.

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