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Lightning Systems electric shuttle buses now offered on CALACT purchasing contract

Green Car Congress

Communities throughout California can now purchase all-electric shuttle buses and ADA-equipped vans from Lightning Systems on a new California Association for Coordinated Transportation (CALACT) cooperative purchasing contract. Nonprofits or government agencies can use the new agreement to purchase electric buses once they join CALACT.

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Time To Buy? New Vehicle Inventories And Incentives Are Up

The Truth About Cars

After several years of swelling vehicle prices and tragically lean inventories, the market has reached a point where dealer lots are getting full and consumers are becoming disinclined to go into quite so much debt in order to purchase a new automobile. The bottom line is that consumer trends are showing that U.S.

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Upcoming Changes to the Clean Vehicle Tax Credit Explained

Blink Charging

To encourage clean and energy-efficient vehicle adoption, the United States government has made significant changes to the Clean Vehicle tax credit, to take effect from January 1, 2024. These changes make it easier for drivers to access tax credits when purchasing clean vehicles. What Is the Clean Vehicle Tax Credit?

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This Volkswagen EV Now Comes with Full Tax Credit Benefits

The Truth About Cars

Beginning in 2024, eligible customers will have the option to apply the tax credit directly at the point of sale as a down payment by transferring the credit to participating dealers. In 2023, it ranked as the fifth best-selling EV in the United States, with a sales increase of 84 percent compared to 2022. 4 The 2023 ID.4

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Report: Mercedes Having Tough Time Selling EVs

The Truth About Cars

Citing Edmunds data that shows Mercedes-Benz dealers took an average of 82 days to sell the brand's battery-powered EQ models in September (double BMW's 38-day turnaround rate while also being above the luxury segment average of 57 days), the outlet was hoping to shed some light on the matter. Mercedes is responding to the discontent.

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Report: Mitsubishi Planning Dealer Expansion, More Models for U.S.

The Truth About Cars

Mitsubishi has said it plans to revive the brand in the United States. The stated strategy involves expanding its lineup and retail locations. A few years ago, your author speculated that Toyota would probably be having a good run as there was mounting evidence that Americans couldn’t really afford new automobiles.

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Auto Lobby Wants Input on Government EV Policy Before Changes Are Made

The Truth About Cars

Despite aggressively pushing for all-electric vehicles to supplant combustion models, the United States government seems to have suddenly realized that such a move could have some rather serious unintended consequences. This is nothing new, as U.S. Something similar is happening in regard to EVs.

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