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Canada’s Budget 2022 calls for C$3.8B to launch Critical Minerals Strategy

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billion (US$3 billion) to implement Canada’s first Critical Minerals Strategy to capitalize on a growing need for the minerals used in everything from phones to electric cars. billion) in funding to make zero-emission vehicles more affordable and to build a national network of charging stations. Among its measures is up to C$3.8

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60% of $18B in US clean energy tax credits 2006-2012 went to top 20% by income; 90% in the plug-in program

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A working paper by a team at the Energy Institute at Haas, University of California, Berkeley, has found that 60% of the $18 billion in US federal income clean energy tax credits issued between 2006 and 2012—e.g., Electric Vehicle Credit. Average credit per tax return, by income level. billion (19.3%).

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NY state launces series of initiatives to encourage adoption of EVs

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initiative, which encourages electric car adoption as it brings the state closer to its goal of installing at least 10,000 charging stations by the end of 2021. To date, more than 11,000 rebates have been approved for New Yorkers to purchase electric cars. Kennedy International Airport and five major cities.

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Georgia Advocates Ask Legislature To Keep Electric-Car Tax Benefit

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Today, Georgia is among the best places in the country to buy an electric vehicle. Its electric-vehicle tax credit of $5,000 is among the highest offered by any state, and makes buying a battery-electric vehicle much more affordable.

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A Kia EV3 Built In Mexico Could Be A Sub-$30,000 Electric Car

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But Mexico is a possibility, which would unlock tax credits to make it even more affordable. Kia won't say where the EV3 will be built.

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Report: Tesla To Build Fabled Affordable Electric Car in Germany

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New reports state that Tesla is working toward an affordable EV model and note that it will produce the vehicles at its German location near Berlin. The report noted that Tesla plans to build a car with a 25,000-Euro starting price, or just shy of $27,000. We’re back here again.

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Feature: Bridging the EV Affordability Gap

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The number of plug-in electric cars nearly doubled from 40 to more than 70 vehicles this year, including attractive SUV crossovers in the $40,000 range like the Ford Mustang Mach-E and the Volkswagen ID4. Rebates & Tax Credits Don’t Help Most Americans. How Incentives & FinTech Can Get You In an EV.