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

Green Car Reports

The point-of-sale EV tax credit is very popular. 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. Porsche adds thousands of chargers to its app. And are plug-in hybrids potentially adding to future oil demand?

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Senate Finance Committee Approves $12,500 EV Tax Credit Bill

The Truth About Cars

On Wednesday, the Senate Finance Committee advanced the Clean Energy for America Act making a few tweaks from earlier proposals. Changes include raising the federal EV tax rebate ceiling to $12,500 and opening the door for automakers who already exhausted their production quotas.

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Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Bill From US Senate Finance Committee Looks Great

CleanTechnica EVs

The US Senate Finance Committee has put forth a bill to extend and strongly improve the US federal EV tax credit.

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Tesla Model 3 Long Range costs $3,200 more to finance than last week

Electrek

Tesla scrapped promotional financing on the Model 3 Long Range this week after it became eligible for the $7,500 federal tax credit.

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Electric car US tax credit proposed to $12,500, less for Tesla vehicles

Electrek

A new bill to reform the federal electric car tax incentive in the US has passed the US Senate Finance Committee. It includes increasing the electric vehicle tax credit to up to $12,500, but it was expertly crafted to give less to Tesla vehicle buyers.

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Biofuel and Ag organizations call for accountable life cycle analysis for SAF tax credits, DOE to lead

Green Car Congress

In an effort to decarbonize transportation and reduce aviation emissions, Congress is considering new legislation to establish a tax credit to promote and develop robust domestic SAF production. We urge you to make the US Department of Energy (DOE) the lead agency in establishing a regularly updated LCA for any SAF credit.

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Fisker Ocean electric SUV starts at $37,499, pre-tax credit; leases for $379/mo

Green Car Congress

After the US federal tax credit is applied, the cost of the Fisker Ocean drops to a starting price of US$29,999 (US). Fisker will also offer a “$0 drive off” option through a fully financed $2,999 down payment for credit-approved customers. Fisker is pricing its new Ocean electric SUV with an MSRP of US $37,499.