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Tax credits and gasoline prices necessary for various electric vehicles to be cost-competitive with conventional vehicles at 2011 vehicle prices. That finding takes into account both the higher purchase price of an electric vehicle and the lower fuel costs over the vehicle’s life. Source: CBO. Click to enlarge. billion through 2019.
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million in funding for state programs that will improve public health by helping to clean up California’s fleet of cars, trucks and buses. million to help California consumers purchase plug-in hybrid and zero-emission cars and light trucks. The California Air Resources Board (ARB) announced an additional $72.5
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to purchase four Tesla Model Y units that are equipped for police use by Tesla tuner Unplugged Performance’s UP.FIT unit. Before tax credits are applied, Tesla patrol units in the police department’s pitch would cost $80,744, while the vehicles that would be used for administrative duties would cost $59,722.
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