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Ford is pricing the new C-MAX Energi—expected to offer 15 class-exclusive features, a 550-mile (885 km) total range and more than 20 miles (32 km) of electric-only range ( earlier post )—at $33,745. Its eligibility for a $3,750 federal taxcredit drops that to $29,995.
introduced the latest in a series of discussion drafts to overhaul the US tax code. This new staff discussion draft focuses energy tax policy on stimulating domestic, clean production of electricity and transportation fuels, which account for 68% of energy consumed in the US. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.)
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is inviting consumers to share comments on the electric vehicle taxcredit qualifications. Tesla and electric vehicle supporters have been vocal about the Inflation Reduction Act’s qualified cars for the EV incentive. Credit: IRS. Comments can be submitted by mail or email.
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This is because among Tesla’s current Model 3 lineup, only the new Model 3 Performance qualifies for the $7,500 federal taxcredit. With the federal taxcredit and estimated gas savings in place, the upgraded Model 3 Performance becomes more affordable than the mid-tier Model 3 Long Range Dual Motor AWD variant.
You may be wondering what is an electric car federal taxcredit. The US government provides people incentives to switch from gas to electric cars and will give you up to a $7,500 taxcredit to make the change.
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 taxcredits issued between 2006 and 2012—e.g., Electric Vehicle Credit. Electric Vehicle Credit. Source: Borenstein and Davis.
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Additionally, the IRA could actually receive enough votes to pass, but not without potentially several significant changes — including to some of the EV taxcredit requirements. By my initial analysis, those two provisions would disqualify roughly 70% of all EVs from the taxcredit. or by its free-trade partners.
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The Electrification Coalition released two case studies outlining how two cities— Houston, Texas and Loveland, Colorado —are saving money by using electric vehicles (EVs) in their vehicle fleets. In 2010, the city converted 15 Toyota Prius hybrids to plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). Earlier post.).
When I read the beginning of Carolyn Fortuna’s article a few days ago about the US taxcredit for EVs being at risk and why now is the time to jump in and buy an electric car, it hit me again that most people don’t realize how much more convenient. appeared first on CleanTechnica.
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Electric vehicles (EVs) have become a political lightning rod. One popular disinformation theme is that there is a federal mandate requiring everyone to ditch their gas burner and switch to an EV. One popular disinformation theme is that there is a federal mandate requiring everyone to ditch their gas burner and switch to an EV.
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Continue efforts to decarbonize the economy, with emphasis on the electricity sector. Key recommended steps here are: Support continuing expansion of shale-gas production, ensuring that environmental impacts of production and transport do not curtail the potential of this approach.
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