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Blazer EV price cut, Dodge electric muscle, Rivian R2 and R3: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

Which affordable EV regained its EV tax credit eligibility this week? Rivian used the moment to pause (and delay) plans for its massive Georgia plant to get the R2 to production by early 2025. Range and efficiency take the backstage to performance, and this EV’s gonna make a lot of noise—and maybe vibration.

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Georgia Tech study finds MD electric urban delivery trucks have cost advantages over diesel in some conditions; relative benefits depend on numerous factors

Green Car Congress

Credit: ACS, Lee et al. Researchers at Georgia Tech have compared medium-duty (MD) electric and diesel urban delivery trucks in terms of life-cycle energy consumption, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and total cost of ownership (TCO). They excluded other factors such as insurance, purchase incentives, tax credits, or penalties.

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Top 15 Nissan LEAF markets in US in 2013

Green Car Congress

Georgia has a tax credit worth up to $5,000 for zero-emissions vehicles. Honolulu, with 26 quick chargers, has one of densest charging grids in the US. area, Maryland offers a $1,000 EV tax credit. In Atlanta, Nissan workplace outreach has resulted in more than 100 LEAF sales to Southern Company employees.

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The Complex Calculus of Clean Energy and Zero Emissions

Cars That Think

Jenkins has also helped push Congress to think more seriously about the power grid, releasing a report last year that showed that much of the 43 percent emissions reduction expected by 2030 would be squandered if the United States doesn’t double the pace of transmission upgrades. power-grid transmission.

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First drive in the Kia EV9: The three-row electric SUV many consumers have been waiting for

Baua Electric

I was present at that unveiling and felt early on that if Kia and Hyundai Motor Group could deliver an EV that looked similar, offered maximum interior space, and had above-average range; it would be a home run with consumers… as long as the price was right too. decibel interior at 55 mph (comparable to a Range Rover interior).

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Enable smart charging and vehicle grid integration through solutions such as demand response, and other energy storage and load management strategies. Georgia Power. National Grid. Southern Company: Georgia Power. It will also list current tax credits and incentives applicable to EV charging. General Motors.

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Eco real estate

Electric Auto Association

Georgia had one of the most aggressive tax credit programs in the country back then. I signed-up for the 24-month lease program designed around the credit,” Matos Rogers said, explaining that his husband soon followed his lead with the lease of a 2014 BMW i3. That’s opened up a whole range of possibilities.”

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