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Will Georgia Kill Its $5,000 Tax Credit For Electric-Car Purchases?

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For Georgia electric-car owners, things aren''t looking too peachy this week. Legislation proposed by Representative Chuck Martin last Thursday night would end the $5,000 electric-vehicle tax credit by April 1, the Atlanta Business Chronicle reports.

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FREYR Battery to site US gigafactory in Georgia; initial investment $1.7B, growing to $2.6B through 2029

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FREYR Battery announced the selection and purchase of a site in Coweta County, Georgia for its planned Giga America battery plant. Additionally, FREYR intends to apply with the US Department of Energy for packages that could include a grant and/or direct loans to assist with the development of Giga America.

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Georgia to take second try at electric-car tax credit after killing first one

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Several years ago, Georgia offered a generous state-tax credit for purchase of a zero-emission vehicle, and its sales of electric cars boomed.

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Fight To Watch: Georgia Plans To Alter Electric-Car Tax Credit

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That''s due to a $5,000 Georgia state tax credit for the purchase of a battery-electric vehicle, which can be used to cut state income-tax liability over one, two, or three years. Over the last two years, the metropolitan Atlanta area has become one of the single best sales regions for the Nissan Leaf electric car.

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Will Georgia's $5,000 Electric-Car Tax Credit Be Axed In 2015?

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Early this year, we wrote about efforts in the Georgia state legislature to kill the state''s $5,000 income-tax credit for purchasing a battery-electric vehicle. While this.'

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Alpharetta, GA PD pitches Tesla Model Y patrol and admin fleet

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The Alpharetta, Georgia Police Department has pitched the idea of using Teslas as patrol and administrative vehicles. to purchase four Tesla Model Y units that are equipped for police use by Tesla tuner Unplugged Performance’s UP.FIT unit. Major Lindgren asked the council to consider a budget of $349,910.70

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Georgia Electric-Car Sales Plummet After Incentive Replaced By Tax

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Electric-car buyers in Georgia have seen their prospects change dramatically over the past few months. The Peach State previously had one of the most generous incentive programs for new electric-car purchases, offering up to $5,000 in income-tax credits to electric-car buyers.

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