Green Car Reports

JANUARY 1, 2023

In the months even before we knew some used plug-in hybrids would be eligible for a $4,000 used EV tax credit, market interest in plug-in hybrids was on the rise, according to a recent pricing analysis.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 21, 2022

Some shoppers for electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids are encountering severe sticker shock this weekend in monthly lease numbers. That’s because versus just a few days ago, a vast swath of EV and PHEV models are no longer eligible for the federal EV tax credit—now known as the Clean Vehicle Credit.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 6, 2023

Ford on Wednesday confirmed that the F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck and Lincoln Aviator Grand Touring plug-in hybrid SUV will be eligible for the full $7,500 federal tax credit going forward, while all of its other current EVs and plug-in hybrids will be eligible for smaller amounts. Treasury.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 2, 2024

The list of electric vehicles qualified for the EV tax credit in calendar year 2024 has been released. And as expected, it’s very short. Noteworthy Tesla omissions include most of the Model 3 lineup (the Performance version is the only one that now qualifies), as well as the entire Model S lineup.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 2, 2022

It appears that sales of Toyota’s plug-in models in recent months were enough to trigger the automaker’s phaseout period for the federal EV tax credit this past quarter—leaving buyers less than nine months to buy a vehicle like the BZ4X electric car or RAV4 Prime plug-in hybrid and be able to claim the full $7,500 amount.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2020

Audi is pricing its 2020 A8 TFSI e plug-in hybrid with a MSRP of $94,000 in the US. Joining the flagship sedan model line, the Audi A8 TFSI e serves as the first plug-in hybrid variant of the A8. Audi anticipates that customers purchasing the 2020 Audi A8 TFSI e will be eligible for a federal tax credit of up to $6,795.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 13, 2024

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

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The Hyundai Tucson Plug-In Hybrid beats the RAV4 Prime on affordability. And controversy swirls over a boost being given to unions as part of the EV tax credit. A revamped version of the federal EV tax credit, lifting the. BMW is sitting out the race for more mass-market EV range. We help break down why.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 29, 2022

Congress appears close to passing a long-awaited extension—and expansion—of the federal EV tax credit. If passed.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 11, 2018

Fears that Congress would kill the federal tax credit for purchase of a plug-in electric car were laid to rest in December when that incentive survived the $1.5 billion tax-cut bill.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 1, 2013

8) passed by the US Senate on New Year’s Day by a vote of 89 - 8 to avoid the across-the-board increase in taxes currently called for by the “fiscal cliff” are a number for energy tax benefits. The Sections are: Credit for energy-efficient existing homes is extended to 31 December 2013. Algae is treated as a qualified feedstock.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 3, 2023

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is inviting consumers to share comments on the electric vehicle tax credit qualifications. Those vehicles are classified as electric vehicles because they are plug-in hybrid EVs. In December, the IRS announced the vehicles that qualified for the 2023 EV tax credit. Credit: IRS.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2015

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 tax credits issued between 2006 and 2012—e.g., Electric Vehicle Credit. Average credit per tax return, by income level. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Members of the lame-duck Congress all got letters on their desks Tuesday stating why the electric-car tax credit should be revised and extended.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 6, 2022

And if you want to take full advantage of the EV tax credit on Toyota and Lexus plug-in models, make plans now. It’s time to put money down if you want to be one of the first with a Fisker Ocean. Could a boost to the LFP chemistry heighten its popularity? This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2014

Although sales of plug-in vehicles (plug-in hybrid-electric and battery-electric vehicles, collectively PEVs) in the US climbed more than 80% in 2013 to more than 96,000 units (Tesla has not yet released its final figures) from 52,835 units in 2012 EDTA ), the 2013 results still reflect a meagre new light-duty vehicle market share of ~0.6%

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 14, 2022

Although an attempted expansion of the federal EV tax credit has failed—multiple times, in recent years—in a renewed effort, automakers are asking Congress to please try again.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 27, 2023

car dealerships have not registered to begin offering the federal EV tax credit at the point of sale when that option becomes available Jan. More than 7,000 dealerships have registered with the IRS to offer tax credits of up to $7,500 as point-of-sale rebates, the U.S. Treasury Department said Friday.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 29, 2022

The EV tax credit continues to take form, and it may mean cheaper leases. EV drivers are charging more in the winter, but are plug-in hybrid drivers charging often enough? Washington and Oregon join California in banning EV-only cars by 2035. And what can we see in all of our past Best Car To Buy winners?

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 10, 2021

Pricing for the 2022 Hyundai Santa Fe Plug-In Hybrid will start at $40,535 (including destination) for the base SEL Convenience trim level, according to CarsDirect, which pulled the information from a recent order guide.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Overview of the C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid. Ford began production of the 2013 C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid vehicle ( earlier post ) at Michigan Assembly in October, and the vehicles are heading for showrooms. Starting MSRP is $29,995 (after a federal tax credit). Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2012

Federal subsidies and policies to encourage plug-in vehicle adoption would produce more benefits at lower cost by targeting the purchase of vehicles with small battery packs, according to Jeremy J. Current federal policy is weighted toward plug-in with larger battery packs. The Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid with a 4.4

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2014

A study by researchers at the Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis finds that buyers of plug-in vehicles (PEVs) are substantially less satisfied with the dealer purchase experience than buyers of conventional vehicles—with the notable exception of Tesla buyers. In some cases, dealers outright discouraged PEV purchases.

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Blink Charging

JANUARY 11, 2024

The latest Clean Vehicle Tax Credits can be applied to the purchase of a new or used EV at the point of sale as of January 1, 2024. The Clean Vehicle Tax Credit for new EVs is worth up to $7,500 and the Previously Owned Clean Vehicle Tax Credit is worth up to $4,000.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2021

Trailhead chargers coincide with launch of 2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid and will support future electrified Jeep vehicles. Prices exclude the available $7,500 federal tax credit, any additional eligible state and local credits, and $1,495 destination charges.

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InsideEVs

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The $7,500 tax credit for plug-in car purchases is changing again in 2024. Some vehicles are on the chopping block.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 17, 2022

Pricing for the Kia Sportage Plug-in Hybrid has been released—just in the nick of time for buyers of this model to no longer qualify for the federal EV tax credit. The 2023 Kia Sportage PHEV will start at $39,785, including a destination charge of $1,295.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 7, 2023

Base Standard Range versions of the Model 3 are eligible for more EV tax credit money than they were last week. Plug-in hybrid drivers likely aren’t plugging in as much as the EPA has been assuming. And the Volvo EX30 EV aims for the $35,000 mark from the start. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 27, 2019

The possibility of an extension for the $7,500 federal EV tax credit has recently intensified lobbying efforts in Washington D.C.—and —and pitted the efforts of the auto industry soundly against those of the oil and gas industry. So reports the Washington Post.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has rated the overall range for Ford’s plug-in hybrid C-MAX Energi at 620 miles (998 km). The Toyota Prius plug-in trails the C-MAX Energi by 80 miles at 540 miles of overall range, and the Chevrolet Volt comes in third at 380 miles.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 29, 2025

Many have announced a walk-back of lofty electrification goals, including Ford and General Motors, which have delayed or canceled some EV models in favor of more affordable hybrids and plug-in hybrids. Even without tariffs, the new administration has promised to kill the federal EV tax credits, which many automakers relied on to drive sales.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 29, 2019

Consumers have less than three days to buy a plug-in Chevy Volt or Bolt EV from GM and still qualify for the full $7,500 federal tax. Nor does GM have any plans to cut prices after the tax cut expires on Monday, as Tesla did with its cars after the tax credit.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 29, 2022

EV tax credit. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced the vehicles that qualify for the 2023 EV tax credit. federal tax credit includes EVs made by fourteen manufacturers. 2022-2023 Ford Escape Plug-In Hybrid. Tesla, Volkswagen, and several other EV manufacturers qualify for the new 2023 U.S.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 14, 2023

Consumers have a new resource for finding plug-in electric and fuel cell vehicle tax credits. Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have developed an online resource to help consumers understand the electric vehicle tax credits available […]

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EV Adoption

AUGUST 18, 2021

Arguably the biggest flaw in the Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicle Credit ( IRC 30D ) regulations is the triggering of a phaseout schedule of the tax credit when a manufacturer sells 200,000 total EVs (BEV and PHEV). Elimination of the Manufacturer 200,000 EVs Sold Phaseout Threshold.

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EV Adoption

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

For electric vehicle observers, the legislation contains two key provisions: The first would extend the tax credit to automakers who already reached the current phaseout level of 200,000 EVs sold with another 400,000 vehicles, but with a reduction to $7,000 from the current maximum $7,500 credit. Chart Source: EV Volumes.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2013

Chevrolet announced a low-mileage lease on the new 2014 Spark EV 1LT ( earlier post ) for as low as $199 per month for 36 months, with $999 due at lease signing including security deposit (tax, title, license dealer fees extra), making the vehicle one of the most affordable EVs on the market.

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