Tax credits that should boost demand for electric delivery vehicles are just days away.
Category: Electric
EV tax credit leases, cold-weather charging, PHEVs not plugged in: Today’s Car News
The EV tax credit continues to take form, and it may mean cheaper leases. Washington and Oregon join California in banning EV-only cars by 2035. EV drivers are charging more in the winter, but are plug-in hybrid drivers charging often enough? And what can we see in all of our past Best Car To Buy winners? This and more as we wrap up some holiday time, here...
Tesla May Come Close To Its 50% Delivery Growth Guidance In US
Despite mounting obstacles, Tesla still aims to deliver 50% more EVs than it did in 2021, and some experts say it may pull it off.
DOE To Propose Efficient Transformer Rules
One of the big “gotchas” anti-EV people will try to pull in an argument is that power is lost as it’s transmitted through the grid. People who don’t understand the argument at all usually fail from the beginning, trying to include thermal losses at combustion power plants. This argument doesn’t apply to most renewables, and […]
BYD Atto 3 Review
BYD Atto 3 — Intro This BYD Atto 3 review is about the export version of China’s BYD Yuan Plus. BYD is a Chinese conglomerate that started out as a battery maker. It diversified into carmaking, and when the EV revolution started, BYD was among the first to convert some of its fossil fuel vehicles […]
EV tax credit loophole may cut lease payments for EVs made overseas
The U.S. Treasury Department confirmed Thursday that buyers can effectively bypass both the American final assembly and critical-mineral requirements for electric vehicles—if those EVs are leased. That means, according to Reuters, starting Jan. 1, automakers selling EVs with final assembly outside the U.S. may be eligible for a tax credit of...
New EV tax credits OK for leased vehicles, fed guidance says
Some automakers had requested a loose interpretation of commercial vehicles, broadening the number of vehicles that qualify for new EV credits.
Faction Starts Driverless Deliveries in San Francisco Bay Area
The driverless technology startup uses electric vehicles based on three-wheel EV platforms from Arcimoto and ElectraMeccanica.
Ram reveals the name for its electric truck set to compete with Ford Lightning, Silverado EV
Ram’s electric truck is set to debut in less than a week, and up until recently, it wasn’t exactly clear...
Renewable Power’s Growth Is Being Accelerated As Countries Seek To Strengthen Energy Security
The global energy crisis has given renewable energy a historic boost, with the world on track to add as much renewable energy in the next five years as it did in the previous twenty. According to a new report from the IEA, the global energy crisis is causing a sharp acceleration in the installation of […]