So, reportedly, the plan for how Republicans will kill the $7,500 tax credit for electric vehicles is this: 180 days after the budget bill is passed into law, the EV tax credit will go away. Additionally, the tax credit for leased EVs will be eliminated immediately for cars produced outside … [continued]
If the Republican-dominated House of Representatives has its way, the Inflation Reduction Act will die a slow and impactful death. Cuts to the Inflation Reduction Act will take the wind out of the Biden–Harris administration’s clean energy plans, as popular programs like incentives for solar panels and electric vehicles will … [continued]
Global EV sales continued to increase in 2024, though 2025 could be a work in progress the US after President Biden leaves office on January 20.
Originally published on the World Resources Institute. By John Feldmann, Devashree Saha, and Rajat Shrestha Under the Biden administration’s infrastructure plan, tax credits for clean energy and technologies are expected to play an important role in achieving a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. The Clean Energy for America Act, introduced by Senator … [continued]
In this article, I’ll go over the 4 real reasons to buy a Tesla now. The fifth one is just that they are fun to drive and who wants to wait? In summary, those 4 reasons are:
By all accounts, Teslas are technological marvels, safe, dependable, and fun to drive. But cheap? Well, there’s no question that an EV will save you money on fuel and maintenance compared to a legacy vehicle. And a Tesla isn’t a particularly expensive vehicle if your alternative is a BMW, a Mercedes, or an Audi, the brands to which the Californian EV is usually compared.
Tesla has unexpectedly dropped a “Mid Range” battery option into its Model 3 variants, officially the Tesla Model 3 Mid Range Rear-Wheel Drive, priced competitively and still offering great real-world driving range.
The additional good news is that this variant has expected delivery dates of 6–10 weeks, meaning that early signups should still receive the full US federal tax credit.
A Tesla spokesperson today officially confirmed to CleanTechnica that the company had sold and delivered 200,000 electric vehicles in the US. GM also gave us an exclusive update on its timeline and lobbying work.
With Elon Musk’s mini-tweetstorm Sunday night, July 2, several things became more clear (sort of) in the world of electric vehicles (EVs).
We can now estimate Model 3 production for the rest of 2017 — which also gets us closer to a reasonably accurate estimate of when Tesla will reach 200,000 units delivered in the US.
In attempt to get ahead of the thousands of inevitably repeat questions current and potential Tesla Model 3 reservation holders will ask, Tesla went ahead and posted a FAQ sheet for Model 3 reservations. While it doesn’t reveal much that we didn’t know already, it sheds light on a few … [continued]
