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Latest (4/9/2023) Official EV Tax Incentives USA

Latest (4/9/2023) Official EV Tax Incentives USA

Get a tax credit of up to $7,500 for new vehicles purchased in or after 2023! Get a credit of up to $4,000 for used vehicles purchased from a dealer for $25,000 or less! The amount equals 30% of purchased price, with a maximum credit of $4,000. Other requirements apply. ... Continue reading

2024 BMW i5 In Final Testing

2024 BMW i5 In Final Testing

Fine-tuning of all suspension control and driver assistance systems continues at Miramas test center. Innovative Vertical Dynamics Management enhances handling and ride comfort. ... Continue reading

General Motors and Samsung SDI Plan to Expand U.S. Battery Cell Manufacturing

General Motors and Samsung SDI Plan to Expand U.S. Battery Cell Manufacturing

DETROIT and SEOUL — General Motors Co. and Samsung SDI announced today they plan to invest more than $3 billion to build a new battery cell manufacturing plant in the United States that is targeted to begin operations in 2026. ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motor Group and SK On to Establish EV Battery Cell Production Joint Venture in US

Hyundai Motor Group and SK On to Establish EV Battery Cell Production Joint Venture in US

Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) today announced its plans to set up an electric vehicle (EV) battery cell production joint venture in the US with partner SK On. The Group affiliates Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation and Hyundai Mobis each approved the plan at their respective board meetings today. ... Continue reading

Hyundai Continues Partnership with Children's Hospital Los Angeles to Promote Child Passenger and Pedestrian Safety

Hyundai Continues Partnership with Children's Hospital Los Angeles to Promote Child Passenger and Pedestrian Safety

Hyundai Motor America announced the continuation of its partnership with Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), donating $150,000 to the Injury Prevention Program in support of child passenger and pedestrian safety. Hyundai’s donation will allow CHLA to host more car seat check events and another LA Street Smarts ... Continue reading

Sodium-Ion Batteries: From Research to Commercialization, Reports IDTechEx

Sodium-Ion Batteries: From Research to Commercialization, Reports IDTechEx

BOSTON, April 24, 2023 -- Among the existing energy storage technologies, lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have unmatched energy density and versatility. Since their first commercialization, the growth in LIBs has been driven by portable devices. ... Continue reading

New Study: Can EVs Compete with Gas Cars Traveling Iconic American Road Trips

New Study: Can EVs Compete with Gas Cars Traveling Iconic American Road Trips

AUSTIN, Texas, April 24, 2023 -- The latest study by Upgraded Points sets gas cars against electric vehicles to see which vehicle is truly the most economical on five American road trips. Examining the time and fuel costs along iconic trails like Route 66 and California 1, the study offered a variety of insights while ... Continue reading

Lithium for Electric Vehicles and Renewable Energy

Lithium for Electric Vehicles and Renewable Energy

FinancialNewsMedia.com News Commentary PALM BEACH, Fla., April 24, 2023 -- North America needs to race to find new supplies and production of lithium as automakers ramp up manufacturing of electric vehicles and demand grows for renewable energy options. Lithium is used in electric car batteries because it is lightweigh ... Continue reading

Porsche Shows New Cayenne in Shanghai

Porsche Shows New Cayenne in Shanghai

Porsche has fundamentally overhauled the third generation of the Cayenne with comprehensive changes to the powertrain, chassis, design and equipment. This has further extended not only on-road and off-road performance, but also luxurious everyday comfort. ... Continue reading

Maseratti Diventa Elettrico

Maseratti Diventa Elettrico

Maserati Goes Electric at the 2023 Shanghai Auto Show The Trident introduces its first fully-electric SUV Grecale Folgore to the world and presents its new iconic GranTurismo to the Asian Market Shanghai, China – April 19, 2023 – The 2023 Shanghai Auto Show is opening its doors for an electrifying new edition and M ... Continue reading

Size Matters: 2022 New Electric Vehicle Registrations Top 10 Are Models with Long Ranges

Size Matters: 2022 New Electric Vehicle Registrations Top 10 Are Models with Long Ranges

The Tesla Model Y and Model 3 dominated the list of new all-electric vehicle (EV) registrations in 2022. All but two of the top 10 models featured ranges of 300 miles or more, with the lowest model range being 247 miles. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrapup April 16-22, 2023

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrapup April 16-22, 2023

The Auto Channel's "take" on this past week's automotive news, condensed into easy to digest news Nuggets. ... Continue reading

EV Transition Explained - IEEE

EV Transition Explained - IEEE

An important, and well-written analysis ... Continue reading

Increasing Inventory and Shopper Walkouts results In Lower Buyer Costs Of Dealer's Dream Priced Vehicles

Increasing Inventory and Shopper Walkouts results In Lower Buyer Costs Of Dealer's Dream Priced Vehicles

Detroit MI April 20, 2023; The AIADA newsletter reported that the average price that Americans pay for new vehicles has climbed steadily – and disconcertingly for many consumers. But last month, something noteworthy happened: A trend was broken when the average amount paid for a new vehicle fell below the sticker pri ... Continue reading

Toyota Puts Its Money Where Its Mouth Is, Makes New Investment In "Motorist CHOICE Is The Future"

Toyota Puts Its Money Where Its Mouth Is, Makes New Investment In "Motorist CHOICE Is The Future"

American Car Makers (Land of Ethanol) Disregards Opportunity And Sticks With Battery Vehicles. ... Continue reading

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