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CA Bill To Cut Sales-Tax, License Fees On Electric, Alt-Fuel Cars
Today, electric cars and other vehicles that run on alternative fuels simply cost more. That's a fact. Now a new bill introduced in the California Assembly aims to trim a bit more off the costs of buying and registering these cars by reducing their assessed value. The brainchild of Assemblyman Al...
Forget Free Gas: 2012 Coda Sedan Comes With Free Electricity
How many times have you gone car shopping to hear the salesman promise to give you free gas for a few weeks or months as a deal sweetener? In the days of $4-a-gallon... October 17, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 7
High Gas Prices, High Incentives Boost Electric Car Sales In CA
If you drive a regular gasoline car in California, you’ll know that the past week has been far from easy, with gas prices peaking at over $5 a gallon in places. But... October 12, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 11
Incentives Good For Chevy, Volt Customers, And Dealers, Says Industry Reporter
Last month, Chevrolet sold a record-breaking 2,831 of its Volt plug-in hybrids, making it the top-selling plug-in car in the U.S. to date. No doubt helped by its recent... September 20, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 6
How Can China Boost Hybrid Sales? Guangzhou City Offers Cash
Several years ago, you could get a Federal tax credit for buying a hybrid-electric vehicle. That program has ended. Several manufacturers--Toyota, Honda, and Ford among... August 16, 2012 by John Voelcker 7
It's Tax Time: Have You Filed For Your Green-Car Credits?
One month from today, your 2011 Federal and state tax returns will be due. (It would have been a month from yesterday, but April 15 falls on a Sunday this year.) So consider... March 16, 2012 by John Voelcker 4
Obama: Add Rebates On Natural-Gas Cars, Oil Is 'Fuel Of Past'
Continuing his efforts to reduce U.S. dependence on imported oil, President Barack Obama yesterday proposed expanding tax credits now offered to buyers of plug-in cars to... March 8, 2012 by John Voelcker 20
What Makes A Town Electric Car Friendly? We Find Out
It’s no secret that some parts of the U.S are more electric-car friendly than others, but what makes a certain town a better place to own an electric car than others?... February 28, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 6
Indiana Think Electric-Car Plant Stilled, Owners Quiet On Future
A year ago, we visited the Think electric-car plant in Elkhart, Indiana. At the time, several dozen workers were turning out a trickle of Think City electric vehicles... February 6, 2012 by John Voelcker 5
If You Want To Attack The Volt, Try To Get Your Math Right
Few things seem to set off a certain part of the political spectrum like the Chevrolet Volt, the extended-range electric car from General Motors. It's been on sale exactly... December 23, 2011 by John Voelcker 31
China Wants Volt's Electric-Car Secrets; GM Says No; Tug Of War Ensues
It's been the official policy of the Chinese government-industrial complex for a while now that the country wants to dominate the electric-car business. While only a handful... September 8, 2011 by John Voelcker 8
Chicago Will Get Nissan Leaf Early Because It Loves Electric Cars
The City of Chicago has put so much time and money into supporting electric cars that Nissan has decided to reward Illinois by moving forward the planned Chicago launch of... August 26, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 4
Breathe Easy, Californians: Electric-Car Rebates Survive, Cut To $2,500
It came down to the wire, but in the end, California's program of purchase rebates for buyers of qualifying plug-in electric cars has survived the state's grim budget crisis... July 25, 2011 by John Voelcker
Electric Car Purchase Incentives? They’re Normal in Normal
While the federal government has a blanket $7,500 tax credit available for anyone who purchases an eligible electric ca, each state is at liberty to apply its own incentives... July 6, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
Daimler CEO: 1 Million Electric Cars in Germany by 2020? Not Likely
It may only be two weeks since Germany’s Chancellor Merkel announced that her government would help bring 1 million plug-in vehicles to the roads of Germany by 2020 but... May 31, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 10
Germany Aims To Lead Electric Car Revolution, Doubles Funding
You may think that China is already on its way to becoming the world’s electric car leader thanks to its extremely large potential consumer market and industrial... May 17, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 2
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