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Financial and other incentives are widely viewed as a good way to kickstart the adoption of new green vehicles, largely to compensate for their higher prices against conventional gasoline cars. But just as Toyota is building up to next fall's launch of its 2016 Mirai hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle in the U.S. market, a key tax incentive will expire at the end of this month--unless it's renewed by Congress. DON'T MISS: 2016 Toyota Mirai Fuel-Cell Car At Los Angeles Auto Show (Video) The purchase of a plug-in electric car provides a Federal income-tax credit of $2,500 to $7,500 for the owner...
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Washington State To Give Electric Cars Tax Breaks, Carpool-Lane Access?
Washington's governor wants to provide more incentives for electric cars.
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The Netherlands: Well-Suited To Electric Cars, And Eager To Have More
Dutch tax incentives are helping the country meet a goal of having 200,000 electric cars on its roads by 2020.
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Beijing's Privileged Electric-Car Registrations Fail To Attract Interest
A lottery prioritizing electric-car purchases failed to produce the desired results.
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Want $24,800 In Incentives To Drive Electric Cars? Head For Korea
Seoul will offer big incentives to buyers of electric cars from four manufacturers, and companies that install charging stations on their property.
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As Gas Gets Cheaper, Ford Ups Incentives On Smaller, More Efficient Cars
Ford is offering dealers a bonus if they increase sales of certain models.
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The Tesla Model S electric luxury sedan has now been on sale in China for six months, but it recently received a major sales incentive from local officials in Shanghai. That city's municipal government has ruled that Tesla buyers will be exempted from paying the $12,000 registration fee required to obtain license plates. DON'T MISS: Tesla In China: Promised Land, Huge Risks...Or Both? (Jul 2013) According to Bloomberg, a Shanghai city official said that 400 Tesla buyers have already received the free plates. A number of large and fast-growing Chinese cities have severely restricted the number...
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Brazil's Green-Car Incentive Surprise: Electrics, Plug-In Hybrids Omitted
Brazil unveiled a green-car incentive program for which only hybrid cars qualify.
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BMW i3 Electric-Car Incentives: Highest On The Battery-Only Model
In just five months, more than 3,100 BMW i3 electric cars have been delivered to U.S. buyers. That's a fast pace out of the box, and it indicates that BMW is serious about plug-in electric cars in a way that many other major automakers aren't. But to keep that pace going may require what car...
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Belatedly, Germany Follows California, Offers Electric-Car Incentives
Germany will offer electric-car drivers free parking and access to bus lanes.
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Six California Electric-Car Bills Signed By Governor Brown
Governor Jerry Brown marked National Drive Electric week by signing six electric-car bills.
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Feds Should Boost Electric-Car Incentives: Harry Reid, Nevada Senator
Today, most plug-in electric car buyers qualify for a Federal income-tax credit of $2,500 to $7,500--but Senator Harry Reid thinks those incentives should be expanded. He proposes to overcome one challenge with that incentive: Buyers must wait up to 15 months to realize the benefit, which they...
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In February, the Canadian province of British Columbia became one of few areas of the world to allow its plug-in electric vehicle purchase incentives to expire. The cause was simple: The initial allocation of funds ran out, and the incentive was not renewed with further funding. Five months of vehicle registration data later, electric-car advocates can estimate how the expiration of incentives impacted plug-in sales. DON'T MISS: Plug-in Electric Car Sales in Canada, Aug 2014: Vive Le Volt We can compare British Columbia sales figures with those of Ontario and Quebec, two provinces that have...
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China Adds Even More Electric-Car Incentives--Mostly For Local Brands
China will add electric-car tax breaks, but only for certain models.
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CA Clean-Air Initiative: Cash In A Clunker, Buy An Electric Car
California has been a world pioneer for decades in reducing vehicle emissions, including its 20-year effort to get significant numbers of zero-emission vehicles on the roads. It's also had intermittent programs to encourage the trade-in of older cars that qualify as "gross emitters" for newer and...
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'Tesla Hunger Games': Are States In 'Race To Bottom' For Gigafactory?
Analysts criticize the competition for Tesla's battery Gigafactory.
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First 2014 Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive Sold Last Month
Last month, 41 Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive hatchbacks were delivered to their owners, marking the first month of sales for the first battery-electric vehicle from the German luxury maker. The official first buyer, Kim Price, lives south of Los Angeles in Mission Viego; she's been a...
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Income Cap Coming For CA Electric-Car Rebate, Tesla Most Vulnerable?
California may put an income cap on its electric-car tax rebate.
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What kind of taxis do you ride in? Battered old Crown Vics? High-mileage Toyota Priuses or Ford Escape Hybrids? Our bet is that unless you've recently spent some time in Norway, you haven't ridden in a Tesla taxi. DON'T MISS: Envy The Man Who Owns Seven Tesla Electric Cars (In Norway) Given that country's huge incentives for purchasing and operating battery-electric cars, perhaps the luxury sedan was a natural. It's a five-door hatchback, making it easier to stow even large items or multiple suitcases on airport runs. ALSO SEE: Nissan Leaf Fleet Joins London's Electric Taxi Ranks It's smooth...
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Will Georgia's $5,000 Electric-Car Tax Credit Be Axed In 2015?
Early this year, we wrote about efforts in the Georgia state legislature to kill the state's $5,000 income-tax credit for purchasing a battery-electric vehicle. Among the most generous state incentives in the nation, Georgia's credit has put the metropolitan Atlanta area among the top areas where...
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California Puts Its Electric-Car Owner Survey Info Online
California surveyed applicants for the state electric-car incentive program, and will put the results online.
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Atlanta's Success In Electric-Car Sales Highlights Incentives Role
Georgia's $5,000 tax credit and local incentives have made Atlanta an electric-car haven.
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Eight-State Plan To Boost Electric Cars In Northeast, CA: More Details
Eight states plan to put 3.3 million zero-emission vehicles on their roads by 2025.
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BMW i3 REx Range-Extended Electric: No NJ Sales-Tax Exemption, Costing Owners Extra $3,000-Plus
Electric cars enjoy many incentives, from tax credits and purchase rebates through carpool-lane access, to encourage buyers to give them a try. But the range-extended model of the BMW i3 electric car turns out not to qualify for a state exemption from New Jersey's new-car sales tax--despite at...
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