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When companies want to sell more of something, they market it. Now, at long last, electric cars are about to get the same treatment.
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In an ideal world, this is how electric-car tax credits should work
The tax reform bill likely to be voted on by the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives retained a number of provisions originally slated to be cut from the tax code. Among them was the federal income-tax credit for purchase of a plug-in electric vehicle. Three carmakers—General Motors...
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New York, New Jersey get serious about electric cars
While parts of the federal government focus on sustaining fossil-fuel energy, numerous states are enacting new policies and programs to boost electric cars. California tends to steal most headlines about electric vehicles and climate-change policy, but two other U.S. states have started to take...
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Why all electric-car owners should follow Formula E racing
In North America and Europe, the old saying—"Win on Sunday, sell on Monday"—probably no longer applies. That is, winning races over the weekend probably does little if anything to boost sales of passenger cars and light trucks, certainly not the way it did in the U.S. in the 1950s and...
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11 things you need to know about Formula E electric-car racing
We've just spent a packed, very hot weekend at the New York City ePrix, the first time the FIA Formula E electric-car racing series has come to the country's media capital. It was our first Formula E race, and like many who follow electric cars, we learned a lot. More than that, we got a better...
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States have battle plan if Trump rolls back fuel-economy, emission rules
The Trump Administration has had a challenging start on numerous fronts, but its work to slash emission rules and eliminate regulations continues. The EPA administrator, climate-science denier Scott Pruitt, has said he isn't "currently" planning to target California's ability to set its own...
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Tesla's five New York state stores could increase four-fold should a new piece of legislation pass the state legislature. The bill calls for an increase "certificates of registration for entities that manufacture or assemble zero-emissions vehicles." In turn, it would "authorize 20 certificates with at least five to be located in certain upstate regions," a potentially major shift beyond Tesla's current five store locations. DON'T MISS: Tesla plans major U.S. expansion of Supercharger fast-charging New York's Assembly Majority Leader, Joseph Morelle (D-Rochester), is the sponsor of the bill...
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NY $2,000 electric-car rebate falls to $500 if it's over $60K; sorry, Tesla
New York State is known for a lack of transparency, backroom dealings, and little public input into the deliberations that lead to legislation produced by its state legislature. So it wasn't too surprising that after Governor Andrew Cuomo announced an electric-car incentive program in April 2016...
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New York state electric-car rebate program to launch this month
New York state has finally issued details on its effort to step up its efforts to promote electric cars. The Empire State is one of eight so-called "ZEV states" that have adopted California emissions standards. But New York does not mandate automakers to sell zero-emission vehicles within its...
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Bollinger Motors promises all-electric off-road 'sport utility truck'
There seems to be no shortage of startups planning to build new battery-electric vehicles from the ground up. While companies like Lucid Motors and Faraday Future are focusing on high-end luxury models, a newer company named Bollinger Motors is taking a different approach. It aims to launch what it...
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Quick Chek convenience store tests Tesla Superchargers in NY's Hudson Valley
Not so long ago, gas stations and convenience stores seemed to be mutually exclusive businesses—you went to one, or you went to the other. Today, many convenience chains only open new locations that also sell gasoline. Many drivers don't know that gas stations work on the smallest of profit...
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Electric cars are great for U.S. suburbs; cities, not so much
New York City is not well suited to electric cars, apparently.
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Air Liquide plans to install hydrogen stations in New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts.
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New York adds electric-car purchase incentives, Minnesota may follow
New York is adding electric-car incentives, and Minnesota may soon follow
Stephen Edelstein -
The Curious Case Of New York's Missing Electric-Car Purchase Incentive
Unlike many of its neighbors, New York has no purchase-rebate program for electric cars.
Stephen Edelstein -
New York City To Deploy Vast Electric-Vehicle Fleet By 2025
New York City wants to electrify roughly 2,000 non-emergency municipal vehicles by 2025.
Stephen Edelstein -
Kia Soul EV Sales Expand Again, To Four Northeast States
The 2016 Kia Soul EV will be offered in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Maryland.
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NYC Mandates Non-Hybrid Nissan 'Taxi Of Tomorrow': Good Thing Or Bad?
After a series of court challenges, New York City finally has a new standard yellow taxi cab. It's not a hybrid, and it's not electric. It's also not particularly fast. But it is by far the best and nicest cab most riders will have seen in decades. DON'T MISS: Nissan NYC 'Taxi Of Tomorrow': Not...
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Tesla is partnering with parking garages to install charging stations in Manhattan.
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NYC's Nissan 'Taxi Of Tomorrow' Plan Upheld By Highest State Court
New York state's highest court upheld plans to standardize the New York City taxi fleet.
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Why Electric Cars Are Rare Outside CA: Arcane 'Travel Provision' Rule
The sparsity of cars with plugs has been one of the biggest frustrations for Northeastern electric-car shoppers and advocates. While California buyers can choose among roughly two dozen different battery-electric and plug-in hybrid offerings, just a handful are available outside the state. And...
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Which Electric Car Dominates Sales In New York State?
More Tesla Model S sedans are registered in New York state than any other electric car.
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Electric 'Vintage Car' Proposed To Replace NYC Horse Carriages: New York Auto Show
Animal rights and electric cars don't usually intersect much, but a long-running New York City battle has produced one of the more unusual electric-car designs shown in public. At the New York Auto Show last week, a very large electric vehicle--effectively a larger-than-life electric scale model of...
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Will NYC's CitiBike Shared Bicycles Get Add-On Electric Power?
ShareRoller is a removable friction-drive motor that could help energize morning commutes.
Stephen Edelstein