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Electric car US tax credit proposed to $12,500, less for Tesla vehicles

A new bill to reform the federal electric car tax incentive in the US has passed the US Senate Finance Committee. It includes increasing the electric vehicle tax credit to up to $12,500, but it was expertly crafted to give less to Tesla vehicle buyers. Ever since the Biden administration took over, there have been several legislative efforts to reform the US electric vehicle incentive…
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Taycan Cross Turismo Turbo first drive: The best $2,600 upgrade Porsche has ever offered

Porsche hooked us up with a gorgeous blue Taycan Cross Turismo ‘Turbo’ for the better part of 24 hours last week so we could get a feel of the lust-worthy variant of the popular Taycan EV. For a short time, I was the envy of the suburbs… The Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo is the slightly “station-wagoned-out” version of the popular Taycan EV that we reviewed all the way back in January…
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Quick Charge Podcast: May 26, 2021

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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EGEB: Biden administration opens up the US Pacific coast to offshore wind

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): The US Pacific Coast is approved for commercial-scale offshore clean energy projects for the first time. New US wind and solar scheduled for connection to the grid has reached record levels. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price…
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Lucid reveals UX – intuitive user experience on upcoming Air

In anticipation of the imminent, yet cloudy delivery date of the Air sedan, Lucid Motors has shared video footage and new details of its User Experience, or UX. This in-depth look at Lucid UX offers a first look at several unique technologies implemented within a sleek design to match the rest of the Air… whenever it becomes available. If you’re new to Electrek, welcome! We’re glad…
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