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POLITICS

New Bill May Step Up Barriers on Chinese Electric Cars; Mexico Halting Chinese Incentives

A new bill would tighten the federal EV tax credit rules about Foreign Entities of Concern, preventing Chinese electric cars from qualifying.

04/19/2024

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POLITICS

Behind the Battle: The Big Oil, Complex Permits, and Local Control vs. EV Progress in U.S.

Big Oil, complex permits, and local control are working to slow EV progress and clean energy in the United States.

04/15/2024

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POLITICS

Biden-Harris Administration Releases a Strategic Plan to Decarbonize the Freight Industry by 2040

The Biden-Harris Administration shared its strategic plan to decarbonize the freight industry in a four-phase plan that closes in 2040.

03/18/2024

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POLITICS

Big Oil and Climate Change: The Battle of EV Politics and Environmental Futures

The anti-EV narrative often includes dialogue against climate change and lobbying against adding EV infrastructure to support Big Oil.

03/13/2024

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POLITICS

Listening to Voters vs. Buying Votes: The EPA, the Media, and the 2030 Electric Vehicle Forecast

When major media outlets use misleading headlines, they attract readers but hide the facts about the Biden policy proposal about emissions and the electric vehicle forecast for 2030.

03/07/2024

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POLITICS

EV Politics: Why Electric Vehicles Are So Polarizing

Since the Prius arrived in 2007, EV politics have been pretty fraught. It could take the EV pickup to end the divide.

03/01/2024

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POLITICS

Mexico Is Attracting Chinese EV Factories Like BYD, Alarming U.S. Officials

U.S. concerns rise as Chinese automakers like BYD Mexico eye Mexico for EV production, potentially disrupting American EV market dynamics.

02/24/2024

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POLITICS

EPA Selects 67 Applicants for $1B in Clean School Bus Program Grants

The EPA announced the selection of 67 applicants to receive nearly $1 billion of federal funding through the first Clean School Bus Program Grants Competition.

02/06/2024

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POLITICS

Over 4,700 Dealers Send Second Letter to Halt Tailpipe Emissions Regulation

A group of over 4,700 auto dealerships aims to stop the upcoming EPA tailpipe emissions regulation, sending a second letter to President Biden in January 2024.