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[ref http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Kill-Bill-that-eliminates-nod-needed-7-5k-Fed-EV-Credit-Koch-Kool-Aid-inebriation-tp4688459.html ] https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/passenger-vehicle/cars/michigan-senator-urges-congress-to-retain-electric-car-tax-credit/61570375 Michigan Senator urges Congress to retain electric car tax credit November 09, 2017 Senator Gary Peters wrote to Senate leaders that "a new generation of jobs and families will be supported by electric vehicles. Eliminating important economic incentives for EVs would be a step in the wrong direction ... Automakers have invested billions in electric vehicles and announced plans to shift significant production to plug-ins ... ... Tax Breaks for Oil, Wind, Electric Cars Survive in Senate Bill November 9, 2017 The Senate strategy also means that a $7,500 tax credit for electric-vehicle purchases that has benefited companies such as Tesla Inc. and General Motors Co., won’t be eliminated ... … http://www.ucsusa.org/news/press-release/ev-credit-ways-means House Tax Bill Fails to Preserve Electric Vehicle Incentives—Senate Must Protect Them November 9, 2017 Union of Concerned Scientists- This new version, like the first version introduced, would fully end the tax incentives for electric vehicles at the end of this year. That's a shortsighted policy that ... … https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-10/utilities-push-for-electric-car-tax-credit-as-ford-stays-neutral Utilities Push for Electric Car Tax Credit as Ford Stays Neutral November 10, 2017 ... many of the biggest automakers reluctant to put their lobbying muscle fully behind a fight to preserve an incentive for a market that only represents 1 percent of sales ... … https://www.natlawreview.com/article/does-repeal-ev-tax-credit-really-matter Does Repeal of the EV Tax Credit Really Matter? November 9, 2017 ... repeal should have little effect on the long-term global trend toward mass EV ... currently 45 states and DC have some sort of state-level incentive for electric vehicle purchases ... which could be bolstered to make up for the loss in federal promotions ... … http://www.newschief.com/news/20171110/utilities-push-for-electric-car-tax-credit Utilities push for electric car tax credit Nov 10, 2017 ... action is now shifting to the Senate, which is likely to maintain the electric car tax credit as-is. ... … https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/senate-gop-tax-bill-keeps-7500-ev-tax-credit-intact/ Senate GOP tax bill keeps $7,500 EV tax credit intact November 10, 2017 ... the $7,500 credit is not a pile of cash handed to you at the dealership. It's a dollar-for-dollar reduction of your tax liability for that year. If you didn't pay $7,500 in taxes that year, you'll only be credited for as much tax as you paid. Not everyone will be eligible for the full credit … ... http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/11/the-republican-tax-plan-is-an-assault-on-renewable-energy/ The Republican Tax Plan Is an Assault on Renewable Energy Nov. 13, 2017 House Republicans also propose eliminating the $7,500 credit for electric vehicle purchases, which analysts say “could cripple the emerging EV market.” ... http://www.motherjones.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/climate11102017.jpg?w=990 ... https://www.ecowatch.com/electric-vehicles-tax-credit-2509058367.html ... it will also hurt our economic, energy security and energy independence goals ... the quantity of plug-ins sold before the credit would phase out was set at 200,000 per manufacturer ... none have reached the 200,000 threshold for phasing out the credit ... (GM sez) "Tax credits are an important customer benefit that can help accelerate the acceptance of electric vehicles ... we will work with Congress to explore ways to maintain this incentive." ... http://www.kochvsclean.com/ Koch Brothers and their fossil fuel industry allies are waging a major campaign to rebrand oil and gas as "innovative" and "sustainable" solutions, and to limit consumer choice by attacking clean energy and electric vehicles ... http://www.kochvsclean.com/charles-and-david-koch/ ... Koch are “plotting a multimillion dollar assault on electric vehicles” and in support of fossil fuels. This campaign arrived in August as Fueling U.S. Forward ... http://www.kochvsclean.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Kochtopus-dirty-money.png For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/archive/ {brucedp.neocities.org} -- Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
