The Really Big Battery Deal In The IRA That People Are Missing

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2022 01:08:54 +0000

When it comes to electric vehicles and the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, almost all of the discussion has been around the consumer tax credit for buying an electric vehicle, including the interesting new battery aspects of that. That’s a big topic, but there’s a whole other battery angle separate from the consumer tax credit, […]

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Treasury Regulations & Tax Insights Into The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)

Credit to Author: Scott Cooney| Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2022 22:36:57 +0000

The recently passed Inflation Reduction Act is a bit of a high water mark in the fight to save humanity from the harmful effects of climate change. I just attended a panel discussion at RE+ (formerly Solar Power International/SPI) on preparing to implement the IRA from within the industry that it affects the most: cleantech. […]

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5 Things To Know About The Updated EV Charging Tax Credit

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2022 10:00:57 +0000

Article by Samantha Houston, a senior vehicles analyst for the Clean Transportation program at Union of Concerned Scientists. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) contains a tax credit that can be used for electric vehicle charging infrastructure. You might have missed it because its name is a bit wordy and doesn’t contain the words “electric” or […]

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The Inflation Reduction Act Has Some Great Provisions For Homeowners That Aren’t Getting Much Attention

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2022 18:00:04 +0000

heat pumpsFor those of us who don’t own our home, it can be challenging to electrify. Installing EV charging, putting in rooftop solar, changing out your heater, stove, and water heater, and many other things just aren’t going to happen because the owner won’t spring for the upgrades to save you money and lower your carbon […]

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Biden–Harris Admin Approves First 35 State Plans to Build Out EV Charging Infrastructure Across 53,000 Miles of Highways

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2022 22:57:15 +0000

The Biden–Harris Administration today announced more than two-thirds of Electric Vehicle (EV) Infrastructure Deployment Plans from states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have been approved ahead of schedule under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program, established and funded by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. With this early approval, these states can […]

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California’s Electricity Rates Should Be Unbundled — Op-Ed

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2022 22:49:33 +0000

The discussion about California’s grid, rooftop solar energy, and net metering goes on. Following up on the comments under this article and then this article as well as years of debate, research reports, lobbying, solar industry pushback, and a net metering update that seems to be in complete limbo, below is a comment from CleanTechnica […]

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Domestic Halloysite To Help Automakers With US Electric Vehicle Tax Credit

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2022 19:37:08 +0000

electric vehicle battery halloysite Ionic MTElectric vehicle makers in the US may struggle to qualify their customers for a federal tax credit under new rules set by the Inflation Reduction Act. Topping the list is a supply chain makeover focusing on domestic sources. That could mean a new market for halloysite, and if you don’t know what that is, we’re […]

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Sunshine State Accelerates the Drive to Electric!

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2022 18:06:29 +0000

Queenslanders are being surveyed about what incentives they need to move to an electric vehicle. When I bought my Tesla Model 3 three years ago (with no government incentives), my major reason was to help reduce the impacts of climate change. Since driving an EV, I have discovered that it is a lot of fun […]

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