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Darryl Siry moves to WIRED, calls for changes to electric vehicle tax credit

Darryl Siry, who once worked for Tesla Motors and currently advises Coda Automotive with their all-electric sedan, has started writing for WIRED's Autopia blog. In his first post out of the gate, Siry leaves technical EV details aside and suggests some policy changes. Siry wants enhancements to the federal government's offer of up to $7,500 tax credits for plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles, saying that the tax credits should be turned into instant rebates instead. This won't cost the taxpayer any more money, but will make it ... Read more →

Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid qualifies for tax credit worth up to $1,150 Sebastian Blanco

The Mercedes-Benz S400, the first production hybrid to use lithium-ion batteries, has been declared eligible for the IRS' Alternative Motor Vehicle Credit as a Qualified Hybrid Motor Vehicle. For ...

Zero's electric motorcycles quality for stimulus tax credits Jeremy Korzeniewski

As part of the sweeping changes being made through various pieces of legislation floating through the U.S. Senate and Congress, fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles will soon be eligible for tax ...

Responses to Obama's move, and looking at the potential of a $10,000 PHEV tax credit Sebastian Blanco

There were good and bad receptions to President Obama's move earlier this week to push the EPA to rethink the California waiver decision (details here). GM released a very short statement that said ...

April 15th is coming and the IRS has got your biofuel tax information ready Sebastian Blanco

If you're the Ned Flanders type who just loves to get your taxes done early, we've got the post for you. The IRS has prepared a document on the changes to the tax code that biodiesel and cellulosic ...

Come 2009, U.S. tax credits will exist mostly for large, low-MPG hybrids 12 months ago on Autoblog Green

What's in a number? For hybrid buyers, the number 60,000 is an important one. As you might know, when Congress enacted the particular hybrid tax credit, they set a limit of 60,000 vehicles per manufacturer to get the discount, and the more popular hybrids now do not qualify for any government ...

Michigan governor proposes state income tax credit of hybrid buyers 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

At meeting this week at Michigan State University on "green collar job" creation, Governor Jennifer Granholm floated the idea of state income tax credits for residents that buy hybrid or electric cars. While the IRS and a variety of states already offer similar incentives, it's unlikely that ...

VIDEO: McCain ad tries to pander to all sides simultaneously 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The John McCain presidential campaign has started running a new TV ad in Michigan that simultaneously tries to pander to everyone. Earlier this year, while campaigning in the primaries, he told voters in Michigan and Ohio that "those (manufacturing) jobs aren't coming back." In that bygone era of ...

Breaking: Senate passes PHEV legislation 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Jeep EV The Senate has approved a sweeping energy bill that includes a provision for a rather substantial tax credit for plug-in hybrids. Of course, the bill still needs to make it through the House, so there's no reason for PHEV proponents to get too excited just yet. The tax credits have a ...

All Mercedes and VW clean diesels earn tax credit 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click above for a high-res gallery of the ML320 BLUETEC We already knew that purchasers of VW's new clean diesel-powered Jetta for 2009 would be eligible for a tax credit of $1,300, and now more models from Germany get the same treatment from the Internal Revenue Service. All Mercedes-Benz models ...

McCain proposes $300 million prize for better battery 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

After serving large helpings of hope to the offshore drilling, "clean" coal, and nuclear power plant hungry crowd, John McCain is set to dish up some tasty dessert for famished clean car proponents. In a speech he will deliver today at Fresno State University in California, the presidential hopeful ...

IRS approves Honda FCX for $12,000 tax credit 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Honda FCX fuel cell-powered car is now eligible for a $12,000 tax credit from the Internal Revenue Service. The FCX was the first fuel cell car available for lease in the United States and they've been running on public roads since 2002. The Honda-developed fuel cell stack in the FCX has the ...

Ohio encouraging biodiesel through tax credits, grants 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Not a very exciting headline, I know, but realize what this means. With the state government offering tax incentives on soybean-based B20 biodiesel as well as E85 ethanol, each retailer can lower their price per gallon by at least ten cents, making the two renewable resource fuels that much more ...

Saturn Aura Green Line approved for tax credit 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the photo for a high-res gallery of the Saturn Aura Green Line hybrid The new Saturn Aura Green Line hybrids are now rolling off the assembly line at the General Motors Kansas City assembly plant and should start showing up in dealerships shortly, and with any luck in the AutoblogGreen ...

Toyota would like the hybrid tax credit extended past 60,000 vehicles 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Here is a story to be filed under the "Not Surprising" category. Here it is: Not surprisingly, Toyota, as the only manufacturer that has sold more than the 60,000 hybrid vehicles (the limit mandated by Congress where the federal tax credit expires), would like to get the number increased. Not ...

Hybrid sales slipping due to reduced gas prices and lost tax incentives 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Hybrid vehicles hit their record sales in July of this year, which coincides nicely with some of the priciest gasoline ever on record. From September to November, however, sales for the Toyota Prius dropped by over 22 percent. Reasons for the sales drop abound, with lowered gas prices, Toyota ...

National Environmental Trust president argues for raising the cap on hybrid tax credits 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

On Sunday, Philip E. Clapp, president of the National Environmental Trust, wrote an opinion piece in the San Francisco Chronicle arguing that Toyota should not be penalized for selling two of the top three most fuel-efficient vehicles in the country. The company's only crime was that they invested ...

Toyota hybrid tax credit expiring Oct 1 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

We've mentioned this before, but for all you procrastinators out there, we thought we'd put up a reminder: one of the tax credits available for people buying the Toyota hybrid vehicles is expiring on October 1. When congress enacted the particular tax credit, they set a limit of 60,000 vehicles ...


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