Electric semis might get up to $40,000 credit under reconciliation bill moving through Congress

Electric Island  -  Daimler Trucks North America and PGE  -  Portland ORAs Congress moves to extend and expand the federal EV tax credit for passenger cars, it’s also considering a bill that would add a first-ever tax credit for electric commercial vehicles. As described in a blog post from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), the current version of the bill includes a tax credit of up to $7,500 for vehicles with…
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Volvo Group announces large-scale battery factory in Sweden to support electric truck production

The Volvo Group announces that it has started working on having a large-scale battery factory in Sweden to support its expansion of electric trucks, electric buses, and electric construction equipment production.

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Ford has already delivered F-150 Lightning trucks to customers in all 50 states

Lightning strikes quickly and often it would seem. According to news from Ford Motor Company this morning, customers in all fifty states have received F-150 Lightning pickups just two months after deliveries began. Here are a few of those customers’ stories.

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Porsche drives deeper into electric bike market, creates two new e-bike companies

Porsche hasn’t been coy about its electric bicycle ambitions over the last few years. But now the company is jumping in with both feet as it starts two new electric bicycle companies to expand its reach in the e-bike market.

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