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Coast senator opposes ‘backwards’ bill that would make it harder to buy a Tesla in MS BY DAVID CARACCIO A bill quickly making its way through the Mississippi Legislature could make it harder for electric car companies to sell their House Bill 401 would prevent car companies from operating their...

Manchin Bill Would Pause Tax Credit for EVs Without Guidance Jan. 25, 2023, 5:00 AM $7,500 tax credit for electric vehicles took effect Jan. 1 Treasury says guidance on battery materials expected in March Sen. Joe Manchin wants to halt new electric-vehicle tax credits that took effect earlier...

A Wyoming state legislator proposes phasing out EVs in coming years to protect the state’s fossil fuel industry "The proliferation of electric vehicles at the expense of gas-powered vehicles will have deleterious impacts on Wyoming's communities and will be detrimental to Wyoming's economy and...

Somehow, I just can’t see BYD’s newly launched “YangWang” EV brand name playing too well in the U.S. market. Sounds too much like something that should be done in private. Chinese EV maker BYD’s YangWang brand says its YangWang U8 4x4 will be, “built on a ladder frame chassis and comes...

New year, new effort to allow customers to purchase vehicles directly from manufacturers in Connecticut. House Bill 5044. Connecticut General Assembly Proposed Bill 5044 Introduced by: REP. DENNING, 42nd Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE DIRECT SALES OF MOTOR VEHICLES. Be it enacted by the Senate...

A good detailed summary of where the new Federal EV tax credit implementation plan stands as we enter 2023 was published today by the New York Times. Tax Credits for Electric Vehicles Are About to Get Confusing Foreign-made cars no longer qualify. General Motors should become eligible again...

While I’m completely committed to my R1S preorder as my next vehicle, I finally sat down and did a barely-objective comparison of the Rivian vs. other EV “SUV” offerings comparing seven key factors on a five point scale (5 highest and 1 lowest.) The seven factors I assigned scores for were...

Watching the varied reactions to Rivian’s announcement the R1T max pack is now transitioning to a two-motor design presumably using Rivian’s new in-house designed and built motors - with deliveries beginning in 2023 - makes me wonder what you think this may suggest for R1S power eventually...

Rivian announces pause in Mercedes JV. Tough strategic choices for capital deployment for Rivian’s leadership team. I wonder what changed their view about this JV so quickly...

This will likely generate a few more R1T reservations. https://flip.it/bCb.LjI've driven all 3 electric pickup trucks on the market — here's what I'd buy - Autoblog

https://flip.it/LGbUmM Mary Barra claims GM’s electric vehicles will qualify for the full tax credit in ‘2 to 3 years’ No word yet from Rivian regarding its battery sourcing. I’m hoping the Rivian binding purchase agreement ultimately flies with the IRS, allowing our 2023 deliveries to be...

McLaren considers broadening the brand’s appeal with a distinctly McLaren EV SUV. Article says McLaren would find a partner to develop it. https://flip.it/X15BiSMcLaren's Electric SUV Will Be Unlike Any Of Its Rivals ”As for the ongoing rumors surrounding a potential partnership with BMW and...

“The thing is, once you actually get behind the wheel of an R1, it’s hard not to believe the hype. Is it marvelous to drive? Yes. On the street it’s a plush ride, though not loose, nimble but not exhausting. Richly appointed but not hampered from catering to the richey-riche. (There’s no...

Here is an article about the introduction of the Myers Manx EV and beginning of preorders: https://flip.it/V-ls2LMeyers Manx is Back as a Cool as Heck EV

According to Politico this morning: “Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) announced that his panel’s energy provisions, which include the electric vehicle tax credits and a bonus tax credit to encourage clean energy developers to pay the prevailing wage, cleared Senate budget...

Rivian has great paint choices, but I have been wondering whether Rivian might add new paint colors for 2023. With so many preorders in the queue with paint colors already configured it’s easy to argue adding any new paint choices would only lead to more configuration changes and potential...

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/14/ford-issues-stop-sale-of-mustang-mach-es-due-to-potential-safety-defect.html

Monoclinic gamma-phase lithium-sulphur battery research shows promise for EVs. https://www.freethink.com/environment/lithium-sulfur-battery

I understand from looking at the R1T manual you can manually fold and unfold the mirrors from the central display. I was trying today to figure out just how tight a squeeze it will be to (eventually) fit my R1S into our garage that has 94” wide openings without having to fold the mirrors...

https://flip.it/f982J0Inside EV Maker Rivian's Plan to Take on Ford and Tesla