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Shell powers up plans to install 50,000 Ubitricity EV charge points
https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4036443/shell-powers-plans-install-ubitricity-ev-charge
U.S. Democrats propose dramatic expansion of EV tax credits that favors Big Three
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-house-democrats-propose-ev-tax-credits-up-12500-2021-09-11/
https://waysandmeans.house.gov/sites/democrats.waysandmeans.house.gov/files/documents/SUBFGHJ_xml.pdf (pg 282)
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The Bill’s Details
- This is in the House Ways and Means Committee and has come out of committee and will most probably change.
- No cap per manufacturer
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Must be able to plug in (HYBRIDS INCLUDED? Blah!) and:
- “which is propelled to a significant extent by an electric motor which draws electricity from a battery which”
- Phases out in Dec 31, 2031
- Credit at point of sale (Yay!)
- Income limit (under $800k joint/$400k/yr income (NET?)) then phase out loses $200 of credit for every $1000 over 800/400k
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Vehicle Price Limit (less than 14 Gross Vehicle Weight)
- $55k for Sedan
- $69k for SUVs
- $74k for pickups
- $64k for vans
- 2&3 wheeled Vehicles
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$4000 (additive)
- Thru 2023 for any EV with 7khw
- Thru 2031 10 kwh
- Requires US final assembly after 2026
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$3500 (additive)
- 2023 - Battery Capacity above 40kwh
- 2031 - Battery Capacity above 50kwh
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$4500 (additive)
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“Domestic Assembly”
- “The term ‘domestic assembly qualifications’ means,with respect to any new qualified plug-in electric vehicle, that the final assembly of such vehicle occurs at a plant, factory, or other place which is operating
under a collective bargaining agreement negotiated
by an employee organization (as defined in section
12(c)(4)), determined in a manner consistent with section 7701(a)(46).”
Congressional Comments
- Rep. Dan Kildee tells reporters it's a "possibility" they will change the union provision of proposed EV tax credit legislation if there's another way to reward companies w/ very high labor standards. "It's been a difficult path" to find a compromise "but we're open to it."
- But both Kildee
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