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Jul 13 from https://arstechnica.com/

California creates $3,500 rebate for new electric vehicle buyers

At the end of last September, electric vehicle adoption in the US began to crater. That followed the abolition of the IRS clean vehicle tax credit as part of a series of moves by President Trump and congressional Republicans to undermine energy efficiency and pollution control measures. Until then, buyers of some EVs could claim up to $7,500 from the purchase as part of the IRS Section 30D...

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Jul 13 from https://www.theverge.com/

The EV market is on the road to recovery thanks to high gas prices

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. As the US war on Iran sent gas prices soaring, American car buyers flocked to electric vehicles — and in particular hybrids. After a sluggish winter and fall, EV sales rebounded in the second quarter of 2026, with...

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Jun 25 from https://restofworld.org/

What happened to China’s overseas EV factory boom?

Despite all the global worry about China building car factories around the world and stifling local competitors, it turns out that Chinese EV companies have actually been homebodies. Between 2020 and 2024, China’s biggest EV and battery manufacturers BYDi BYD BYD Auto is a Chinese carmaker that became the world’s leading EV manufacturer in 2023, competing with Tesla for market share and...

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