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Plug-in stations everywhere?
But could it minimize plug-in vehicles?
House and Senate leaders, aka the Electrification Coalition, are introducing an $11 billion package today to help create 5 – 8 “deployment communities” that can help jump-charge the electric vehicle industry in the US.
, however, there are still many differences between the House and Senate versions that need to be worked out before the Act is finalized. Regardless, the final Act will essentially create a competition for resources; therefore, cities with the best plans – including their own tax incentives – will become the select few “deployment communities”.
Minimally, however, any successful city will have to ensure that at least a $2000 tax credit for at least 100,000 EVs will be available. Already, California, for instance, is offering $5000 tax credits for EVs bought in that state.
Just how cash-strapped cities and states can justify such costs isn’t the only issue concerning some critics.
The legislation “risks resulting in federal resources becoming overly concentrated in a small number of communities, which could establish electric cars as boutique vehicles,” said Gloria Bergquist, a spokeswoman for the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers.
But is there any other way?
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