Inflation Reduction Act

If you’re thinking about buying or leasing an EV this month to secure the $7,500 federal tax credit, head to PlugStar.com, because it has everything you need.

New EV sales were strong in November, with early estimates pointing to the second-best month ever in the US, just behind August 2024, according to Kelley Blue Book. Like the new vehicle market at large, generous incentives are driving the momentum.

Nextracker just set a milestone in US clean energy manufacturing: It has delivered the first-ever solar trackers expected to meet 100% domestic content requirements under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

California has proposed offering $7,500 state EV tax rebates to residents if Trump kills the federal EV tax credit, Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) announced today.

Maryland-based nonprofit Climate United announced its intention to spend $250 million to buy up to 500 electric semi trucks over three years in what the group is calling “the biggest single order of zero emission Class 8 trucks in the country.”

On today’s awarding episode of Quick Charge, President Joe Biden takes a trip to Baltimore to announce $147 million in EPA awards to the city’s Ports, which will support electrification efforts, clean up carbon emissions, and support some 2,000 union jobs at the Port — but that’s just a small part of the larger, $3 billion announcement.

For the first time, Texas has bumped California out of the No 1 spot for the most utility-scale solar capacity.

The US clean energy sector had a banner employment year in 2023, adding 142,000 jobs, which accounted for more than half of new energy sector jobs overall.

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is a “free electric bank account with your name on it.” It’s packed with rebates and tax credits that help Americans purchase everything from EVs to solar and electrical appliances to heat pumps. Check out this easy-to-use IRA savings calculator from Rewiring America that tells you what you get – and when.

At tonight’s Republican National Convention speech, Donald Trump declared that he’ll “end the electric vehicle mandate.” The only problem is, there is no electric vehicle mandate.

The regulations he’s talking about are probably the most recent EPA regulations, which notably do not mandate electric vehicles at all. Those regulations were supported by Tesla – whose CEO just committed $180 million to the same person who seems to know nothing about the industry Tesla operates in.

The Department of Energy announced $1.7 billion in grant awards today targeted at helping automakers keep 11 troubled manufacturing plants open and to start building EVs there.

Solar and battery systems provider Enphase Energy has introduced new residential and commercial products made in the United States that will help bolster the percentage of available federal tax credits available to customers installing the tech.

Daimler Trucks, Accelera by Cummins, and truck maker PACCAR broke ground on a huge battery cell factory for electric trucks in Mississippi.

In Q1 2024, the US saw the largest quarter of solar manufacturing growth in its history, bringing its total installed capacity to 200 GW.

Finnish EV charger manufacturer Kempower officially opened its first US DC fast charger factory in Durham, North Carolina.

New York has become the first state to launch the Home Energy Rebates program, which helps low- and middle-income households save up to $14,000 on energy-efficiency upgrades.

Republicans have introduced a bill to eliminate the US EV tax credit in the Inflation Reduction Act, with the effect of slowing US progress on EV manufacturing, thus handing the lead in EV manufacturing to China.

The Biden administration is expected to restore US tariffs on imported solar panels from China and other countries, according to a Reuters exclusive.

The US Department of the Interior has now permitted more than 25 gigawatts (GW) of clean energy projects – surpassing its original 25 GW by 2025 goal.

Kia’s rebate on the 2024 EV9 increased from $5,000 to $7,500 today, the largest discount on the EV model to date, reports CarsDirect. 

All US-made solar panels featured only imported solar cells until now, but two US manufacturers just struck a three-year, $400 million deal.