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A Chevy Blazer EV Will Be The 500 Pace Car

Now that's something different.
Meet the Chevy Blazer EV.R with over 1,300 horsepower

El Dobro Feb 15, 2025 Read More Replies: 23

Why don’t EVs come with spare tires

It is really frustrating when you have a nail in your tire, let alone a blowout, if you don’t have a spare. Getting tires repaired or shopping for tires is stressful, especially of you cannot streamline it due to the lack of a spare.

https://insideevs.com/features/750652/ev-spare-tires/

Gokhan Feb 15, 2025 Read More Replies: 56

Death to EV bills

Source: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/republican-senators-call-1000-tax-new-ev-sales-pay-road-repairs-2025-02-12/

. . . impose a one-time $1,000 fee charged at the time of purchase, which would be roughly equivalent to what drivers of conventional vehicles pay in federal gas taxes over 10 years for highway funds, said Senator Deb Fischer, the lead sponsor of the measure that also includes Senators Pete Ricketts and Cynthia Lummis.

U.S. Senate Republicans on Wednesday proposed a pair of bills to kill the country's $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit and impose a new $1,000 tax on EVs to pay for road repairs.
Senator John Barrasso, joined by 14 senators including Senate Majority Leader John Thune introduced legislation to repeal the tax credit for new EVs and kill the $4,000 used EV credit, end the federal...

bwilson4web Feb 13, 2025 Read More Replies: 149