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Norway, South Wales, and Incentives for EVs

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How are EVs promoted outside of the U.S.?Norway leads the way with new EVs sold. This is through lower taxes on EVs, exempt road tolls, increased taxes on ICE vehicles, and cheaper electricity rates caused by using hydroelectric power. For size reference, Norway has a geographic area the size of New Mexico.South Wales is rolling out some major incentives including waiving the taxes on EVs costing less than $75k AUD (typically a 3-5% tax), providing a $3,000 rebate for the first 25,000 EVs sold in the state, and allowing EVs to use the carpool lanes. Can these models be used elsewhere?

EV Headlines

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Tesla Energy is coming to China with the announcement of its solar panels, Powerwall, and Supercharger. Tesla Energy’s ecosystem allows for the solar panels to charge the home battery system (Powerwall) which can then be used to charge a Tesla car. Your solar panels are connected to your Powerwall, which is your home battery system and will power your charger for your Tesla. Tesla Energy mostly operates in the US, but the Powerwall is available in Germany and Australia. China is Tesla’s second biggest market by volume outside of the U.S., so we can see why this announcement makes sense. Last week we referenced Volvo and their facility in Ridgeville, SC. This week, Volvo and Northvolt AB announced a partnership to build a factory dedicated to batteries. This factory will be able to produce 50 gigawatt hours per year which will supply around 500,000 vehicles. Oklahoma is EV friendly.

Autonomous Snapshots

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• Tesla, Amazon, Ford, and Baidu and AVs.

• Autonomous Shuttle coming to Ann Arbor in October.

• How can AVs help with heatwaves?

• Australian company targets2024 for their autonomous trucking fleet.

• CNH Industrial purchases Raven Industries and looks to become the dominant player in autonomous agricultural vehicles.

All About Charging

East Idaho News

• GM and a Shell owned company are partnering in Texas to offer free overnight charging to residents that own a GM EV.

• Up to $50,000 rebate for installing a charging station.

• Tempe gets seven new charging stations.

• Johnson City gets eight new charging stations.

• Omaha installing eighteen charging stations.

• NY installing first curbside charging stations.

EV & AV Podcasts, Videos & More

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• Plugged in Podcast: Getting a grip on self-driving vehicles

• Autonomous Vehicles & City Summer Coffee Talk with Heex Technologies

• Check out Ned’s most recent post about old EV infrastructure.

• Race for the 1000 Mile Electric Car

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