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“Life is fragile. We're not guaranteed a tomorrow so give it everything you've got.”

– Tim Cook

Colorado Tax Credit Question

As of July 1, 2023, the state tax credit for purchasing an EV in Colorado will go from $2,000 to _______.

$2,500
$5,000
$3,000
$6,000

The answer is here.

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Top EV/AV News

A new electric SUV and battery plant in the U.S. show Toyota’s electric ambitions, with carbon cuts and customer needs in mind by 2025.
The FF 91 2.0 Futurist Alliance is the new AI tech luxury car from Faraday Future, priced at $309,000. It boasts advanced technology and safety features that can compete with Ferrari, Maybach, and Rolls-Royce. The first deliveries are expected to begin on May 31st.
The Rallye du Chablais in Switzerland will host the second round of the ADAC Opel Electric Rally Cup, a thrilling and diverse competition of electric rally cars.
The Vauxhall Astra Electric is a new zero-emissions hatchback and estate with a 258-mile range, a 100kW charging speed and a £39,995 starting price.
Rivian shows off a baby SUV for 2025, the R2.
A new battery gigafactory in France boosts Stellantis’ electric ambitions, with net zero in sight by 2038.
LAND gets Series A boost to make more e-bikes and batteries in Cleveland for a greener ride.
Michigan is in the electric race with big bucks and high hopes.
Valeo and DiDi Autonomous Driving join forces and funds to make L4 robotaxis safer and smarter. They will create a backup system that can take over the driverless car in case of emergency and tailor it to different scenarios.
A new workshop in Dongtan, Korea, has been opened by STRADVISION, a leader in vision perception technology for autonomous driving, to enhance its camera and sensor solutions. The workshop will facilitate more efficient and effective development and testing of various advanced autonomous driving technologies and customer demos.

Ned’s Corner

Driving an EV across Ohio and back, part 1 of?

This may end up being all in one day, but I am not sure yet so I won't promise. My trip is Cincy to Cleveland and back. For those forever confused by the 'C' cities in Ohio, these two are the good one and the one with the Browns, respectively. They also happen to be on opposite corners of the state. This will be about 600 miles.

Driving is tomorrow. This is the prelude, in which I share a top secret EV road trip skill. An essential skill that has mysteriously eluded auto journalists many times: I fully charge the car before leaving on a long trip. The Polestar 2 I am driving is a car we have for lab use; I snagged it for this trip last minute and it happens to be at a somewhat low state of charge, 24%.

Check here for the rest of Part 1.