29 Jul 2022 | Ford expects to produce 14,000 EVs this month

Show #1546 Good morning, good afternoon, and good evening wherever you are in the world, welcome to EV News Daily, you trusted source of EV information. It’s Friday 29th July, it’s Martyn Lee here and I go through every EV story so you don't have to. Brian Willis, Communications Director, ZETA "EV Tax Credit Refund Ability Question: Page 381-382.  It appears that the person who buys the car transfers the credit to the dealer, who receives an advanced payment, which is treated as refundable for tax purposes. Why they did that i have no idea." Alisa Petersen @amariepetes "essentially makes it a point of sale rebate, but gets around fraud concerns because you just need to work with dealerships to track sales instead of individuals. It’s actually a really elegant solution :-)" https://twitter.com/bwillisful/status/1552746425724846080 Loren McDonald at EV Adoption 10) I searched the doc and did not find a reference to the tax credit being refundable - which is dumb. That was one of the most important previously proposed changes to make the credit more relevant to more modest households. https://twitter.com/evadoptiontweet/status/1552480842609397760 House Democrats aim to turn EV tax credit into refundable credit https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/ev-tax-credit-refundable-house-democrats/ SENATE MOVES FORWARD WITH EV TAX CREDIT REFORM https://electrek.co/2022/07/27/senate-moves-forward-ev-tax-credit-reform-tesla-tsla/ FORD POSTS Q2 PROFIT, EXPECTS TO PRODUCE 14,000 EVS THIS MONTH https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/27/ford-posts-q2-profit-expects-to-produce-14000-evs-this-month/ FORD UNVEILS AMERICA’S FIRST ELECTRIC PICKUP TRUCK https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2022/07/28/2023-ford-f-150-lightning-pro-ssv.html ALL-ELECTRIC ROLLS-ROYCE SPECTRE UNDERGOING SECOND TESTING PHASE ON THE FRENCH RIVIERA https://www.press.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/rolls-royce-motor-cars-pressclub/article/detail/T0402593EN?language=en FERRARI CEO SHRUGS OFF CONCERNS ABOUT EV PERFORMANCE https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/26/ferrari-ceo-shrugs-off-concerns-about-ev-performance.html SONO MOTORS UNVEILS PRODUCTION DESIGN OF ITS ‘SION’ https://sonomotors.com/en/press/press-releases/sono-motors-unveils-production-design-of-its-sion-and-solar-bus-kit/ TESLA GIGA BERLIN IS AIMING FOR 3K MODEL Y PER WEEK STARTING OCTOBER: REPORT https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-giga-berlin-3k-model-y-per-week-october-report/ SIEMEN'S NEW HOME-CHARGING SOLUTION MEANS NO ELECTRIC PANEL UPGRADES   https://insideevs.com/news/601056/siemens-connectder-money-saving-home-ev-charging-solution/ LIGHTYEAR WELCOMES KOENIGSEGG AS PARTNER AND INVESTOR https://www.automotiveworld.com/news-releases/lightyear-welcomes-koenigsegg-as-partner-and-investor/ IBERDROLA AND BP TO COLLABORATE TO ACCELERATE EV CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE AND GREEN HYDROGEN PRODUCTION https://www.bp.com/en/global/corporate/news-and-insights/press-releases/iberdrola-and-bp-to-collaborate-to-accelerate-ev-charging-infrastructure-and-green-hydrogen-production.html GOOD NEWS FOR EV DRIVERS: HUNDREDS OF CHARGING STATIONS COMING TO CALIFORNIA https://timesofsandiego.com/business/2022/07/27/good-news-for-electric-vehicle-drivers-hundreds-of-charging-stations-coming-to-california-soon/ QUESTION OF THE WEEK QOTW is taking a break for a while. Email your answers to: [email protected] It would mean a lot if you could take 2mins to leave a quick review on whichever platform you download the podcast. PREMIUM PARTNERS PHIL ROBERTS / ELECTRIC FUTURE BRAD CROSBY PORSCHE OF THE VILLAGE CINCINNATI AUDI CINCINNATI EAST VOLVO CARS CINCINNATI EAST NATIONAL CAR CHARGING ON THE US MAINLAND AND ALOHA CHARGE IN HAWAII DEREK REILLY FROM THE EV REVIEW IRELAND YOUTUBE CHANNEL RICHARD AT RSEV.CO.UK – FOR BUYING AND SELLING EVS IN THE UK OCTOPUS ELECTRIC JUICE - MAKING PUBLIC CHARGING SIMPLE WITH ONE CARD, ONE MAP AND ONE APP MILLBROOKCOTTAGES.CO.UK – 5* LUXURY COTTAGES IN DEVON, JUMP IN THE HOT TUB WHILST YOUR EV CHARGES