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Salt and Pepper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxZ5s3UQNs4

TESLA,THE STOCK & EV STORIES“Hey SIRI, what’s Tesla’s stock price?”

HEY ALEXA, What’s Telsa’s Stock Price?
UPDATE graph:

Shell powers up plans to install 50,000 Ubitricity EV charge points

(Paid content, I did not sign up for, who put this in?)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-31/shell-to-install-50-000-on-street-ev-chargers-in-u-k-by-2025
Looks like Big Oil is diversifying into powering EVs
Will they deploy fast chargers? Something useful for folks on the run, not Level 2 (<30 miles of range per hour) disguised as fast charging?
Will it be a reliable network?
Will they charge a reasonable fee?

U.S. Democrats propose dramatic expansion of EV tax credits that favors Big Three

The Bill’s Details
- This is in the House Ways and Means Committee and has come out of committee and will most probably change.
- No cap per manufacturer
- Must be able to plug in (HYBRIDS INCLUDED? Blah!) and:
  - “which is propelled to a significant extent by an electric motor which draws electricity from a battery which”
- Phases out in Dec 31, 2031
- Credit at point of sale (Yay!)
- Income limit (under $800k joint/$400k/yr income (NET?)) then phase out loses $200 of credit for every $1000 over 800/400k
- Vehicle Price Limit (less than 14 Gross Vehicle Weight)
  - $55k for Sedan
  - $69k for SUVs
  - $74k for pickups
  - $64k for vans
  - 2&3 wheeled Vehicles
$4000 (additive)
- Thru 2023 for any EV with 7khw
- Thru 2031 10 kwh
- Requires US final assembly after 2026
$3500 (additive)
- 2023 - Battery Capacity above 40kwh
- 2031 - Battery Capacity above 50kwh
$4500 (additive)
- “Domestic Assembly”
  - “The term ‘domestic assembly qualifications’ means,with respect to any new qualified plug-in electric vehicle, that the final assembly of such vehicle occurs at a plant, factory, or other place which is operating

under a collective bargaining agreement negotiated

by an employee organization (as defined in section

12(c)(4)), determined in a manner consistent with section 7701(a)(46).”

Congressional Comments

Rep. Dan Kildee tells reporters it's a "possibility" they will change the union provision of proposed EV tax credit legislation if there's another way to reward companies w/ very high labor standards. "It's been a difficult path" to find a compromise "but we're open to it."
But both