Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Legislation and Policy
Since Monday, the state of California has been offering tax rebates for eligible zero-emission and plug-in hybrid vehicles under the $4.1 million Clean Vehicle Rebate Project (CVRP). The rebates are worth up to $20,000 for commercial vehicles and up to $5,000 for new light-duty vehicles. The list includes pure electrics like the Tesla Roadster and the Nissan Leaf, NEVs from GEM and a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle: the Honda 2010 FCX Clarity. The all-electric Zero DS and S motorcycles are eligible for $1,500. See a full list of eligible vehicles here.
Electric drive advocates at Plug In America are in favor of the program. The group’s legislative director, Jay Friedland, said in a statement that, “Our mission has always been to help consumers adopt clean plug-in vehicles and hefty rebates are the best possible way to get these cars out of the showroom and onto the road.” PIA also says that the list of vehicles that qualify for the rebate is expected to grow when more plug-in vehicles become available later this year and in 2011. Of course, not everyone is happy with the program. There’s the impact the rebates will have on the state’s tremendous deficit, and Gas2.0 wishes the start date could have been pushed back a bit, until the Leaf, for example, becomes available. $5,000 means a lot more when the car costs $35,000 (or whatever) and not the $109,000 for a Tesla Roadster.
[Source: Plug In America, Gas2.0]
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