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Via ievs.com:
Via ABG:
It also seeks to increase the max. rebate to $3.5k. Seeing as how I've been advocating here for something like this for the past two years or so, it shouldn't come as any surprise that I'm in favor
I might make it a bit more nuanced, and put the rebate limit at say $30k selling price (out the door less govt. taxes and fees, to avoid manufacturers and dealers adding $5k destination charges and $1k paperwork fees) for all cars up to 100 miles EPA, reducing the amount of the rebate by $1 for every dollar the sale prices exceeds $30k. BUT, add an exception that allows the trigger price to increase by say $50 to $100 for every mile of EPA range over 100 miles, up to a maximum of say $35k to $40k, then reducing dollar for dollar as above. Have it start 1/1/2017, then reduce the trigger and max. prices by $500 on 1/1/2018, $500 more on 1/1/2019, then $1,000 every subsequent January 1st. The rationale is to drive the price for a given range continuously downwards so that more and more people can afford them, and eventually the law will naturally sunset itself, if we don't want to put a hard date on it. This will also inhibit manufacturers/dealers from bundling all sorts of unnecessary/unwanted options that the customer has to take in order to get more essential ones.
Oh, and make people choose whether they want the HOV stickers OR the rebate; they can't take both.
http://insideevs.com/california-senator-spurns-tesla-calls-for-limiting-states-rebate-to-evs-40000-or-less/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Via ABG:
http://www.autoblog.com/2015/03/25/california-fight-limit-ev-rebates-lower-income-buyers/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
It also seeks to increase the max. rebate to $3.5k. Seeing as how I've been advocating here for something like this for the past two years or so, it shouldn't come as any surprise that I'm in favor
I might make it a bit more nuanced, and put the rebate limit at say $30k selling price (out the door less govt. taxes and fees, to avoid manufacturers and dealers adding $5k destination charges and $1k paperwork fees) for all cars up to 100 miles EPA, reducing the amount of the rebate by $1 for every dollar the sale prices exceeds $30k. BUT, add an exception that allows the trigger price to increase by say $50 to $100 for every mile of EPA range over 100 miles, up to a maximum of say $35k to $40k, then reducing dollar for dollar as above. Have it start 1/1/2017, then reduce the trigger and max. prices by $500 on 1/1/2018, $500 more on 1/1/2019, then $1,000 every subsequent January 1st. The rationale is to drive the price for a given range continuously downwards so that more and more people can afford them, and eventually the law will naturally sunset itself, if we don't want to put a hard date on it. This will also inhibit manufacturers/dealers from bundling all sorts of unnecessary/unwanted options that the customer has to take in order to get more essential ones.Oh, and make people choose whether they want the HOV stickers OR the rebate; they can't take both.
