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California wants 1.5 million zero-emission vehicles on the road by 2025 — more than 15 times the number now.
So the state pays buyers $2,500 per car, on top of a $7,500 federal tax credit, to help speed development and promote widespread adoption.
The effort has had mixed results. Sales of electric cars are up but remain well off the pace needed to meet state goals. And the generous subsidies are going largely to some of the state's wealthiest residents.
http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-electric-car-rebates-20140807-story.html#page=1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Nearly four-fifths of the state rebates went to households earning $100,000 or more, according to a state survey of buyers. Nearly half of those getting rebates for Tesla's premium electric sedan earned at least $300,000.
With the state's incentive program constantly running out of funds — about 13,500 buyers are on a waiting list to get their rebate — state lawmakers are now looking to get more of that money into the hands of lower-income drivers.
$147 million in zero-emission vehicle rebates
"A $2,500 rebate to purchase an electric vehicle is not likely to matter to someone earning over $300,000 a year, but it does make a big difference to someone earning $60k a year," said Sen. Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles). "Every community deserves clean air, regardless of wealth."
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there is some qualification in the bill saying that the regulation should not set a limit that hurts car deployment.
that could be tricky.
regardless, i think it is a workable idea to limit CA rebates to some figure under 100k of AGI--or perhaps scale downward (not limit) at some tipping point of AGI that works around that parameter.
the reality of the numbers and who buys, however, may be different.
i also think the rebates should not go to combo cars; that is to say hybrids and Plug-ins that run on gas and electric.
So the state pays buyers $2,500 per car, on top of a $7,500 federal tax credit, to help speed development and promote widespread adoption.
The effort has had mixed results. Sales of electric cars are up but remain well off the pace needed to meet state goals. And the generous subsidies are going largely to some of the state's wealthiest residents.
http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-electric-car-rebates-20140807-story.html#page=1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Nearly four-fifths of the state rebates went to households earning $100,000 or more, according to a state survey of buyers. Nearly half of those getting rebates for Tesla's premium electric sedan earned at least $300,000.
With the state's incentive program constantly running out of funds — about 13,500 buyers are on a waiting list to get their rebate — state lawmakers are now looking to get more of that money into the hands of lower-income drivers.
$147 million in zero-emission vehicle rebates
"A $2,500 rebate to purchase an electric vehicle is not likely to matter to someone earning over $300,000 a year, but it does make a big difference to someone earning $60k a year," said Sen. Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles). "Every community deserves clean air, regardless of wealth."
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there is some qualification in the bill saying that the regulation should not set a limit that hurts car deployment.
that could be tricky.
regardless, i think it is a workable idea to limit CA rebates to some figure under 100k of AGI--or perhaps scale downward (not limit) at some tipping point of AGI that works around that parameter.
the reality of the numbers and who buys, however, may be different.
i also think the rebates should not go to combo cars; that is to say hybrids and Plug-ins that run on gas and electric.
