Bill will unplug Georgia's $5K electric vehicle tax credit
Given that it's the most generous credit currently available in the USA - Colorado is the only other state which has a credit valued at a similar amount - and that Atlanta is currently one of the hottest markets for the LEAF, this could certainly put a damper on overall sales.
That said, the current rebate does appear to be overly generous.
Which brings up a question - why isn't the LEAF selling in greater numbers in Colorado?
I personally despise the boom / bust cycles that these significant fixed amount subsidies generate. Subsidies like these should be designed to be phased out slowly over a period of time to give consumers and businesses time to adjust.
Similar cycles have been generated by the renewable energy PTC credit and I'm sure we'll see something similar when the $7500 EV federal tax credit goes away - not to mention the 30% tax credit available for solar PV.
If these incentives were designed more along the lines of the California Solar Initiative which was hugely successful and avoided significant boom/bust cycles as the solar PV incentive was gradually reduced as more solar PV was installed.
Given that it's the most generous credit currently available in the USA - Colorado is the only other state which has a credit valued at a similar amount - and that Atlanta is currently one of the hottest markets for the LEAF, this could certainly put a damper on overall sales.
That said, the current rebate does appear to be overly generous.
Which brings up a question - why isn't the LEAF selling in greater numbers in Colorado?
I personally despise the boom / bust cycles that these significant fixed amount subsidies generate. Subsidies like these should be designed to be phased out slowly over a period of time to give consumers and businesses time to adjust.
Similar cycles have been generated by the renewable energy PTC credit and I'm sure we'll see something similar when the $7500 EV federal tax credit goes away - not to mention the 30% tax credit available for solar PV.
If these incentives were designed more along the lines of the California Solar Initiative which was hugely successful and avoided significant boom/bust cycles as the solar PV incentive was gradually reduced as more solar PV was installed.
I guess it helps the folks that make enough to afford Tesla's. I suppose that is a benefit of lower income taxes, at least compared to CA where we are from. I think the biggest reason is the distances, the cold and a lack of education. The mountains don't help either, though if you can at least get to your destination you should regen it all back on the way down. I think people really overhype the snow thing though. Being a reasonably heavy FWD car with some decent tires on it should be fine unless it is in the feet of snow. We recently leased one because it works well for our commute where we work at the same location. About 25 miles round trip so even in the cold it will be fine. It is slightly downhill overall on the way to work so we roughly keep the same charge as we left with then burn some going back uphill to home. I think we could probably do three days of commute without charging. 
