GRA
Well-known member
Via ABG:
$35k max to get the sales tax exemption, waiting for the governor's signature. +1,000. I had hoped that CA State Senator Gaines' bill limiting the rebate to cars with MSRPs below $40k would pass, but instead we capped the income level of the purchaser. I would still like to see Gaines' bill with some mods, i.e. $35k out the door minus govt. fees and taxes, but allowing the price to increase say $50-$100 for every mile over 100 EPA, and still keep the rebate, with the max incrementing downwards every year or two. We need to drive the price of these cars down so that the middle class can afford them, not help the rich buy toys they can easily afford, and who can still get the full benefit of the federal tax credit by buying in any case, unlike people with more modest incomes.
http://www.autoblog.com/2015/07/10/washington-state-limit-ev-incentives-expensive-cars/
$35k max to get the sales tax exemption, waiting for the governor's signature. +1,000. I had hoped that CA State Senator Gaines' bill limiting the rebate to cars with MSRPs below $40k would pass, but instead we capped the income level of the purchaser. I would still like to see Gaines' bill with some mods, i.e. $35k out the door minus govt. fees and taxes, but allowing the price to increase say $50-$100 for every mile over 100 EPA, and still keep the rebate, with the max incrementing downwards every year or two. We need to drive the price of these cars down so that the middle class can afford them, not help the rich buy toys they can easily afford, and who can still get the full benefit of the federal tax credit by buying in any case, unlike people with more modest incomes.
