GRA
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https://www.greencarcongress.com/2019/10/20191025-arb.html
Among the details, owing to the CVRP rebate program being over-subscribed in the past they've added a limit of $60k max. base MSRP, which is still ludicrously high IMO as are the income caps, but at least a move in the right direction. I think it should be no more than $40k base MSRP - anyone who can afford to consider a Model 3 LR or one of the current FCEVs should pay for it themselves.
PHEVs will now only qualify for the CVRP rebate if they have at least a 35 mile AER, which I think eliminates virtually all of the current vehicles except the Clarity and i3 REx (if it's not in its own category). That seems counterproductive - I could see requiring a 20 or 25 mile AER, but if you want to make PEVs mainstream you have to get the price down for mass-market buyers, and that means low $20s. Only small-battery PHEVs like the Prime can do that now with the CVRP rebate (assuming that the buyers won't qualify for much if any of the fed. tax credit).
Among the details, owing to the CVRP rebate program being over-subscribed in the past they've added a limit of $60k max. base MSRP, which is still ludicrously high IMO as are the income caps, but at least a move in the right direction. I think it should be no more than $40k base MSRP - anyone who can afford to consider a Model 3 LR or one of the current FCEVs should pay for it themselves.
PHEVs will now only qualify for the CVRP rebate if they have at least a 35 mile AER, which I think eliminates virtually all of the current vehicles except the Clarity and i3 REx (if it's not in its own category). That seems counterproductive - I could see requiring a 20 or 25 mile AER, but if you want to make PEVs mainstream you have to get the price down for mass-market buyers, and that means low $20s. Only small-battery PHEVs like the Prime can do that now with the CVRP rebate (assuming that the buyers won't qualify for much if any of the fed. tax credit).