[yesplease]

The Senate bill would give buyers a base-line credit of $2,500 for buying a vehicle powered by a 4-kilowatt hour battery. An additional $417 would be added for each KWh of battery power beyond that up to a total limit of $7,500.

Link.

[dohboi]

So does this include purchases made this year I wonder?

[yesplease]

I didn't see anything about model year restrictions so I suppose if they're purchased after the bill was passed it could.

[mos6507]

So does this include purchases made this year I wonder?

What could you buy this year to qualify? A NEV or a Tesla is about it.

[dohboi]

A little Zenny for the wify. It's so cute!

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If we can get a $7500 tax rebate on it, that sweetens the deal considerably. I haven't seen cars rated by kilowatt hours before, though. It seems to come out of some definition from some electrical engineering association.

[yesplease]

I'm not sure if NEVs or electric motorcycles are covered... A $3k Zenn would be an instant hit, but I doubt it's covered.

[dohboi]

You're probably right. Typical American tax structure to give huge rebates to the biggest vehicles while screwing the little guy!

[yesplease]

The text is here, and I can't find anything that excludes smaller EVs like electric motorcycles and NEVs, but it just seems like there would be too many NEVs w/ 4+kWh packs going 50-75% off. If anything I suppose the best bet would be to get legal counsel before hand to see if it's viable, and if it is, go for it. I bet the peple high up on Aptera's waiting list are having a ball. $22k for an electric two seater that'll go 120 miles per charge isn't too shabby, and it based on their hiring it looks like they're gearing up for production.