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California has been a world pioneer for decades in reducing vehicle emissions, including its 20-year effort to get significant numbers of zero-emission vehicles on the roads. It's also had intermittent programs to encourage the trade-in of older cars that qualify as "gross emitters" for newer and cleaner vehicles. Now, a bill that seems set to pass this month will pair the two programs for the first time and establish a steady source of funding for its clean-vehicle purchase rebate program. Focus on low-income drivers Among the provisions of the Charge Ahead California Initiative, or Senate...
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Income Cap Coming For CA Electric-Car Rebate, Tesla Most Vulnerable?
California may put an income cap on its electric-car tax rebate.
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California Puts Its Electric-Car Owner Survey Info Online
California surveyed applicants for the state electric-car incentive program, and will put the results online.
Stephen Edelstein -
Texas Electric-Car Purchase Rebates Up To $2,500 To Start Soon
Texas plans to offer rebates to buyers of new electric cars, plug-in hybrids, and natural-gas vehicles.
Stephen Edelstein -
2014 BMW i3 Range-Extended Model Gets Full $2,500 CA Rebate For Electric Cars
It's clearly the week for news about the new and distinctive 2014 BMW i3 electric car. Yesterday, as the first cars arrived at dealers, we learned that it was rated at 81 miles of range (less than a 2014 Nissan Leaf's 84 miles), but operates at an unparalleled efficiency of 124 MPGe. Then, late...
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MD Boosts Electric-Car Tax Credit, CA Adds Funds To Rebate Program
California and Maryland put more money into electric-car incentives.
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Over the last few years, China has experienced some of the highest city pollution concentrations anywhere on earth--with concentrations of pollutants climbing far past dangerous levels on official scales. Roughly a quarter of that is due to heavy traffic, and it's prompted legislation to clean up the country's streets by any means possible. Electric cars are one suggestion, but so far sales have struggled--and that doesn't look likely to change any time soon, according to writer Alysha Webb, who follows electric-car activities in China. Like many other countries around the world, one of...
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CA Electric-Car Incentive Update: Funds Run Out, Green Stickers Gone
Access to carpool lanes on California's legendarily crowded freeways is a big perk. So is getting a check in the mail that cuts the purchase cost. These incentives were successful in spurring sales of hybrids years ago, and they've helped sales of modern battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars...
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Electric-Car Guide, State-By-State Specifics From Sierra Club
What's your first resource for electric-car information? We're hoping you answer Green Car Reports (of course!), but in reality there are quite a few by now. Today, the conservation group Sierra Club has launched its own Electric Vehicle Guide--and one of its key features is the ability to learn...
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Home Depot To Refund Taxes To Electric-Car Charging Station Buyers
Many states offer discounts, rebates, and other incentives for the purchase of infrastructure improvements that encourage electric-car ownership. Washington is one such state, providing tax breaks on charging stations and similar EV-related devices. Unfortunately, Home Depot sales associates...
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Californians: Here Are Your Clean Vehicle Choices!
Few states in the U.S. can match California’s generosity when it comes to clean vehicle rebate programs. In fact, back in September, the California Air Resources Board and the Environmental Protection Agency awarded the state’s 10,000th Clean Vehicle Rebate to a Nissan Leaf owner from...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield -
Obama: Add Rebates On Natural-Gas Cars, Oil Is 'Fuel Of Past'
Continuing his efforts to reduce U.S. dependence on imported oil, President Barack Obama yesterday proposed expanding tax credits now offered to buyers of plug-in cars to those who buy natural-gas vehicles as well. Given the ugly politics around electric cars and the presidential election season...
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A few weeks ago, we told you that all new 2012 Chevrolet Volts manufactured after February 8 and destined for Californian dealers will feature a redesigned exhaust system that will enable them to qualify as Enhanced Advanced Technology Partial Zero-Emissions Vehicles (e-AT-PZEVs). As a consequence, Californian owners of new 2012 Chevy Volts will be eligible to apply for a yellow green bumper sticker for their car which will give them unlimited access to the state’s High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes, regardless of how many passengers are in the vehicle. But there’s more: The...
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Tennessee's Electric Car Rebate Fund Still Healthy
If you live in Tennessee and you're holding out for more electric cars to hit the market, then you could be in luck. So far, only buyers of the Nissan Leaf have been benefitting from the $2,500 electric car rebate, with no other electric vehicles to choose from. The Tennessean reveals that, of the...
Antony Ingram -
BYD To California: You Don't Have Enough Electric Car Charging Stations
Over the years, we’ve heard lots of excuses from electric car companies as to why they’ve had to delay the launch of a car. Ranging from delays in the part supply through to last-minute improvements and modifications to comply with new regulations, we think we’ve heard them all...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield -
Want A Rebate With That Hybrid? Get It While You Can
If you're relying on state tax breaks to get you behind the wheel of a brand new hybrid, we have one piece of advice: Do it soon. Several states have already cut their rebate schemes and a bunch more are about to follow down the same path, which is soon to make hybrid vehicles a more expensive...
Antony Ingram -
Hey, Sarah Palin, Electric Cars Make Hunting Easier
Electric car owners aren’t necessarily known for their love of hunting -- and those who hunt aren’t usually known for their love of electric cars either. After all, gun-toting, gas-guzzling, Russia-spying, former Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin loves to hunt -- and her motto of...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield -
Breathe Easy, Californians: Electric-Car Rebates Survive, Cut To $2,500
It came down to the wire, but in the end, California's program of purchase rebates for buyers of qualifying plug-in electric cars has survived the state's grim budget crisis. Last Thursday, we wrote about the decisions facing the California Air Resources Board: How much could it really afford to...
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As we reported back in December last year and again last month, California’s $4.1 million Clean Vehicle Rebate Project has now run out of money. If you’re one of the early adopters who has been lucky enough to buy a 2011 Nissan Leaf, or 2011 Tesla Roadster in the state since 2010 you should already have had a $5,000 rebate check through the mail to go with your $7,500 federal tax credit. But for those who haven’t yet purchased an electric car or are one of the unlucky 500 who purchased a car as the funds were running out, today is the day you find out if you will get that...
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Warning: Californian Electric Car Rebates Running Out of Charge
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) - the state department charged with reducing air pollution and improving the quality of air that Californians breathe - has announced that the California state electric vehicle rebate program will soon run out of money, meaning that electric car buyers may...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield -
Obama Seeking Rebates Instead Of Tax Credits For Electric Car Buyers
Currently, buyers of electric cars receive a $7,500 tax credit that they can only realize once they file their taxes, often up to a year after they actually make their purchase. Without a doubt, this has limited the effectiveness of the incentive so it’s not surprising to hear there are many...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Senator Stabenow: $7,500 Electric-Car Credit Should Be Rebate
It's long been known that purchase rebates--buy a car, get a check--are a more effective incentive for purchase of any kind of car than an income-tax credit, which may take a year or more to affect the buyer's cash position. But the current tax credits for purchase of plug-in cars, up to $7,500 for...
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CA Electric Car Rebate Will Run Out Mid 2011, Advocate Warns
California has always been kind to drivers of alternative fuelled vehicles with special privileges in High-Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes, reduced parking and even additional purchase tax credits. However, the $5,000 Californian state rebate for those purchasing electric vehicles may soon run out...
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How To Pay Just $12,280 For A Brand-New 2011 Nissan Leaf Electric Car
All the different incentives to purchase electric cars can be confusing. But if all the stars align and you're the lucky person who can take advantage of multiple incentives, there’s a slim chance that you could buy a brand-new 2011 Nissan Leaf for a mere $12,300. Here’s how it works...
John Voelcker