Thoughts 12 Apr 2008 10:40 am
Tax credit for your electric vehicle, but only if it burns gas.
It seems congress is trying to slip a few more bennies for car makers and oil companies into another “environmentally friendly” bill.
I was reading the Daily Kos when I happened across this gem:
“Well, apparently congress isn’t quite sure about all of this BEV (battery electric vehicle) stuff. In an otherwise great bill, H.R. 5351 gives a rather hefty tax credit to plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs), which have a small electric range (and sometimes cannot even drive at highway speeds on pure electric power) in addition to a gasoline engine. The bill doesn’t cover pure EVs at all. That is, to say, owners of the Chevrolet Volt would get the credit, but owners of the Aptera Typ-1e or Tesla Roadster would not — even though they’re doing more for advancing the technology, promoting energy independence, and eliminating pollution.”
Open Congress has the complete bill if you don’t mind the headache that inevitably come from reading such things.
In the mean time if you happen to have a spare $100k here’s the electric car for you.
The two-seat Tesla Roadster, with a top speed of 135 mph, can travel more than 200 miles before it needs to be recharged.