Plugs and Cars
APRIL 3, 2012
Aptera went under. Gas prices are at historically high levels, and have become a political football, but haven’t led to a surge in EV purchases. That means the cars on offer have to be purchased as quickly as they are produced. Fisker is delivering the Karma, but not without glitches and its DOE loan is being questioned.
Revenge of the Electric Car
APRIL 20, 2010
After a federal tax credit and state rebate, the price of these cars will come out at around a cool 20k. Others include the Fisker Karma, the Aptera 2e, the Coda sedan, Chevy’s Volt and Tesla’s Model S. The Leaf’s suggested retail price of $32,780 drops to $25,280 after a $7,500 federal income tax credit.
Plug In Partners
APRIL 21, 2008
Unfortunately, consumer tax incentives for the purchase of plug in hybrids were not included. Although consumer tax credits for PHEVs enjoyed bipartisan support in both houses of Congress, concerns over other tax portions of the energy bill resulted in the entire tax package being removed from the original bill.
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