Tesla sent out a warning email this week that the federal tax credit for buying an electric vehicle will expire for good for tesla evs in less than five weeks.
Federal tax credit for electric cars tesla.
Since july the amount was down to just 1 875 in federal credits.
They have already sold over 200 000 units and so they won t be eligible for the tax credit any longer.
Once a manufacturer hits their 200 000 car delivered in the us ev credit starts to phase out.
This tax credit begins to phase out once a manufacturer has sold 200 000 qualifying vehicles in the u s.
Tesla motors makes electric vehicles and in the us people had a federal tax credit of 7 500 for tesla.
The federal tesla tax credit has run its course and the federal ev tax credit on general motors vehicles will end soon.
Before you decide whether or not to buy an electric car or plug in hybrid.
Ahead of that date tesla this week.
It varies based on the size of the battery but because tesla uses big batteries they qualify for the full amount of federal tax credit.
The credit amount will vary based on the capacity of the battery used to power the vehicle.
The problem is that tesla confirmed that by the end of 2018 they will have become the first manufacturer to lose its electric car tax credit.
Since 2010 anyone purchasing a qualified electric vehicle including any new tesla model has been eligible to receive a 7 500 federal tax credit.
Federal tax credits for new all electric and plug in hybrid vehicles federal tax credit up to 7 500.
All electric and plug in hybrid cars purchased new in or after 2010 may be eligible for a federal income tax credit of up to 7 500.