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Very few people who would otherwise be considering EVs qualify.7500 Federal + 9000 State (if leasing) / or / 5000 State (if buying)
Am I missing something? If not, wow...
Very few people who would otherwise be considering EVs qualify.
Yet Washington charges me almost 3x the price of a non EV to renew my license tabs every year.
The anti-ev crowed wants to overcharge EV drivers to punish them or something. It's reasonable to charge something since we don't pay gas tax - however the increasing fuel efficiency of cars also reduces the amount in taxes they pay over time. I think there's only a few choices, show them your mileage (but then what part were you driving in WA, also a problem already), pay the avg gas tax paid, pay extra. We are another option, I'm not sure how much the avg gas tax paid is though.I know right? Very annoying for sure. What more can we expect from the Peoples Republic of WA? Same can be said for these other loony coastal states.
Insanity and what does not make sense = Normal for these circus states.
The anti-ev crowed wants to overcharge EV drivers to punish them or something. It's reasonable to charge something since we don't pay gas tax - however the increasing fuel efficiency of cars also reduces the amount in taxes they pay over time. I think there's only a few choices, show them your mileage (but then what part were you driving in WA, also a problem already), pay the avg gas tax paid, pay extra. We are another option, I'm not sure how much the avg gas tax paid is though.
Any word on how they intend to measure income for qualifying? Last years agi off your federal 1040? Prefilled in forms by the dealer already ready to go with no one to verify them? Self attestation? Nothing would surprise me in this state anymore.
The whole idea was to help low income people get an ev. That's a laudable goal. Limiting state budget spend is a laudable goal too. I'm glad I wasn't asked to figure out the plan. I have read some states (Colorado?) had a limited pool of these ev credits, they'd reach it and no more some years.
If you live in seattle area, your cost for housing is so high that the money toward that blocks a lot of people who might otherwise buy an EV - the middle loses out. I feel conflicting feelings. The existing fed 7500 tax credits go up so much higher in income. There's always complaints about ev tax credits for rich people. Do we need a middle range smaller deduction? I think the fed 7500 tax cuts should not have a hard cutoff, 7500 or zip. Some decaying function starting at 3/4 of the total, nothing at the max or something.