Calif. buyers - CVRP rebate running down

[bonaire]

Carefully watch the program's funding.

CVRP Funding Status

If you're in CA and haven't yet signed up for the rebate program, do so as soon as possible. If the year ends with a strong sales cycle, the funds may exhaust by end of 2018. This would make purchase in 2019 $6250 higher due to the change in tax credit and loss of this rebate.

$2500 for BEVs and $5000 for FCV.
$1500 for PiHV.
$900 for motorcycles too.
At $2500 for BEVs, about 4300 rebates for higher-income registrants. That can go fast with not only a Tesla end of quarter push but involvement of other brands sold in CA.

Also a pre-approval process exists in San Diego: CVRP Eligible Vehicles

 

[Elmexiken]

Good info, thanks.

 

[Uncle Paul]

Historically this fund has run dry many times. Then they have just added more money to the fund.

 

[frank69]

Carefully watch the program's funding.

CVRP Funding Status

If you're in CA and haven't yet signed up for the rebate program, do so as soon as possible. If the year ends with a strong sales cycle, the funds may exhaust by end of 2018. This would make purchase in 2019 $6250 higher due to the change in tax credit and loss of this rebate.

$2500 for BEVs and $5000 for FCV.
$1500 for PiHV.
$900 for motorcycles too.
At $2500 for BEVs, about 4300 rebates for higher-income registrants. That can go fast with not only a Tesla end of quarter push but involvement of other brands sold in CA.

Also a pre-approval process exists in San Diego: CVRP Eligible Vehicles

I'm not sure I understand what the graph is saying on that page above

 

[Trevor B]

Carefully watch the program's funding.

CVRP Funding Status

If you're in CA and haven't yet signed up for the rebate program, do so as soon as possible. If the year ends with a strong sales cycle, the funds may exhaust by end of 2018. This would make purchase in 2019 $6250 higher due to the change in tax credit and loss of this rebate.

$2500 for BEVs and $5000 for FCV.
$1500 for PiHV.
$900 for motorcycles too.
At $2500 for BEVs, about 4300 rebates for higher-income registrants. That can go fast with not only a Tesla end of quarter push but involvement of other brands sold in CA.

Also a pre-approval process exists in San Diego: CVRP Eligible Vehicles

Not true, they will replenish ... funding is from the cap and trade auctions.

 

[Troy916]

Not true, they will replenish ... funding is from the cap and trade auctions.

And I think the next cap and trade auction closes Mid November.

 

[WARP 10]

Has anyone used the pre-approval process available in San Diego? I filled out the application and uploaded the required documentation but am wondering what happens when I get a VIN assigned? The pre-approval doc doesn't require a VIN or model info as the normal application does and there doesn't appear to be any way to update that document with a VIN later on. Also said the review process takes 70-90 days. Wondering if you could just go in and submit the regular CVRP request documents when the VIN shows up, although I can always call them at that point.

 

[opiuman]

Has anyone used the pre-approval process available in San Diego? I filled out the application and uploaded the required documentation but am wondering what happens when I get a VIN assigned? The pre-approval doc doesn't require a VIN or model info as the normal application does and there doesn't appear to be any way to update that document with a VIN later on. Also said the review process takes 70-90 days. Wondering if you could just go in and submit the regular CVRP request documents when the VIN shows up, although I can always call them at that point.

After pre approval they send you something to fill in the details. Once you submit it, the final approval only takes another day or two. Then of course time for the payout I wouldn't do it again with VIN because you're subject to that long 70-90 wait again.

 

[NeverFollow]

If you're in CA and haven't yet signed up for the rebate program, do so as soon as possible.

I try to do it but you need both:
-- the dated Tesla contract, and
-- a temporary registration from the DMV.

So far I didn't received anything from the DMV.

I wonder even what kind of documentation I could provide to a police officer if I had to do so,
beside a copy of my car insurance?

However the Tesla representative puts a document behind my windshield.
I wonder if I should use this document to submit the CA rebate request?

 

[lensovet]

The windshield sticker *is* the temporary registration.

There is also no need to rush, if they run out of funds they simply put you on the waitlist and when they get more funds they go down the waitlist and start issuing checks.

 

[Troy916]

Also, a copy of that temporary registration should be included in the documents you received from Tesla along with the contract.

 

[bonaire]

It's running down on an average of 204 cars per day since Nov 5th.
Nov 5 11.5M funding in general fund
Nov 13 8.0M now

Looks like "this round" will run out by year end.

 

[YisSerL]

Thanks for the heads up, @bonaire. I just fill out the application last night.

 

[NeverFollow]

Thanks for the heads up, @bonaire. I just fill out the application last night.

Idem, and got this confirmation message: 'It will take an average 71 days for processing!'

 

[Need]

Idem, and got this confirmation message: 'It will take an average 71 days for processing!'

It was 60 days in May, and it took them 61 days to approve. It was 65 days in Sept, and it took them 64 days to approve. Their average "days" estimate is quite good! LOL.

 

[more863-also]

How do you get to $6,250 from the loss of CVRP?

 

[MIT_S60]

How do you get to $6,2350 from the loss of CVRP?

Federal tax credit drops from $7500 to $3750, loss of $2500 from California rebate:
$3750+$2500=$6250

 

[mywhitenoise]

My car likely wont be delivered until December, should I be worried?

 

[Mxbzz]

Idem, and got this confirmation message: 'It will take an average 71 days for processing!'

And they are not lying! It took about three to four months to get my check after they received my documents. The processing took 60 days while it took an additional 30-45 days to mail the check.

 

[lensovet]

My car likely wont be delivered until December, should I be worried?

no. nothing is running down. they replenish these funds after every GHG auction. even when the money is gone, you can still submit an application and they will send you the check once the funds are allocated.