A "vanity purchase". Sheesh. The only practical EV that can fully replace an ICE -- sorry, NOT sorry that they couldn't price that at Prius-level in 2012. So painful to see people willingly ignore information, or even Elon's Secret Master Plan.
I wish people could just means-test the damned incentive. When I know teachers and other frugal types scraping to save up bucks for a Tesla, it's obvious at least to me that they should get full incentives while "individuals who can afford expensive luxury cars" like me certainly would still like to receive the incentives but can somehow manage to get by anyway. Come to think of it, if this is a tax credit and it's administered through the MD Department of Revenue or whatever they call it, then it'd be pretty easy to means-test the thing.
So, basically, the legislators want to provide the tax credit, but don't want any manufacturer to do too well at claiming the credits.
Well... way better to have some incentive rather than none. I am grateful that MD is willing to keep this program operating, when most other states simply don't care.
I ran into a lot of very similar attitudes in Massachusetts.
Thanks,
Alan
P.S. Sorry to keep bothering you with questions, but: *HOGAN* presented the bill? What does that mean? How deeply is he engaged? I ask because my wife has someone signed up to present carbon fee-and-dividend legislation the next time the legislature sits.... wondering whether Hogan's apparent interest in the EV incentive issue might somehow connect up with an eventual carbon pricing discussion in the MD legislature.