Do we have any idea how much a $7500 credit would reduce the Bolt’s cost? A new Bolt in my area could be gotten for $23,500. I would expect that a $7,500 credit would mean that Bolts are now $16,000. I want my $16k Bolt but I feel like Chevy is never going to give it to me.

It’s a tax credit for rich people. It’s designed to benefit wealthy because those are the cars that are most profitable and it’s a special interest program.

PHEVs should also NOT qualify any longer.

The Bolt is really the closest thing and it is something like $35k

and even if she IS in the car seat, they’ll unbuckle her if she starts getting a little fussy.

Yeah, I really want an electric camper van, but 126 miles means you’re probably staying local.

Curious as to why this story is on on Jalopnik when this has nothing to do with cars?

Solar Roof only makes sense from an ROI standpoint when you were otherwise going to install (or replace) a slate roof or similar ultra-premium roof anyway.

MI dunno, maybe there’s a lot of regional variation. Tesla’s site quotes me just under $28K for a 4.1kW system. My local company quoted me $13K for a similar system. How is that cost effective?

I get that. And honestly I actually look forward to 1, maybe two, answers that are obviously not going to be chosen, but are interesting and meet some of the criteria.

but the non-profit PlainSite got its hands on a California DMV memo

Good grief.

Poor people don’t buy electric cars, they’re expensive. I love the technology of electric vehicles but that’s just welfare for the rich. And yeah I’ve got a problem with that.

False equivalence.

An EV takes 10x (or more) time to charge than it takes to refuel a normal car. I’m sure you’ve seen highway service stations - how many fuel pumps do they typically have? 10 to 15? And you sometimes still have to wait a couple min to fill up. If all cars are electric, you’d need 100 to 150 chargers to ensure a high…

Really quite insane that GM can offer $14k of incentives on a $40K car. I guess they have to, if they want anyone to buy one over a Model 3 or a Mach E.

Tesla’s solar PANEL system prices are quite competitive in the US.

As in a car that can do it all, the daily commute, a weekend road trip, haul friends, and get stuff home from the home center for a project (not long lumber).

I’m one of the ~11% of Tesla owners who went back to gas.

So, are you suggesting that EVs will shorten someone’s commute? What kind of magic is that?