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by dkasper 975 days ago
A lot of people buying $78000 cars (even if $68000 with discounts) don’t qualify for the credits. I know I don’t.
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IMHO, the fed restrictions are extremely fair. Anyone that is unable to meet these requirements should not get a $7500 discount.

https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/credits-for-new-clean...

The biggest requirement is that you have $7500 in taxes to offset with the credit, afaik it’s not refundable.
That was the old credit. The new credit is just a big rebate check. Many manufacturers just discount the price of the vehicle by this much and pocket the check. It will begin January 1st 2024.
Why not? The incentive is intended to increase EV adoption, not to help people buy cars generally. I don’t see how extending the incentive to all income levels would work against the goal.