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