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A new EV incentive program in the US leaves Tesla, GM at a disadvantage

by Meghana Kandra
September 13, 2021
in Automobiles, Cars, Clean Energy, Electric Vehicles, Manufacturing
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A new EV incentive program in the US leaves Tesla, GM at a disadvantage

FILE PHOTO: An Ionity electric vehicle charging station is pictured near Dresden, Germany, August 27, 2019. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

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In the US, Democrats proposed a new EV incentive program with a higher payout of up to $12,500 for 200,000 vehicles. It would be part of the $3.5 trillion social spending bill. It will remove the limitation linked with the number of vehicles sold, and replace it with a timeline. EV makers like Tesla and General Motors who have been in the EV industry for a long will be at a disadvantage.

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This change is going to put Tesla at a $4,500 disadvantage. Under Joe Biden’s administration, the Democrats kept pushing for the EV incentive programs. Their plan to reform the program is yet to be finalized, and it is revised again. Currently, the plan includes a tax credit of $7,500 for 200,000 vehicles per manufacturer. Though the new EV incentive program has increased numbers, it puts the major players in the EV industry at a disadvantage.

The tax credit is only applied for the next taxes, such that there should be an equivalent tax burden for the $7,500 tax credit. There have been many proposals for a year, and there hasn’t been a perfect program that could benefit every EV manufacturer. Both General Motors and Tesla have been manufacturing electric vehicles and selling on a large scale for years now. They have export vehicles and have a global presence in many locations. Additionally, Tesla is also known to have most American-made vehicles.

The main changes

The new proposal is known as the “Clean Energy for America Act”. It would remove the 200,000 vehicles restriction on companies. Interestingly it would benefit the other companies which have been thriving. Nissan Leaf has been there for a long time, yet sold a lesser number of cars compared to Tesla or GM.

It is known that the new changes are approved by the House ways and means committee. Also, agreed for this to be part of the social spending of $3.5 trillion. The changes are mentioned as below,

  • Remove the 200,000 vehicles per manufacturer cap
  • Keep the $7,500 incentive for new electric cars for 5 years
  • Make the $7,500 incentive a point-of-sale discount instead of tax credit
    • EVs with battery packs smaller than 40 kWh are limited to a $4,000 incentive
  • Add an additional $4,500 for EV assembled at union factories
  • Add another $500 for EVs using battery packs with 50% of components (including cells) are made in the US
  • After the first 5 years, the $7,500 becomes only for US-made electric vehicles and it applies for another 5 years.
  • They are introduced price limits on the EVs eligible for the incentives:
    • Sedans under $55,000
    • SUVs under $69,000
    • Pickup trucks under $74,000
    • Vans under $54,000
  • They are also introducing caps on income to get access to the incentives, but they are fairly high at an adjusted gross income of up to $400,000 for individuals and up to $800,000 for joint filers.

(Changes taken from Electrek)

 

Tags: electric vehiclesElectrify AmericaEV incentive programGeneral MotorsJoe BidenTesla
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Meghana Kandra

Meghana studied PGD in Journalism, open university. She has more than five years of experience in content writing, from creative content development to online journalism. Electric vehicle enthusiast, engineer, and feminist.

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