California is dropping or reducing their clean vehicle rebates on certain vehicles for certain folks. If I understand it correctly, BEVs, PHEVs and fuel cell vehicle incentives are dropping $500 for most. Cars with a $60K price tag or a PHEV with less than 35 miles of range will no longer qualify for a rebate. Low-moderate income owners can still qualify for larger rebates targeted toward their demographic.
That got me to thinking about what would happen if all the manufacturers met the 200,000 unit sales threshold at which point the federal tax credits begin their phase out. On fueleconomy.gov, you can find out what manufacturers are offering and what tax incentives remain. Only a fraction of the U.S. vehicle fleet would be replaced when all of the incentives disappear, but its a start and little things add up.
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