Martin Eberhard gets $5K back from CARB
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Note to Tesla Roadster owners in California: your purchase entitles you to a rebate of $5,000 from the California Air Resources Board, better known as CARB. Martin Eberhard, one of the first men to get his hands on a Tesla and one of the founding members of the company, has just received his confirmation letter in the mail that he'll be getting the rebate. Other vehicles also get CARB rebates, but the Tesla Roadster is the only highway-capable electric vehicle that qualifies for the maximum rebate of $5K.
To qualify for this particular rebate, you must first take delivery of your car and register it properly in the State of California. After that's complete, you can apply for the rebate directly. For his part, Martin says that he wasn't aware that his Roadster qualified for any CARB rebates. Any Tesla owners who care to comment on whether they were informed of or have received the rebate can do so in the comments.
[Source: Tesla Founders Blog]
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Rick 12:09PM (11/05/2008)
just what the world needs - $5000. rebates for a bunch of millionaires in electric sports cars. Hey maybe we should throw in some driving gloves and gold plated hood ornaments so we can put these guys on an even higher pedestal so we can better look up to them in worship and live vicariously through them.
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Chris 1:34PM (11/05/2008)
Trickle down economics? lol
pkuhl 2:05PM (11/05/2008)
There's another way to look at it. CARB will now subsidize electric cars which we know to be the most efficient. When there are mid and low priced electric cars, which Tesla and others are working on, this will be great.
http://www.efcf.com/reports/E17.pdf
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NotEnough4DaLatest 7:43PM (11/05/2008)
By the time you and I are able to buy an electric car, the rebates will run out or be substantially reduced.
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philmcneal 8:54PM (11/05/2008)
well you godda admit, at least the volt will quality for the same tax credit and its in somewhat more affordable hands.
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