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Old 02-04-2019, 03:54 PM   #148 (permalink)
redpoint5
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... which is why I hope the Tesla model of selling vehicles catches on. You pay the price as advertised, just like nearly everything else in the world. No stupid 4-squares with sleazy salesmen getting you to spend as much as you can afford, if not more.

The bottom line is always price. Don't let some salesman distract you from this.

I actually had a scheister salesman pretend to be angry that I was letting a deal go over a matter of "only a hundred bucks". I told him if it's only a hundred bucks, then the dealership should have no problem conceding it. I also told him I'm done working with him, and if the dealership wants a sale, they will send someone else to make the deal.

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As I read that there is no minimum. Add a plug get $2500. Sell a vehicle with a 5 kWh battery you get another $417. From there you get $417 per kWh until the maximum of $7500 is hit.
As I read it more, I was leaning toward that interpretation also. Thank you for weighing in. That would make the shortest range plug-in, my Prius, eligible for $2,500. Maybe it isn't crazy to include puny batteries in a car and collect the minimum credit amount. I still think there's a lot left on the table to maximize the credit with the minimum battery size (16 kWh).
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