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Matt Herring · 10-03-2008, 08:30 PM

CFG83 -

Not sure if you were just comparing to a Prius for numbers-sake but a Prius would not qualify for the credit as far as I understand the language..."plug-in electric vehicles"...with emphasis on PLUG-IN...read below

"This provision provides a tax credit for buyers of plug-in electric vehicles. It provides a base of $2500 plus an additional $417 per kwh for batteries greater than 4 kwh. For the Chevy Volt, that works out to $7500 per car, a number GM had lobbied for."

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Matt Herring Master EcoModder Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: North Andover, MA Posts: 857 Bone's 2010 Prius - '10 Toyota Prius Black 90 day: 56.78 mpg (US) Thanks: 5 Thanked 23 Times in 19 Posts	CFG83 - Not sure if you were just comparing to a Prius for numbers-sake but a Prius would not qualify for the credit as far as I understand the language..."plug-in electric vehicles"...with emphasis on PLUG-IN...read below "This provision provides a tax credit for buyers of plug-in electric vehicles. It provides a base of $2500 plus an additional $417 per kwh for batteries greater than 4 kwh. For the Chevy Volt, that works out to $7500 per car, a number GM had lobbied for." __________________ My Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/p...?id=1268001941 My Twitter: http://twitter.com/bone1124 Last edited by Matt Herring; 10-03-2008 at 08:39 PM..