On 6 Sep 2014 at 1:25, brucedp5 via EV wrote: > Provision supposition> $70+k buyers don't need financial incentives >
"Among the provisions of the Charge Ahead California Initiative, or Senate Bill 1275, is one that funds vouchers specifically targeting lower-income Californians and communities of color." This is the sort of approach that plays well to many people. Heck, who's going to argue that already-wealthy folks should get handed cash to buy expensive cars? What's more, as I understand the FEDERAL tax credits (someone correct me if this is wrong), they actually DO benefit higher income folks more, because those people have higher taxes for the tax credits to balance out. They get their incentives faster. I'll probably get flamed for saying this, maybe with reason. But I think we have to consider - statistically speaking, who are the "green" buyers? Who are the people with education and genuine interest in EVs for what they are? Who are the folks who have GARAGES where they can charge EVs at home? I know, it doesn't look good to give incentives to folks who don't need them. But what is California trying to do here? If cleaner air is really what the state wants, IMO they should be glad you're considering an EV at all, and willing to help make it happen, regardless of your income level. ALL Californians breathe and benefit from the resulting cleaner air, no matter how much money they make, no? David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
