So you want an electric car and you want it to be a Tesla. But you also still want to pay your bills and have money left over to eat three times a day.
Tesla's gearing its next electric car, the Model 3, toward average consumers. And the price seems right: $35,000.
But Tesla wants to make sure you know there’s a chance you could get the new Model 3 for even cheaper.
Several states offer big incentives for going green. Take Colorado, for example, drivers there can get $6,000 back in tax credits for buying electric. And Texas motorists could get up to $2,500 back in rebates.
And the tax credits don’t just depend on what state you live in. The IRS will reward plug-in electric vehicle owners with up to $7,500 as a sort of "thank you" for helping the environment.
But there’s a catch. These federal credits begin to expire after a manufacturer sells 200,000 vehicles for use here at home, and Tesla is getting kind of close.
According to Bloomberg, Tesla could hit that 200,000 mark by mid-2018, and production for the new Model 3 is projected to start in 2017.
Though, Elon Musk and his team don’t have the best track record for being on time. So if the Model 3 ends up getting delayed, most of us could miss out on some of the extra tax credits.
Still, a $35,000 sticker price is way more affordable than Tesla’s other offers.
But if the company really does want to have a serious presence in the "mass market," it better get working. Chevrolet is ready to roll out its Bolt EV next year at a price of $37,500.
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