Plug-In Tax Credits Hitching Ride On Wall Street Bail-Out Bill
By John O'Dell October 3, 2008
As the House of Representatives takes up the $700-billion financial system rescue bill today, it automatically will be considering a multi-billion-dollar package of tax breaks for alternative energy programs and plug-in hybrid purchases.
The plug-in and alt-energy credits were tacked onto the bail-out bill in the Senate Monday to short-circuit an impasse that had developed in negotiations with the House and was threatening to kill the measures.
The plug-in hybrid tax credit provision would provide $1 billion in tax credits for purchasers of plug-in hybrids, the amounts varying with the amount of all-electric travel a particular model could provide.
A car with an extended-range electric drive system such as the upcoming
Chevrolet Volt, due for production at the end of 2010, would qualify
for a $7,500 credit - the maximum for vehicles under 10,000 pounds.
The credits are based on battery capacity rather than electric range, but range increases with capacity.
The Volt, with a 16-kilowatt-hour battery, will be capable of traveling
40 miles on its initial charge, according to General Motors.
Plug-in vehicles with at least a 4-kwh battery pack would qualify for a $4,168 tax credit.
Chrysler and Nissan Motor Co. both have announced plans to build
electric vehicles with Volt-like systems by or after 2010, while Toyota
is developing a plug-in with a shorter all-electric range that it will
begin leasing to fleet customers at the end of 2010.
The incentives would phase out as sales of plug-in mount, disappearing
after automakers collectively sell more than 250,000 plug-in vehicles
in a calendar year.
The tax credit portion of the bail-out bill also has larger tax breaks for plug-in versions of medium and heavy-duty trucks.
It also extends existing tax credits for cellulosic ethanol and
biodiesel development, and for wind, solar and hydro-electric power.
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What paper work do I need to fill out to get this Plug-in Tax credit after December 31, 2008?
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