Tax Incentives for EV Conversions

[Michael J. Baysek]

I am going from information at http://www.pluginamerica.org/incentives.shtm

Is there any status improvement in PA for those of us wishing to do
conversions?

So far it looks like the state offers nothing for us. Now, correct me
if I'm wrong about the Federal: Apparently the $2500-7500 tax credit is
only for new commercially produced EVs by major auto makers.

So, it seems that the only break we get is a 10% tax credit for
converting, and this goes thru end of 2011. The DOE website is a bit
vague about how this credit works: http://www.energy.gov/taxbreaks.htm
(CTRL-F for "conversion"). The unanswered questions include whether the
market value of the donor vehicle, cost of body work and paint job would
be included in the credit; or would only the cost of the electric
drivetrain components be included.

Even if all of that is included, still 10% is not that much of a break.
Are there any news about further incentives on the way, either federal,
or state?

Mike

[Freund, Ron (Ron Freund, SSRT)]

Hi Michael
The incentives page was a 'snapshot' in time. I don't believe any incremental changes have been made on it. If new legislation has been signed into law, we'd like to know about it. Less than half of the states have them and are open minded. I know these things move very slowly.

If you look closely at the ARRA Feb. 2009 law, there are provisions in there for credits for conversions. I don't have a final copy and can't quote you chapter and verse, sorry. You've found about as much as there is, and it's not much. I don't know the full requirements to qualify off the top of my head. I believe the ceiling $$ limiter kicks in before you'd need to total up all the other things like paint, bodywork etc. No additional laws affecting this have been created since then, AFAIK. It's better than nothing.

Yours truly,
Ron Freund
PlugInAmerica Board
Electric Auto Association
EV+PV= near self-sufficiency in energy!
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Mike

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[Freund, Ron (Ron Freund, SSRT)]

Afterthought: sounds like an opportunity arising in PA! Who likes to do public policy work?? ;)
Ron

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Subject: [ChargeCar] Tax Incentives for EV Conversions

Mike

[RE Farmer]

The way I read the tax credit, it ONLY applies to QUALIFIED (my
emphasis) Alternative Fuel Motor Vehicles (QAFMV) and Heavy Hybrid
Vehicles. IOW, the credit only is for the ones on their (IRS) approved
list. If you "roll your own" by buying or building your own
conversion, there's no credit.

--Dennis in Kansas--

On Jul 30, 11:32 am, "Michael J. Baysek" <mjbay...@cs.cmu.edu> wrote:
> I am going from information athttp://www.pluginamerica.org/incentives.shtm

[Illah Nourbakhsh]

We are working on lobbying congress from here to change the law around
tax credit for conversion. Our goal is 50% of conversion price,
with a ceiling of 4 or 5K

best
illah

[sterlin...@comcast.net]

I know that SEMA. Specialty Equipment Manufactures Association. May be of help to us. They have successfully reformed 1/2 the States to include registration categories for Specialty constructed vehicles so that can be legally inspected.

They have a .gov division. I will find information.

David Aliberti
Sterling Sports Cars LLC.
www.SterlingSportsCars.com

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[rga...@city-net.com]

Let me know if you need a hand with that...

Ron

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[Michael J. Baysek]

This is great news, Illah. How are the efforts coming, and what can the
community do to help?

Mike

[Illah Nourbakhsh]

I just e-introduced Ron Gaydos to Tim McNulty at CMU. I am off to south
africa- but if the two of them can connect and figure out a commuity
role, that
would be great. now that the Civic is working for real, it's time to
really get the legislative side of action off the ground,

best,
illah

[Ron Gaydos]

Illah,

I'm on a project investigating tech transfer and other aspects of technology based economic development.  Could I buy you coffee in the next week or two so you can tell me all of the remarkable parts of it (things that work and things that don't)?  I'm looking for models.

Thanks,

Ron

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[Illah Nourbakhsh]

yes, but can you ask again in 7 days please? I just returned rom africa...

illah

Ron Gaydos wrote:
> Illah,
>
> I'm on a project investigating tech transfer and other aspects of
> technology based economic development. Could I buy you coffee in the
> next week or two so you can tell me all of the remarkable parts of it
> (things that work and things that don't)? I'm looking for models.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ron
>

> *Ron Gaydos*
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