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Originally Posted by Byte1
They can coexist in this country just like the gas powered and battery powered golf carts do.
$7500 tax break is not going to help me or convince me to purchase an EV and I imagine that many low income workers feel the same. Right now, an EV is not a viable option for me.
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I agree they can and WILL coexist for decades. Replacing infrastructure and 300 million vehicles will take a while - I expect at least 30 years, assuming we don't have a major depression or recession that resets the clock for a decade.
I thoughtI read the Tax credit will be based on income? (I could be clueless on this, I have read the actually legislation) and you have two pay taxes to use the tax credit, so, if you don't pay at least $7500 in taxes you can't get the whole (or any) tax credit.
And finally, I don't consider incentives to be force. And 30 years is certainly long enough for it not to seriously impact any of us.
For my wife and myself we are happy with our current cars and have no plans to buy an EV soon. If one or both of those have to be replaced we will buy EV then. If full self driving becomes available, then we will probably purchase, since driving is becoming more and more stressful for us.
So, each has to make their own decision about if now is a good time to buy, or to wait. Our timeline (barring unexpected) is about 5 years before we purchase.