The State doesn’t have enough money to teach your kids, stop crime and get the homeless off the streets–that’s why they are always raising taxes. Seems they DO have enough money to chip in $1750 for new EV buyers. As Jeff Vaughn reported on the John Phillips Show on KABC Radio, this state plan, SB-168, comes a year after the federal government stopped the rebate welfare program. Also, NBC4 reports this caveat:
Can it be any EV? No, SB-168 specifically mentions the rebate only applies to “California-headquartered zero-emission vehicles companies. That means the company’s corporate executive management and staff are located in California as of Jan. 1, 2026. Only three carmakers that currently have products in the market fit the definition: Tesla, Rivian and Lucid Motors. But because the products by Lucid Motors are over $70,000, the luxury EV buyers would not be able to receive the rebate.Only certain, lower-cost Tesla and Rivian cars would be eligible for the program.
So the car dealers kick in half and the taxpayers of California kick in half. It’s only for new EVs under 50k, used under 25k. It’s your money.
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