Hi <name-removed>,
Yes, you can pass along the rebate info. The official website is: https://energycenter.org/index.php/incentive-programs/clean-vehicle-rebate-project
The $50 per month assumes rebates are still available by the time I get my car. The first year of the program was supposed to have $5M in it, but it was decreased based on State budget projections to $4.1 M. The board is in the process of approving $5 M for the second year. Assuming the State budget supports that full amount, we have $9.1M available through June 2011. However, commercial electric vehicles ended up in the light duty program for the first year. They’ll be moved to the heavy duty hybrid vehicle incentive program (http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/aqip/hvip.htm) the second year. They can take up to $2.4M and I fully expect them to do so. That leaves $6.7 for light duty vehicles. I expect ten percent of that could go to NEVs and zero emission motorcycles. That leaves ~ $6M. Enough for 1,200 vehicles. Nissan has a commitment to first place vehicles in San Diego and L.A. because of their ARRA/DOE/ETEC grants (1,000 to S.D.). San Francisco and Sonoma follow closely. Sacramento shortly thereafter. It’s possible that all $6M could be allocated before I take possession of my vehicle, but the plan, if adopted by our board, is to place unfunded consumers into a queue for FY 11-12 funding. So I might not get my rebate until after June 2011. And I checked with the city on their plans to continue free EV parking before reserving my LEAF. My guess is that the city will only continue it for a couple of years because they would not want to lose that revenue stream when EVs become plentiful.
Feel free to share.
Regards,
<name-removed>
And here's an excerpt from the first email reply (emphasis mine), and the second one in its entirety:
