Plug In America Action Alert - Get Congress to Extend the EV

Many people here (myself included of course) wish the EV Infrastructure Tax Credits weren't expiring so soon (December 31). This expiration date doesn't make much sense since many of us haven't gotten our vehicles yet, for no lack of trying.

Right now people are forced to choose between a few vendors with available products, but we know other charging stations from Leviton, Schneider, etc.. are coming soon.

Plug In America was instrumental in getting the 50% tax credits in place, and now we're working to get them extended.

Jay Friedland, our Legislative Director, says that there are about four bills floating around that contain extensions to the tax credits. The best thing we can do now is let our representatives know that we care that these get extended.

So help Plug In America once more and participate in the new campaign:
http://www.pluginamerica.org/evtaxcredit

Many thanks.

Sounds good (even though I got mine already )!

Done and linked to my FaceBook.

For more info, please go to http://www.pluginamerica.org

Paul Scott
Black SL
ETEC

Last year, Plug In America, along with electric vehicle and EV infrastructure manufacturers from coast to coast, worked with members of the House and Senate to get a critical plug-in vehicle infrastructure tax credit into the stimulus bill.

And then you helped us get it passed!

These EV tax credits of 50% up to $2,000 for individuals, and 50% up to $50,000 for businesses have led to the beginning of early deployment of EV charging infrastructure all across the United States.

But the infrastructure tax credit is set to expire on 12/31/2010 unless we act now!

Just as plug-in cars are about to get on the road is absolutely the wrong time to end these tax credits.

We were initially successful in advocating for an extension in the proposed 2010 tax extenders legislation. But now our efforts are threatened - we hear that the tax credit extension for EV infrastructure may be scaled back or eliminated from the tax extenders bill. This credit should be extended at the same level as in the stimulus for at least another three years.

We need your help - and we will do most of the work. Please take just a moment to click through the link below and send a strong message to your representatives in Congress and the President telling them that you want plug-in electric vehicles to be successful along with the truly green jobs they can create. Show Washington just how serious you are about wanting to make sure we can get affordable plug-in infrastructure at our homes and businesses and support plug-in vehicles getting on the road now.

It is time to ask Congress to advance the next generation of transportation options. Each and every voice they hear will make a difference.

Let us do the work for you - Just click the link below and in less than a minute you can get your message to Congress about this key issue:

Click here to tell Congress you want these tax credits extended

Thank you!

Jay Friedland
Legislative Director
Plug In America

P.S. If you are about to purchase a new plug-in vehicle, you may want to purchase your EV charging station before the end of the year just in case!

Thanks! Done and also sent to my Facebook.

Merged & Moved.

Thanks gents - you beat me to this! Letters are in the mail.

Normally I'd be gung ho about this, but the way AV and others have taken advantage of the tax credit with their grossly inflated prices for something that couldn't cost much more than $100 or so to manufacture kinda puts a damper on things. With that said, it's still a relatively small taxpayer investment at an extremely crucial time.

Breaking - EV Infrastructure Tax Credit Extension Passed House

From Jay Friedland, Plug In America's Legislative Director,

"Just wanted to let you know that the tax bill with the EV infrastructure tax credit extension passed the House late [last night] 277-148. It extends the EV infrastructure tax credit for one year until 12/31/2011 at pre-stimulus levels."

More here: http://www.pluginamerica.org/driver...rastructure-tax-credit-extension-passed-house

Apparently signed by Obama.
But, apparently the older 30% (not 50%) and $1000 max tax credit (not $2000 max).

garygid said:

Apparently signed by Obama.
But, apparently the older 30% (not 50%) and $1000 max tax credit (not $2000 max).

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Much better than nothing! I'll take it.