California creates $3,500 rebate for new electric vehicle buyers
California creates $3,500 rebate for new electric vehicle buyers
加州为购买新电动汽车的消费者提供 3500 美元补贴
At the end of last September, electric vehicle adoption in the US began to crater. That followed the abolition of the IRS clean vehicle tax credit as part of a series of moves by President Trump and congressional Republicans to undermine energy efficiency and pollution control measures. Until then, buyers of some EVs could claim up to $7,500 from the purchase as part of the IRS Section 30D credit, assuming the EV was below the price cap and the buyer earned less than the income cap.
去年九月底，美国的电动汽车普及率开始大幅下滑。此前，特朗普总统和国会共和党人采取了一系列旨在削弱能源效率和污染控制措施的行动，其中包括废除美国国税局（IRS）的清洁车辆税收抵免政策。在此之前，根据 IRS 第 30D 条款的抵免规定，只要电动汽车价格低于上限且买家收入低于收入上限，购买部分电动汽车的消费者最高可获得 7500 美元的抵免额。
Since then, EV sales have dried up, and automakers have canceled entire product lines as they face the reality of a US government that has soundly rejected moving past oil dependence. But EV buyers in California aren’t quite as unlucky as their peers in the other 49 states and the District of Columbia. Yesterday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new EV rebate into law for residents of the Golden State.
自那以后，电动汽车销量枯竭，汽车制造商们不得不取消了整个产品线，因为他们面对的是一个明确拒绝摆脱石油依赖的美国政府。但加州的电动汽车买家并不像其他 49 个州和哥伦比亚特区的同行那样不幸。昨天，加州州长加文·纽森（Gavin Newsom）签署了一项新法律，为加州居民提供电动汽车补贴。
As Newsom said in a statement: Donald Trump is doing everything in his power to pollute our air and surrender the clean car industry to China on a silver platter. California is putting its foot on the accelerator. With our new instant rebate program for electric vehicles, we’re making it easier for families to drive clean, breathe clean, and keep more money in their pockets. As California leads the world toward a clean future, our message is clear: no one can stop Californians from choosing vehicles that are better for their wallets and better for the air they breathe.
纽森在声明中表示：“唐纳德·特朗普正在竭尽全力污染我们的空气，并将清洁汽车产业拱手让给中国。加州正在加速前进。通过我们新的电动汽车即时补贴计划，我们让家庭能够更轻松地实现清洁驾驶、呼吸清洁空气，并节省更多开支。随着加州引领世界迈向清洁未来，我们的信息很明确：没有人能阻止加州人选择对钱包更好、对呼吸空气更好的车辆。”
California’s new MyFirstEV Zero Emissions Vehicles instant rebate program will provide a $3,500 rebate at the point of purchase for a California resident buying their first EV, so long as that EV costs less than $50,000. Additionally, there’s a $1,750 rebate for used EVs that cost less than $25,000. The latest state budget allocates $135.5 million to partially fund the rebate program; participating automakers will collectively contribute another $135.5 million to MyFirstEV as well.
加州新的“MyFirstEV 零排放车辆”即时补贴计划规定，加州居民在购买首辆电动汽车时，只要车辆价格低于 5 万美元，即可在购买时获得 3500 美元的补贴。此外，购买价格低于 2.5 万美元的二手电动汽车可获得 1750 美元的补贴。最新的州预算拨款 1.355 亿美元用于资助该补贴计划；参与的汽车制造商也将共同为 MyFirstEV 额外出资 1.355 亿美元。
However, according to Electrek, the program has exemptions for California-based automakers. As long as an EV manufacturer is headquartered in the state—like Rivian and Lucid—its products are not subject to the price cap. Despite being founded in California by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning, current Tesla CEO and political activist Elon Musk famously moved the HQ to Texas in a fit of pique following his refusal to obey public health laws during the COVID-19 pandemic. Only new Tesla EVs that cost less than $50,000, therefore, will be eligible for a rebate for a first-time EV buyer in California. California has not announced the list of participating manufacturers yet.
然而，据 Electrek 报道，该计划对总部位于加州的汽车制造商有豁免条款。只要电动汽车制造商的总部设在该州（如 Rivian 和 Lucid），其产品就不受价格上限的限制。尽管特斯拉是由马丁·艾伯哈德（Martin Eberhard）和马克·塔彭宁（Marc Tarpenning）在加州创立的，但现任首席执行官兼政治活动家埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk）因在新冠疫情期间拒绝遵守公共卫生法律而心生不满，将总部迁往了德克萨斯州。因此，只有价格低于 5 万美元的新款特斯拉电动汽车，才有资格获得加州首次购车者的补贴。加州尚未公布参与该计划的制造商名单。