Because in the US BEVs are only just starting to become available. At 3x the price I can’t afford a BEV. I buy used cars in general which means I only have what was sold 3+ years ago as an option. Even PHEV I had one option, but since it had been around for a while it was used (and I didn’t ask to many questions before buying because I suspected someone else would buy it if I did)
OK I absolutely get that.
But from new, I don’t think there’s much reason to give PHEV tax credits.
I’m in the exact same boat, a new BEV car is expensive, and we don’t drive so much, so we are also looking for something used, around 4-5 years old, at that age they are about half price here. That way we feel we get way better value, and we don’t have to borrow.
Anecdotal, and if you need gas so rarely, why not buy a BEV? Then you would need recharge way more rarely than you need gas as it is.
PHEV is nothing but a tax loop hole, and it needs to be closed. If you buy PHEV at free market conditions, without tax credits, that’s your business.
Because in the US BEVs are only just starting to become available. At 3x the price I can’t afford a BEV. I buy used cars in general which means I only have what was sold 3+ years ago as an option. Even PHEV I had one option, but since it had been around for a while it was used (and I didn’t ask to many questions before buying because I suspected someone else would buy it if I did)
OK I absolutely get that.
But from new, I don’t think there’s much reason to give PHEV tax credits.
I’m in the exact same boat, a new BEV car is expensive, and we don’t drive so much, so we are also looking for something used, around 4-5 years old, at that age they are about half price here. That way we feel we get way better value, and we don’t have to borrow.