Solar panels are cleaned in Pleasanton, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)
The law on the reduction of inflation signed by President Biden this week aims to change the United States to a greener future by reducing the cost of electric vehicles, energy efficiency devices and solar panels on the roof.
Many consumers will benefit from it. But it is complicated, because the limitations apply. You will get breaks, but most will come at the time of tax.
For example, the model and is the only Tesla who will be eligible for the next budgetary credit of $ 7,500. Because? Because other models cost too much. Or the batteries that run electric vehicles come from China. And there are income thresholds to be eligible for tax exemption.
The legislation is 730 pages of dense legality. Many details have not yet been finished.
We extract information that will be more useful for people looking to make friendly climatic purchases.
electric vehiclesBuyers of new electrical hybrids, the fuel cells in sheet and hydrogen will obtain a tax credit for a value of up to $ 7,500, according to the battery . a reimbursement of $ 3,750 will be paid if at least 50% of the battery components are produced in American countries or in the free trade agreement, and that $ 3,750 will be paid at least if at least 40% of battery minerals come from American countries. From 2024, consumers can take this tax credit as a point of sale to the dealer.
But only vehicles that cost lower than a certain amount will be eligible. According to Kelley Blue Book, the average label price for a new electric vehicle in June was about $ 67,000, but the new budgetary credit is limited to silk, sedans, wagons and other vehicles that cost less than $ 55,000. This excludes more expensive like the Tesla Model S, BMW I4, BMW I7 or BMW IX and Hummers. For the SUV, trucks and trucks, the price threshold is higher, at $ 80,000 to obtain tax exemption.