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Kelvin Mace

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15. 50 miles on battery

Reply to SheilaT (Reply #12)

Sun May 3, 2015, 10:04 PM

May 2015

Then the gas generator kicks in and gives you another 350 miles or so. Most Americans drive less than 35 miles a day, so if you recharge it every night, you seldom burn gas and it costs about 4 cents a mile to drive. It is the compromise between gas and electric.

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GM cuts 2016 Volt plug-in hybrid car price by almost $1,200 [View all] Omaha Steve May 2015 OP

Steve - do you know how the tax credit works? rurallib May 2015 #1

Correction: It is not applied to the purchase price Omaha Steve May 2015 #2

No, it's a tax credit. See my other post. PSPS May 2015 #4

It's a tax credit, not a rebate or other reduction on the car's cost. PSPS May 2015 #3

The $7500 is a federal tax credit not a reduction of the price of the car. LiberalArkie May 2015 #5

Ah! Surely the dealer will be able to help me understand rurallib May 2015 #6

The $7500 tax credit CAN be applied to a Lease, though KeepItReal May 2015 #8

I'll buy one........just as soon as I manage to pull the rest of the $33,994 dollars out of my butt. cstanleytech May 2015 #7

You'd save $$ on a lease with tax credits, though. KeepItReal May 2015 #9

Check out the used versions of the Volt Kelvin Mace May 2015 #14

Right now I'm struggling just to have enough gas money but nonetheless cstanleytech May 2015 #18

Sorry, Kelvin Mace May 2015 #20

Oh dont worry I am not offended and the info could come in handy for others. nt cstanleytech May 2015 #24

Cool Kelvin Mace May 2015 #25

Since my federal tax liability is a lot less than SheilaT May 2015 #10

GM says 50 miles in all-electric mode and around 400 miles range total KeepItReal May 2015 #11

400 miles before eeding the battery recharged? SheilaT May 2015 #12

50 miles on battery Kelvin Mace May 2015 #15

You can buy Unca Jim May 2015 #13

Yes, i picked up a 2012 SL Leaf Kelvin Mace May 2015 #16

It is a nice looking car davidpdx May 2015 #17

Unfortunately, GM has said they will not Kelvin Mace May 2015 #21

GM has a division here in Korea davidpdx May 2015 #23

That's a shame ... Nihil May 2015 #27

I don't know why other than it didn't do well in the EU or Australia Kelvin Mace May 2015 #28

Boy, that is Tempting eringer May 2015 #19

Electric cars and the Volt Kelvin Mace May 2015 #22

I almost bought a Vilt 18 months ago. AngryAmish May 2015 #26