Subdivide your brand to qualify for more federal EV tax credits.

[rumatt]

So the polestar qualified for its own $7500 tax credits (old news, I know)

https://www.greencarreports.com/news...ely-from-volvo

Does anyone know if GMC and Chevy qualify separately?

What drops companies from spinning off new brands just to qualify for new credits? This seems like a seriously flawed system. Elon should have spawned a truck sub-brand.

[ZBB]

I was wondering when a company would try to do that...

[clyde]

Eligible brands:
AMP
Audi
BMW
BYD
Cadillac
Chevrolet
Chrysler
CODA
Electric Mobile Cars
Fiat
Fisker
Ford
Ford/Azure Dynamics
Honda
Hyundai
Jaguar
Kandi
Karma
Kia
Land Rover
Mercedes-Benz
MINI
Mitsubishi
Nissan
Polestar
Porsche
smart
Subaru
Tesla
Think
Toyota
VIA Motors
Volkswagen
Volvo
Wheego
Zenith

[rumatt]

Maybe I live under a rock, but I've never even heard of half of those.

https://karmaautomotive.com/

[clyde]

Originally Posted by rumatt

Maybe I live under a rock, but I've never even heard of half of those.

https://karmaautomotive.com/

Because you don't see them in line at the local Tesla Supercharger?

Check out the eligible vehicle list:
https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/taxevb.shtml

[rumatt]

Originally Posted by clyde

Check out the eligible vehicle list:

https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/taxevb.shtml

From what I can tell, GMC doesn't make an EV.

I don't understand why GMC and Chevy both exist in the first place. It's just a stupid marketing gimmick. I'd much rather have the combined dealer support for a single brand. I'm sure they believe it benefits them in profits somehow or they wouldn't do it, but I don't think it benefits the customer.

But if they can get a separate EV rebate for each they finally have a legitimate reason to exist. They should be churning out the same damn EV under each brand to get double the credit. Maybe this is against the rules? Or are they just complete morons?