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Rebates available for first electric cars in Tenn.

Bloomberg Businessweek -- Gov. Phil Bredesen announced Wednesday that Tennessee will offer a $2,500 rebate on the first 1,000 electric vehicles sold in the state.

The Democratic governor announced the rebate program in a speech to a Tennessee Valley Authority forum in Nashville. The Tennessee rebate will be in addition to a $7,500 federal tax credit for electric vehicles.

"This it makes it just a little bit easier for Tennesseans to be pioneers in trying out electric cars and making them accessible and affordable in the state," Bredesen said.

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Submitted Sep 09, 2010 By: ziyulu

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Sneakers55 Champion Author Houston Posts:43,399 Points:1,713,305 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Sep 12, 2010 9:50:04 PM Ignore Sneakers55 Report Abuse CruisinLinda wrote: >That's the beauty of renewable energy. Use all you want. We'll make more. >EVs will be good for the TVA hydropower system. Hydropower is finite. EVs will get some of those off-line and unfinished nuclear reactors back on-line.
PDQBlues Champion Author San Diego Posts:4,716 Points:982,400 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Sep 10, 2010 12:14:02 AM Ignore PDQBlues Report Abuse I applaud Tennessee for their efforts to encourage alternatives to gas. And yes, SVmike, you are correct. Sometimes, the government is important to get things going (like, for example, the INternet).
SVmike Champion Author California Posts:1,426 Points:307,850 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Sep 9, 2010 1:40:05 PM Ignore SVmike Report Abuse Mac48: "If EVs are a good idea, they will be successful on their own merit & do not need any artificial governmental incentive at the Federal or state lEVel. " In principal I think I agree with you. However, the installed base of gas cars makes it very difficult for any kind of alternative even if it is the best thing to do long term. It is a bit of an extra risk for anyone to do something different. For example, roadside assistance will be more difficult, finding a place to get a re-charge is harder...while finding a gas station or a tow truck is easy. So maybe EVs are a good idea or not. Any new/different technology is going up against the fact that 99% of the population uses something different. And we send huge amounts of money to countries that are not our friends in order to sustain this. If incentives get 10-20% of us to not be using foriegn oil it is well worth it, IMO.
CruisinLinda Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:7,947 Points:1,621,420 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Sep 9, 2010 11:07:01 AM Ignore CruisinLinda Report Abuse That's the beauty of renewable energy. Use all you want. We'll make more. And there won't be carbon emissions and pollution. EVs will be good for the TVA hydropower system.
MAC48 All-Star Author Dallas Posts:728 Points:499,925 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Sep 9, 2010 9:13:37 AM Ignore MAC48 Report Abuse If EVs are a good idea, they will be successful on their own merit & do not need any artificial governmental incentive at the Federal or state lEVel. The credits being offered for EVs almost says that the EV concept is not a good idea & must have tax payer assistance to EVen enter the market. If I were a citizen of Tennessee and if the state finances were not in excellent shape, I would be letting the governor know that his proposed state funded EV tax rebate is a waste of state funds.
Night Owl Champion Author Toronto Posts:5,271 Points:1,334,700 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Sep 9, 2010 9:00:26 AM Ignore Night Owl Report Abuse Let's watch and see what happens now.
albert2008 Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:5,010 Points:1,020,185 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Sep 9, 2010 8:30:32 AM Ignore albert2008 Report Abuse thats a good start
GingoutMD Champion Author Maryland Posts:2,307 Points:474,755 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Sep 9, 2010 8:19:32 AM Ignore GingoutMD Report Abuse If that is what it takes to get more people to prove or disprove the potential of EVs, then that is great. If the EV market pans out, then Tennessee will do well since a battery factory is located in that state.
bluehawk43 All-Star Author Arkansas Posts:679 Points:503,890 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Sep 9, 2010 7:29:46 AM Ignore bluehawk43 Report Abuse If the governor really wants to go green how about rebates on bicycles?
batloverNM Champion Author Albuquerque Posts:3,221 Points:1,169,775 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: Sep 9, 2010 7:03:43 AM Ignore batloverNM Report Abuse Electric cars are the way to go and will use electricity made in the USA, not imported oil! This will keep dollars in the USA where they can do us some good.
salgood Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:2,149 Points:565,980 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Sep 9, 2010 6:27:38 AM Ignore salgood Report Abuse Wow! Tennessee must have all kinds of extra money laying around like we do here in Minnesota, oh wait, we're Billions short of what we need to keep the lights on!
ggt49 All-Star Author Grand Rapids Posts:603 Points:383,050 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Sep 9, 2010 6:23:41 AM Ignore ggt49 Report Abuse Nice discount!
silverfox63 Champion Author Michigan Posts:5,814 Points:1,157,720 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Sep 9, 2010 6:16:48 AM Ignore silverfox63 Report Abuse Still not worth buy one of these expensive cars.
ENORMS Champion Author Colorado Posts:3,014 Points:1,174,060 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Sep 9, 2010 5:57:57 AM Ignore ENORMS Report Abuse The EV's are on a roll here!
PeteOhki Veteran Author Honolulu Posts:309 Points:307,500 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Sep 9, 2010 5:45:57 AM Ignore PeteOhki Report Abuse I hope my state offers that too. We were suppose to be getting recharging stations not too long.