Tesla's electric vehicles are no longer eligible for a California clean energy rebate as the company increased its prices from the many models it brought to the public. The initial $2,000 EV rebates for customers are non-existent with its current lineup, and no EVs in Tesla's manifest does not feature the discount already. The price increase affected this factor for the Texas-based company.
Tesla EVs No Longer Feature California's Clean Energy Rebate
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California's Clean Vehicle Rebate Project (CVRP) announced that Tesla vehicles ordered on or before March 15 are the last of the manufacturer's lineup to receive a $2,000 price reduction. Succeeding dates after the middle of March are no longer eligible for a rebate from the project, which means that the company is not on the list now.
Previously, the vehicles included in the CVRP's list were the Model 3 and Model Y cars from Tesla's lineup, as other electric vehicles were also removed by the organization. EV owners may check if their vehicles are eligible for the discount amounting to as much as $2,000 to purchase clean energy technology.
Fuel cell electric vehicles are excluded from this eligibility.
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Tesla Price Increase Affects California Rebate
Cars Direct first reported that the Tesla price increase is the main reason for the clean energy company's removal from the eligibility list that it was initially a part of for a long time already. Nevertheless, there are no announcements if this is a permanent removal of Tesla from the list, but it seems like it borders on the price increase from the company for now.
Tesla's EV and its Presence Now
Early this March, the public saw a significant price increase on its lineup, and it is an inevitable move for the car manufacturer as several components and parts in the car have higher prices and demand. The chip shortage is one of the reasons for this price increase, despite the company manufacturing its components for the vehicle's needs in its many smart systems.
Tesla's cheapest model on its lineup in mid-March cost around $46 990 from its previous price of approximately $38,000. In the past, the only price increase appeared on the long-range and top-of-the-line versions of the vehicle, but its effect on lower-range and entry-level cars is a massive dispute on Tesla's prices.
The presence of the clean energy company makes it one of the most different electric vehicles in the market, with Tesla being the center of it all, as the company repopularized the EVs in the mainstream. Now, the public accepts EVs more than they did before, and Tesla is one of the reasons for this, but this change in prices makes their vehicles less desirable.
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Written by Isaiah Richard
