Nissan Considers Asking Fed To Continue Leaf Subsidies Long Term

Nissan has been the most successful retailer of electric vehicles in the U.S., with its Leaf model racking up 77,322 total deliveries since the car went on sale in late 2010, WardsAuto data shows.

But that success has come at a price. U.S. federal rebates of up to $7,500, which have spurred a small but devoted slice of Americans to buy an EV, likely are to go away first for Nissan.

That’s because the rebates disappear when a manufacturer hits 200,000 cumulative EV sales.
 

MDarringer - 1/28/2015 8:03:42 PM

+1 Boost

Why should there be ANY subsidy to bribe people to buy a car. Robbing Peter to bribe Paul has to end as does priority for hybrids in carpool lanes.

CarCrazedinCali - 1/29/2015 3:46:08 PM

+4 Boost

I vote no on subsidies, buy a car you can afford then people

Terry989 - 1/29/2015 9:48:24 PM

-2 Boost

No different that baked Bush Dubya giving substantially bigger tax breaks for buying big, heavy trucks and SUV's.
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Hybrid/story?id=97505