Re:Test drive of a petrol car
by toomuchtodo on Monday May 04, 2015 @10:53AM
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The tax incentives in question the remove a fair portion of the tax penalty apply to all electric vehicles, not just Tesla. The "relief" for Tesla isn't accidental.
I would say you'd be correct if the benefits applied solely to Tesla vehicles, but not in this case.
Re:Test drive of a petrol car
by maxerickson on Monday May 04, 2015 @11:25AM
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My meaning was more that it depends on how well the laws captured the intent of the societies.
The nice subsidies on expensive electric vehicles may or may not leave a bad taste in the mouth of voters there (I haven't tried to figure out what public sentiment is).
Re:Test drive of a petrol car
by toomuchtodo on Monday May 04, 2015 @11:33AM
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> The nice subsidies on expensive electric vehicles may or may not leave a bad taste in the mouth of voters there (I haven't tried to figure out what public sentiment is)
I could not find the answer to this with some quick googling. I too would be interested in the answer.
I think there is a fair chance that some of the tax there is just a simple luxury tax, with accidental relief on the Tesla side (as opposed to a proper pricing of externalities).