IL Suspends Clean-Car Rebates; GA Tax Credit In Trouble Too; Texas Next?

Pair of Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric cars parked at work  [photo: Jen Danziger]

State tax credits and purchase rebates have proven effective in kickstarting the early market for plug-in electric cars and other green vehicles. But they don’t last forever, as buyers in Illinois and Georgia are learning; the Ilinois program has been suspended, and Georgia seems likely to kill off its program as well. Then there’s Texas, where a… …read more