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Originally Posted by CyberCelt
I have an energy page on USAer. I feel it is important that we all do our part. There are tax incentives for purchasing a hybrid in 2006. I believe the tax breaks will be continued. |
The hybrid tax credits will remain in place until each manufacturer (eg. Ford, Toyota, GM, Chrysler, etc.) have sold a certain pre-determined number of hybrid vehicles. Toyota is currently far outpacing the other manufacturer's, so tax credits on Toyota hybrids (like the Prius) will probably dry up first. Still, it doesn't look like that will happen this year even on Toyota models, which is good news to those on the fence about a hybrid purchase. There *is* a proposal on the books to remove the caps so that the hybrid tax credits can remain for a several more years. We'll see if that one gets through Congress and past the President.
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Originally Posted by CyberCelt
Write your congress person. Let them know it is important.
Way to go, Shannon. I keep waiting for my 1994 car to crater so that I can buy a hybrid.
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I've already started drafting a letter for my state representatives, since Texas is one of many states that does not reward or incentivize hybrid or alternative fuel vehicles (not among consumers, anyway; there may be some incentive for fleet vehicles like bus fleets, etc., such as the propane-run VIA buses here in San Antonio.)
Also, we kept my 1992 Toyota Corolla. It still gets 27mpg and my husband has been driving it to work now, instead of his gas-guzzling Ford F-150 Supercrew 4x4 pickup. One reason I got a new car was that the '92 Corolla has a poor crash test rating and no airbags, etc. But my husband's commute to/from work is relatively short and he's free to drive the F-150 when he wants, it's just that the Corolla is also easier to park in his workplace's parking garage, in addition to being more fuel efficient than the F-150. The hybrid's most certainly my baby, but he'll get to drive it occasionally.
