The Texas plug-in vehicle rebate program is coming to an end…SOON.
If your application is not received by the state, by 5:00PM on January 7, 2021, you cannot collect the $2,500 rebate. There is paperwork to fill out and one of the forms has to be signed by your dealer, so do not wait until the last minute to do this.
Here’s the details: If on or after September 1, 2019, you:
- purchased or leased a new plug-in vehicle (full battery electric or hybrid) from a licensed Texas dealership,
- registered it in the state of Texas,
- kept it (or are keeping it) in Texas for the following year,
then you qualify for the rebate. As of today, there are 921 rebates remaining. That’s $2,302,500!!!! Get your share.
To begin, click on this link: “Texas Rebate Forms (download).” This will download a single copy of the instructions and reference materials and two copies of the forms. (The forms have to be filed in duplicate.) Print them out, follow the instructions and once completed, mail in the forms and the supporting documents. You’ll receive a check, in the mail, in about 8 weeks.
It’s that easy.
I created a video on how to fill out the paperwork, but after the video was created, the forms changed. However, the gist is the same, so I highly recommend watching the video before you begin.
NOTE:
- GM vehicles still qualify for this, even though they do not qualify for the Federal Income Tax Credit.
- Tesla vehicles do not qualify for this, because they are sold directly by the manufacturer and not through a dealership.
If you need additional information, the state webpage for the program is here.
Since Tesla is spending a fortune on a factory in Texas, will the legislature be more likely to include Tesla in the next rebate program?
That’s a good question. The factory is right there in Austin, BUT as we say in Texas “Money talks. B.S. walks.” Today’s politics, after Citizens United is a bigger money game than ever. Will Big Oil give more to campaigns than Tesla? Tesla is a bigger threat to the oil industry than all other EV manufacturers combined. If any company can galvanize oil industry donations to politicians, it’s Tesla.