I'm on the same timeline as David 99 and got the same notices. USCJon you should email them and ask. I've emailed them a few times and received prompt responses.
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Any recent CA owners apply for the $2,500 CVRP rebate?
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I'm on the same timeline as David 99 and got the same notices. USCJon you should email them and ask. I've emailed them a few times and received prompt responses.
CVRP is in the funding proposal with the same conditions for 2014-2015 fiscal year that starts July 1, 2014. The funding for paying out the remainder of the 2013-2014 fiscal year has also been approved, so people who apply before June 30, 2014 will get their checks starting September 2014. The CVRP rebate program is a key part of CARB's emissions reduction strategy so it will likely continue for a number of years. The rebate amounts and other details may change over time, but I'm sure it will still exist in some form even for Gen III in 2017.
GoBlue88
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Applied for it and sent in the paperwork. Got an e-mail from them today saying they received the paperwork and everything is in order. Guess I just wait for the check now.
GoBlue88
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Yeah, just make sure you get on the website and apply ASAP after receiving your car which will get you on the waiting list. You then have to mail in a copy of the purchase agreement and some other documents that you don't get until you take possession which is why you have to wait until you have the car. Read the directions on the CARB website very carefully, as they will boot you out of your spot on the waiting list if you don't follow them exactly.
GoBlue88
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Direct from the e-mail I got from CARB after submitting my online request:
So I submitted the printed application form, a copy of the application for registration I received from Tesla the day I picked up the car, a copy of the purchase agreement that I also received from Tesla the day I picked up the car, and a copy of my driver's license. Couple days after mailing all this stuff, I received an e-mail stating that they had my documentation, with a link to check on the status of my rebate.
That's correct. The plan is to be reviewed later this month and is expected to pass.
If I had known that, i never would have ordered the car. California should keep that in mind. If they want people to buy cars, and the incentives (federal and state) come out to $10,000 then I think there's a psychological advantage when it comes to motivating people.
No, I wasn't serious about not buying the car had I known. I did have a plan based on a $10,000 figure, but my wife wouldn't go for it. I wanted to invest $10,000 in Tesla stock when it was under $30/share and sell it when it was high enough to cover the cost of the car. That would have taken under two years. I would have needed the rebate to pay off my original investment jut so I could have said that it cost me nothing. My target selling price was $250, and when the stock hit that level, a $2500 state rebate was in place.
I am serious about the $10,000 incentive seeming more attractive psychologically. It would probably make much less difference with Tesla than with cheaper eligible vehicles though.
GoBlue88
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Received an email today stating that my rebate application has been approved and that I will receive my check in September. No word on whether it is going to be $2500 or $2000.
