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Maine offers rebates for buyers of hybrid and electric vehicles
https://www.centralmaine.com/2019/08/30/maine-launches-rebate-program-for-hybrid-electric-vehicles/A $5.1 million legal settlement won by Maine against German automaker Volkswagen Group and its affiliates is being used to fund a new statewide rebate program for buyers of hybrid and electric vehicles.
The program, announced Friday by Gov. Janet Mills, will provide rebates of $1,000 to $2,000 on qualifying plug-in hybrid and battery-powered electric vehicles, with higher rebates being offered to low-income households and government entities, including tribal governments. The initiative is called the EV Accelerator Program and is being administered by the quasi-state agency Efficiency Maine Trust.
According to the Natural Resources Council of Maine, the new rebate can be combined with federal incentives to provide a total of up to $9,500 off the price of a plug-in vehicle in Maine. It said states offering financial incentives have experienced 15 to 25 percent higher sales of plug-in vehicles compared with the national average.
“Cars and trucks are the largest source of climate change pollution in Maine and contribute to unhealthy air conditions across our state,” the council’s clean energy director, Dylan Voorhees, said in a statement. “The new rebate announced today will help prompt more Mainers to save money and reduce pollution by choosing to drive electric.”
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