A program in Oregon giving rebates for buying or leasing electric vehicles has become a victim of its success.
The state has temporarily suspended rebates for a year starting in May because too many people are applying, and the program is running out of money, according to a report by The Oregonian/OregonLive.In over five years, the Clean Vehicle Rebate Program has disbursed more than $71 million to help people buy or lease roughly 25,000 of those vehicles.
A car is parked by an electric charging station in downtown Portland, Oregon, March 31, 2011. Oregon will temporarily suspend rebates for buying or leasing an electric vehicle for a year starting in May.electric vehicles or plug-in hybridsThe standard rebate of up to $2,500 is available regardless of income and can be received at participating dealers.
The "charge ahead" rebate of $5,000 is aimed at low or moderate income households and must be accessed via a mail-in application. The two rebates can be combined for up to $7,500 cashback. A line of electric cars and newly installed charging stations sit in front of the Portland General Electric headquarters building on July 28, 2015, in Portland, Oregon.
First the rebate programs fail, next will be the national electric grid. We do not have the distribution capacity to charge this huge influx of EVs entering service. Existing wires can carry only so much current no matter how much power we generate solar/wind/nukes/ or coal/gas!
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