The Inside Income Service (IRS) has printed a listing of electrical and plug-in hybrid autos which are eligible for federal tax credit beneath the brand new Inflation Discount Act.

Legitimate for purchases made on or after January 1, 2023, the record contains a number of Tesla fashions, as the brand new regulation has eradicated the tax credit score cap for automakers that hit 200,000 electrical autos bought.

It doesn’t embody all Tesla fashions, although. Since there’s an relevant MSRP restrict of $55,000 for electrical vehicles and $80,000 MSRP restrict for electrical SUVs, vans and vans, the Tesla Mannequin S sedan and Mannequin X SUV will not be eligible for the $7,500 tax credit score. That is as a result of the Mannequin S begins at round $105,000 and the Mannequin X is priced from roughly $121,000. 

Whereas that was anticipated, the truth that different Tesla fashions are ignored comes as a shock for a lot of. Should you have a look at the record of Tesla autos launched by the IRS (see it on the backside of this web page), you will discover that not all Mannequin Y autos are categorized as SUVs. 

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It seems that the IRS solely considers the Mannequin Y an SUV if it has seven seats; all of the Mannequin Y five-seat variants are listed as vehicles with an MSRP threshold of $55,000. For the reason that five-seat Mannequin Y Lengthy Vary begins at slightly below $66,000 and the five-seat Mannequin Y Efficiency is priced from slightly below $70,000, these variants will not be eligible for the tax credit score. 

The Tesla Mannequin 3 Efficiency is just not eligible both as a result of it begins at $62,990 and due to this fact goes above the $55,000 threshold. Nonetheless, the RWD and Lengthy Vary variations of the Mannequin 3 are eligible for the tax credit score.

Trying on the wider record for all manufacturers, the IRS appears to be inconsistent in classifying some EVs as vehicles or SUVs. For instance, all Ford Mustang Mach-E fashions are thought-about vehicles with a $55,000 MSRP restrict whereas Volkswagen ID.4 AWD fashions are thought-about SUVs with an $80,000 MSRP restrict. Thoughts you, the ID.4 RWD is taken into account a automotive and due to this fact slapped with a $55,000 restrict.

It is value noting that neither the Mustang Mach-E nor the ID.4 provide seven-seat variants, and that the one Mach-E variant eligible for the tax credit score is the bottom Choose mannequin that begins at $46,895. In the meantime, the Ford Escape PHEV qualifies for the $7,500 tax credit score.

This is hoping that these inconsistencies shall be ironed out by the IRS quickly to make sure a stage taking part in area for all automakers.