David wrote:
> Thanks Vince, that was just the kind of document I was looking for. I > think the kicker is this statement: > > "... is a qualified vehicle if ... It has never been used as a > nonelectric vehicle." > > So does getting a new title make a vehicle "brand new" in the eyes of > the law? Common sense says no, but maybe legally there's hope, might > be a good question for a lawyer. Actually, I think the killer line is: "A vehicle is a qualified electric vehicle if it meets all the following requirements: 2) You were the first person to use it." > This might work for a kit car, though. Yes, if it didn't rely on an existing chassis with an existing VIN number. As long as the State Highway Patrol passed it, you could then get it titled as an original electric vehicle. Plus, if you chose a name for it that at least sounded like it could have been manufactured, the feds would never look twice. In California, it could mean as much as $9,000 with both federal and state rebates. Vince
