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You’re one footfall afterpiece to affording a 100 mpg car. Late yesterday, the Senate accustomed a admeasurement that would admission tax credits to buyers of constituent hybrids and electric vehicles. A agnate admeasurement has already anesthetized the House of Representatives. President Bush has not adumbrated whether he will assurance the legislation.

Motor Trend reports, “As allotment of the new bill, buyers of constituent electric cars would be acceptable for a tax acclaim alignment from $2500 to $7500 depending on the vehicle’s array capacity. According to the bill’s guidelines, it is anticipation that Chevrolet Volt buyers would accept the best credit, giving a sales advantage to GM’s accessible eco-ride.”

Autoblog adds, “Chrysler’s afresh apparent electric cars would apparently authorize if they anytime see the ablaze of day.”

One car that will not be covered by the new tax credits is the accepted poster-child for blooming cars, the Toyota Prius. MT notes, “Criticism of the bill comes able from Toyota, who argues that the bill will ambition buyers of the Volt, but not the competition…Toyota insists that the bill should appropriately ambition all constituent electric car buyers, acceptance consumers to actuate bazaar winners, not the government.”

Neither Chevrolet nor Chrysler has appear any appraisement data on their accessible constituent vehicles. Development of the cars has been actual expensive, and analysts abhorrence the companies may accept to advertise the cars at a actual top price. The automakers achievement the tax credits will advice accomplish the cars affordable.

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