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Monday, February 18, 2013

Hybrid Car Rebates Available from DEP

Rebates of $1,000 are offered for natural gas, propane, hydrogen or fuel-cell vehicles from the Pa. Department of Environmental Protection.

Did you know you can get a rebate for the purchase of new electric and hybrid vehicles such as Nissan Leaf, Ford Focus, Chevy Volt, Toyota Prius plug-in and Ford C-Max Energi? The Department of Environmental Protection announced that the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Rebate program will be extended by an additional $1.5 million in rebates for large-battery system plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and battery-electric vehicles. Large-battery vehicles that have battery system capacity equal or greater than 10 kilo-watt hours (kWh), including models such as the Nissan Leaf, Ford Focus and Chevy Volt, are eligible for the highest rebate amount. DEP also offers rebates of $1,000 for large-battery system plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and battery-…

Robert Sentner

8:29 am on Tuesday, February 19, 2013

wait till these lithium ion batteries start being a problem in these cars ( remeber the volts burning to the ground), just like the dream liner batteries. Nickel metal hydride batteries seem to be much more stable but not nearly as efficient. the whole battery issue is something that needs to be grown safely.... like everything else we rush to get done before its ready. the btu's from diesel are …   more ›

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