N-2018-96: Phase-out of Credit for New Qualified Plug-in Electric Drive Motor Vehicles

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Issue Number:    N-2018-96

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Notice 2018-96 announces the credit phase-out schedule for new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles sold by Tesla, Inc.  Section 30D provides a credit of up to $7,500 for new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles sold after December 31, 2009.  Section 30D of the Internal Revenue Code provides for a credit determined under § 30D(b) for certain new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles.  The new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle credit begins to phase out for a manufacturer’s qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles in the second calendar quarter after the calendar quarter in which at least 200,000 of the manufacturer’s vehicles that qualify for the credit have been sold for use or lease in the United States (determined on a cumulative basis for sales after December 31, 2009).

Notice 2018-96 will appear in Internal Revenue Bulletin 2018-52, published on Dec. 24, 2018

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