If You Are in the Market for a New Tesla, Now Might Be the Time to Buy

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April 19, 2017

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"'There’s these pretty substantial things, in the background, that are probably at least as potent as the tax credits.' In 2013, Resources for the Future’s Virginia McConnell and Joshua Linn wrote that 'implicit subsidies to manufacturers under [federal fuel-economy] rules are roughly a couple thousand per vehicle.' Other initiatives, like California’s Zero-Emissions Vehicle program, also 'create very strong incentives.'"

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Joshua Linn

Senior Fellow

Josh Linn is a senior fellow at RFF. His research centers on the effects of environmental policies and economic incentives for new technologies in the transportation, electricity, and industrial sectors.

Virginia McConnell

Senior Fellow

Virginia McConnell is a senior fellow at RFF. Her recent research is on policies to reduce greenhouse gases from the transportation sector, focusing primarily on the role of electric vehicles.

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