California to test electric-car ‘point of purchase’ rebate for electric cars

Chevrolet Bolt EV being charged outside Go Forth electric-car showroom, Portland   [photo: Forth]It's clear that incentives to buy specific cars work best when they can be applied directly at the time of sale. That's why purchase rebates are widely preferred by electric-car advocates to tax credits, which may take up to 15 months to be usable, depending on the timing of the purchase and tax filing. While the federal electric-car incentive is...