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Headaches for Hybrid and Diesel Tax Credits
1 December 2005
In a set of podcast interviews, Car Buyer’s Notebook is highlighting some of the questions and accompanying confusion surrounding the tax credits for hybrids and diesels.
The bottom line on the hybrid tax credits: the IRS has yet to publish official rates for individual vehicles, although good estimates are available. As for diesels, the models currently on sale in the US won’t qualify for the diesel tax credit because their emissions are not yet clean enough.
The language in the Energy Act specifies that diesels must pass Bin 5 Tier II emissions requirements in order to be eligible.
This situation could be remedied by 2007 with the introduction of ultra low-sulfur diesel accompanied by new emissions control devices and systems.
Resources:
Car Buyer’s Notebook Podcast #114: Hybrid Tax Incentive Confusion
Car Buyer’s Notebook Podcast #115: Bad News for the Diesel Tax Credit
American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy estimates of LDV tax credits
December 1, 2005 in Diesel, Hybrids, Policy | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
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Posted by: Doug | December 02, 2005 at 01:33 PM
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This could be fixed sooner than that.
http://www.aumet.fi/docs/engine_technology_z_engine.pdf
The last paragraph...
"The Z combustion does not require any exhaust aftertreatment to comply with future environment legislation. It is possible to make the exhaust gas aftertreatment using a common cost-effective, three-way catalyst, if necessary (for SULEV)."
It is capable of a form of HCCI combustion.
Simulations have projected the Thermal efficiency at between 45 and 48 percent which is better than the VW TDI, of which I am an owner.