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07-24-2012, 08:11 AM
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The U.S. federal tax credit for plug-in vehicles maxes out at $7,500 for cars with batteries that are 16 kWh or larger. The Ford C-Max (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/c-max/) Energi plug-in hybrid doesn't have that big of a pack, so the most the feds will grant you for buying one is $3,750. Still, the Energi's just-announced price of $33,745 is competitive in the plug-in space, since most people will end up paying $29,995.
Ford calls the Energi "America's most affordable plug-in hybrid," but that would seem to be just barely the case. The $33,745 price includes destination fees. The Toyota Prius Plug-In (http://autoblog.com/toyota/prius), with those fees, is priced at $32,760, and it qualifies for $2,500 in federal tax credits, so it comes to $30,260 in the end. That's just $265 more than the Energi. To make another comparison, the regular hybrid C-Max will cost $25,995 (http://green.autoblog.com/2012/05/17/ford-now-taking-orders-for-c-max-hybrid-at-25-995/), including destination. Both of these Ford vehicles will be available later this year.
The C-Max Energi is Ford's first production plug-in hybrid and has a 20-mile all-electric range and 95 miles per gallon equivalent rating (http://green.autoblog.com/2012/07/20/ford-c-max-energi-will-have-20-mile-electric-range-get-95-mpge/). If you'd like to build your own Ford C-Max Energi, the configurator website is here (http://bp3.ford.com/2013-Ford-C-MAX?branding=1&lang=en%23/ChooseYourPath/#/ChooseYourPath/).Continue reading Ford C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid priced at $29,995 after tax credit (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/07/24/ford-c-max-energi-plug-in-hybrid-priced-at-33-745-or-29-995-a/)
Ford C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid priced at $29,995 after tax credit (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/07/24/ford-c-max-energi-plug-in-hybrid-priced-at-33-745-or-29-995-a/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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The U.S. federal tax credit for plug-in vehicles maxes out at $7,500 for cars with batteries that are 16 kWh or larger. The Ford C-Max (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/c-max/) Energi plug-in hybrid doesn't have that big of a pack, so the most the feds will grant you for buying one is $3,750. Still, the Energi's just-announced price of $33,745 is competitive in the plug-in space, since most people will end up paying $29,995.
Ford calls the Energi "America's most affordable plug-in hybrid," but that would seem to be just barely the case. The $33,745 price includes destination fees. The Toyota Prius Plug-In (http://autoblog.com/toyota/prius), with those fees, is priced at $32,760, and it qualifies for $2,500 in federal tax credits, so it comes to $30,260 in the end. That's just $265 more than the Energi. To make another comparison, the regular hybrid C-Max will cost $25,995 (http://green.autoblog.com/2012/05/17/ford-now-taking-orders-for-c-max-hybrid-at-25-995/), including destination. Both of these Ford vehicles will be available later this year.
The C-Max Energi is Ford's first production plug-in hybrid and has a 20-mile all-electric range and 95 miles per gallon equivalent rating (http://green.autoblog.com/2012/07/20/ford-c-max-energi-will-have-20-mile-electric-range-get-95-mpge/). If you'd like to build your own Ford C-Max Energi, the configurator website is here (http://bp3.ford.com/2013-Ford-C-MAX?branding=1&lang=en%23/ChooseYourPath/#/ChooseYourPath/).Continue reading Ford C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid priced at $29,995 after tax credit (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/07/24/ford-c-max-energi-plug-in-hybrid-priced-at-33-745-or-29-995-a/)
Ford C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid priced at $29,995 after tax credit (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/07/24/ford-c-max-energi-plug-in-hybrid-priced-at-33-745-or-29-995-a/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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