Just an FYI for the few folks this might work out for.
Many utility companies are now offering a $10,000 rebate on 2017 Nissan Leaf and/or 2017 BMW i3.
The deal is quite attractive for the Leaf.
Some states have credits on top of the federal credit, and for the lucky few, there are even some county specific rebates!
Given that I am in SoCal, a potential deal for me looks like:
MSRP = $31,370 (2017 Leaf S)
SDG&E Discount (-$10,000) = $21,370
Dealer discount via email-negotiation (-$2,000) = $19,370
TTLD (+$1,714) = $21084 OTD
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Federal Tax Credit (-$7500) = $13,584
CA State Tax Credit (-$2500) = $11,083
So a NET cost of $11,083 for a brand new 2017 Nissan Leaf S.(plus one may be able to negotiate more than the $2000 off MSRP)
I have feeler emails out to 5 dealerships now. The S seems to be in low supply currently, hoping they can manage to get their hands on a few and that I can negotiate a solid deal.
$11K for a brand new car seems pretty awesome !
A few potential hiccups:
The CA state tax credit is now 'wait-listed', awaiting more tax-payer approved funding.
https://cleanvehiclerebate.org/eng"Funding is appropriated for the rebate project each year in the State Budget. FY 2016-17 funding will be exhausted before FY 2017-18 funds will be appropriated and allocated to the project. As of June 30, 2017, only qualified lower-income applicants, as described here, will receive rebates. CVRP reserved $8 million for qualified lower-income applicants, thereby prioritizing payments to low- and moderate-income applicants in accordance with program requirements. All other applicants will be placed on a rebate waitlist. Qualified applicants on the rebate waitlist will receive payment if the project receives more funding from the State of California."
Also for those taking the CA $2500 rebate, there is an income cap.
$150,000 for single filers, $204,000 for head-of-household filers, or $300,000 for joint filers.
Additional Reading:
https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/6t2iif/live_in_san_diego_need_a_new_car_sdge_customers/http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?t=24356https://slickdeals.net/f/10541248-extra-10k-off-2017-nissan-leaf-for-conedison-sdge-pseg-aep-comed-duke-green-mountain-power-srp-peco-rocky-mountain-power-bge-gp-and-ameren-customers?v=1