Edsel Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 How does the tax credit work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArizonaEnergi Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 (edited) How does the tax credit work? It's a credit to your Federal income taxes in the year you buy the car. Just be sure to have enough tax liability for the full credit as there's no carry-over provision. Some states have credits too. Edited October 23, 2013 by ArizonaEnergi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edsel Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 (edited) It's a credit to your Federal income taxes in the year you buy the car. Just be sure to have enough tax liability for the full credit as there's no carry-over provision. Some states have credits too. I have to take the standard deduction and get a small refund every year, so I guess I'm out of luck. Edited October 23, 2013 by Edsel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArizonaEnergi Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 I have to take the standard deduction every year, so I guess I'm out of luck. It's in addition to whatever method you use for deductions. So you are in luck if you tax liability is anything, but preferably over $4,007. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edsel Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 That makes sense. As long as I paid more than $4007 in Federal taxes I get they money back. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArizonaEnergi Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 (edited) That makes sense. As long as I paid more than $4007 in Federal taxes I get they money back. Thanks. You don't get it back unless you're referring to over-withholding, then you would be getting a larger refund. Otherwise you get to credit it off the amount you owe and just pay the net. Edited October 23, 2013 by ArizonaEnergi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtb9153 Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 I was at my dealer yesterday to have them replace the headliner (not related to the recall) but as it turns out, Ford elected to just replace the black weatherstrip for the rear hatch. Looks better but not what I was promised. While I was there I went out on the new car lot and parked in single file line were 14 2013 CMaxes, 2 were SE models the rest SEL's fully loaded. Wide range of colors including silver, red, blue and oxford white. No Platinum White models. 9 were Engergi's the rest Hybrid models. Come to Frontier Ford if you want a brand new CMax which are deep discounted with 2014's on the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tdefny Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 But stay away from a Job 3 if you can avoid it. This is a major thread on the Energi forum but might be important here too. Ford stopped displaying MPGe and Lifetime statistics some time in July. I don't know the exact date. MPGe is meaningless on the hybrid but useful for a plug-in. Lifetime statistics are useful for all. I never had lifetime stats on the Prius and didn't know any better, but I really like it on the Max. I guess Ford didn't want people to be too focused on fuel efficiency. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmax-nynj Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 I think "Cost per mile" is better than either MPG or MPGe. Electricity rates vary a large margin throughout the country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tdefny Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 You are right. MPGe sounds like a number you can relate to but it is not sufficient to figure actual costs per mile. Taking the loss from wall to battery and the high electricity cost in my area into account, I figure that gas and electric are nearly equivalent in cost. The best chance at efficiency then becomes when to use which energy source. I make sure i have enough battery capacity left for heavy traffic, where electric blows gas out of the water. The funny thing is that my electric usage compared to last year has not gone up since I got my Energi and I can't explain why not, since I use about 7KWH at the wall every day to charge up. So it feels like those 21 or so miles each day are free. I replaced some old ACs and switched to energy efficient light bulbs, but that was before I bought the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmonty Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 Energi model only makes sense if you have low electricity rates. In NYC it is more than $.20/kilowatt and there is usually no off-peak rate. It is cheaper for me to fill up the CMax with regular gasoline than paying for electricity charges. For local trips about 20 miles without high speed driving I can get 49+MPG easily with the regular CmaxOoh that's rough. I thought almost everyone in NYC took taxis and the subway? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmax-nynj Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 No, I average about $.075 cents per mile and it's cheaper for me to drive around in NYC than taking the subway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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