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Cars purchased on a reservation generally don't qualify for state EV incentives. Reservations are sovereign to a degree but are not their own countries; they ar

Cars purchased on a reservation generally don't qualify for state EV incentives. Reservations are sovereign to a degree but are not their own countries; they are still subject to federal laws so they are essentially equal to states (see https://www.bia.gov/frequently-asked-questions https://www.bia.gov/frequently-asked-questions). If reservations were were their own countries buyers would have to pay import duties if they took items purchased on reservation land off reservation lands. As for the eligibility guidelines, see CA's guidelines: https://cleanvehiclerebate.org/eng/eligibility-guidelines https://cleanvehiclerebate.org/eng/eligibility-guidelines

PaulDavisThe1st 5y ago
> Cars purchased on a reservation generally don't qualify for state EV incentives. Citation? Are you also claiming that if i live in NM but buy my Tesla from CA, there's also no state EV incentive?
- gamblor956 5y ago
  Yes, because state EV incentives are limited to state residents. See, for example, from CA's EV incentives page: https://cleanvehiclerebate.org/eng/requirements/919 https://cleanvehiclerebate.org/eng/requirements/919, or the more readable version: https://cleanvehiclerebate.org/eng/eligibility-guidelines https://cleanvehiclerebate.org/eng/eligibility-guidelines
  - jvanderbot 5y ago
    So, selling to non-state residents won't provide an incentive to the buyer, but buying from non-state residents would? I can buy my car from a foreign person and still receive incentives because I live in a state that offers them? This has little to do with selling cars on tribal lands if so.
    - gamblor956 5y ago
      No, both the buyer and the seller must be residents of the the state providing the incentive. Tribal land is not state land, so sales by tribal dealerships do not qualify for state incentives. This is decades-old established law across the U.S. This is just another example of Musk thinking he's found a clever loophole without realizing why nobody else was doing it in the first place (hint: because it doesn't work, and Tesla would have learned this spending less than an hour consulting with someone who handles tribal law).

PaulDavisThe1st 5y ago

> Cars purchased on a reservation generally don't qualify for state EV incentives. Citation? Are you also claiming that if i live in NM but buy my Tesla from CA, there's also no state EV incentive?

gamblor956 5y ago
Yes, because state EV incentives are limited to state residents. See, for example, from CA's EV incentives page: https://cleanvehiclerebate.org/eng/requirements/919 https://cleanvehiclerebate.org/eng/requirements/919, or the more readable version: https://cleanvehiclerebate.org/eng/eligibility-guidelines https://cleanvehiclerebate.org/eng/eligibility-guidelines
- jvanderbot 5y ago
  So, selling to non-state residents won't provide an incentive to the buyer, but buying from non-state residents would? I can buy my car from a foreign person and still receive incentives because I live in a state that offers them? This has little to do with selling cars on tribal lands if so.
  - gamblor956 5y ago
    No, both the buyer and the seller must be residents of the the state providing the incentive. Tribal land is not state land, so sales by tribal dealerships do not qualify for state incentives. This is decades-old established law across the U.S. This is just another example of Musk thinking he's found a clever loophole without realizing why nobody else was doing it in the first place (hint: because it doesn't work, and Tesla would have learned this spending less than an hour consulting with someone who handles tribal law).