Uh. California began offering $5,000 rebates for electric vehicles in 2007, before Tesla sold its first car. It was literally a selling point touted by Tesla.

Uh. California began offering $5,000 rebates for electric vehicles in 2007, before Tesla sold its first car. It was literally a selling point touted by Tesla. From Tesla's blog (2009): Tax incentives: Why the Roadster costs less than its sticker price https://web.archive.org/web/20090118215254/http://www.teslamotors.com/blog2/?p=69 https://web.archive.org/web/20090118215254/http://www.teslam...