2019 BMW 330e Federal Tax Credit

[pickelz]

I see 2016-2018 models are eligible, but not the 2019: https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/taxevb.shtml

Any reason why that would be?

[Jon]

@gcz

BMW takes the federal EV credit on leases. They use it to keep the MSRP down.

That doesn’t make sense. So the MSRP would differ for a purchase/finance and be higher?

[Britten440]

Isn’t the $10K lease cash available on i3 mostly the federal tax credit?

[Batistuta]

2018 330e was $5350 more expensive than a 2018 330i also. They were not the same price.

[Batistuta]

I have no idea. Check the previous 330e deals, people might have mentioned it there.

[TypeSH]

@pickelz

I see 2016-2018 models are eligible, but not the 2019: https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/taxevb.shtml

Any reason why that would be?

Yes a very good reason: the 330e did not exist for 2019 model year. It will return soon in the new generation as either a 2020 or 2021 (likely the latter).