Katie Larsell and Michael Schilmoeller adore the electric vehicle they bought in late August — a full month before the federal $7,500 tax credit is set to expire on Sept. 30 — but not the big headache that came with it.
The Northeast Portland couple said they had to go to great lengths to ensure that they secured the tax credit that is supposed to come with each purchase of a qualifying EV. That’s because, they say, the Gresham dealership they patronized didn’t file the required paperwork with the IRS.
This sort of a car buying nightmare is exactly why I’m so pro-Tesla. The buying experience for our Model Y was literally 20 minutes of online paperwork the night before and less than 3 minutes signing paperwork at the show room. It was as smooth and painless as could be possible. And I certainly didn’t have to worry about Tesla filing electric vehicle paperwork with the government.