tax credit. Its the perfect commuter. Costs me about half as much in fuel as my gas vehicle. And it has much lower maintenance costs since the brakes last forever due to regenerative braking and there are no oil changes or anything. Just have to rotate the tires basically. I'll let you know if it ever turns out to not be worth it. But so far its a steal. And it is fun to have instant torque. It has awesome acceleration off the line.