Tennessee residents can get $2,500 rebate when purchasing Chevy Volt

State leaders announced Tuesday that residents who purchase a Chevy Volt between now and June 30 are eligible for a $2,500 electric vehicle rebate. 

“The state’s $2,500 electric vehicle rebate provides an extra incentive to those who want to purchase a more energy-efficient and environmentally friendly vehicle,” Molly Cripps, director of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Energy Division, said. “We’ve had a great deal of interest from Tennessee consumers regarding the Volt, and I am pleased it is now eligible for rebates.” 

The rebate requires that consumers qualify for and participate in the EV Project, a national study on electric vehicle use and charging infrastructure deployment. 

Participants of the EV Project get a free charge station and a credit of up to $1,200 toward its installation. 

To be eligible, Tennessee residents must sign an EV Project participant agreement, purchase the Volt, take delivery of the car and have SPX Corporation install their Blink charge station by June 30, 2012.

Volt owners who have already purchased and taken delivery of their vehicles are still eligible for the rebate if they are accepted into the EV Project. 

Consumers should contact the original selling dealer to inquire about retroactive rebates.

“We applaud the state of Tennessee for adding the Volt to the EV rebate program,” Don Karner, president of ECOtality North America, said. “Tennessee is a vital market for The EV Project. The addition of the Volt into the rebate program ensures we will further our efforts to gather invaluable data from our already rich infrastructure in the Tennessee market.”

Officials with the EV Project aim to collect, analyze and report on the use of electric vehicles and the infrastructure needed to support them. 

This information includes data regarding the energy used, along with time and duration of charger use. 

No personal information is shared or included in the analyzed data.

Participants must maintain an in-home Internet connection to transmit the data until the EV Project concludes on April 30, 2013. 

ECOtality volunteered to install five electric vehicle charging stations under the solar parking structure for free in Chattanooga's 2 North Shore.

Chevy Volts and Nissan Leafs can be charged at this station.