GM: Electric Cadillac, Silverado eligible for $7,500 tax credit

General Motors says six of its vehicles, including the Cadillac LYRIQ and Chevrolet Silverado qualify for the full $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit.

The automaker announced on Monday that the full credit will also apply to the Chevrolet Bolt EV, the Bolt EUV, the Chevrolet Equinox EV SUV, and the Chevrolet Blazer EV SUV.

GM says the vehicles will qualify for the full $7,500 credit after Treasury’s proposed guidance on the critical minerals and battery component requirements take effect on April 18.

Fleet customers including BrightDrop and the Chevrolet Silverado EV will benefit from the $7,500 commercial incentive.

Click here to see if a vehicle is eligible for the new clean vehicle credit.

If you place in service a new plug-in electric vehicle (EV) or fuel cell vehicle (FCV) in 2023 or after, you may qualify for the clean vehicle tax credit.

You may qualify for a credit up to $7,500 under Internal Revenue Code Section 30D if you buy a new, qualified plug-in EV or fuel cell electric vehicle (FCV). The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 changed the rules for this credit for vehicles purchased from 2023 to 2032.

The credit is available to individuals and their businesses.

To qualify, you must:

Buy it for your own use, not for resale

Use it primarily in the U.S.

In addition, your modified adjusted gross income (AGI) may not exceed:

$300,000 for married couples filing jointly

$225,000 for heads of households

$150,000 for all other filers

You can use your modified AGI from the year you take delivery of the vehicle or the year before, whichever is less. If your modified AGI is below the threshold in 1 of the two years, you can claim the credit.

The credit is nonrefundable, so you can't get back more on the credit than you owe in taxes. You can't apply any excess credit to future tax years.

The amount of the credit depends on when you placed the vehicle in service (took delivery), regardless of purchase date.

For vehicles placed in service January 1 to April 17, 2023:

$2,500 base amount

Plus $417 for a vehicle with at least 7 kilowatt hours of battery capacity

Plus $417 for each kilowatt hour of battery capacity beyond 5 kilowatt hours

Up to $7,500 total

In general, the minimum credit will be $3,751 ($2,500 + 3 times $417), the credit amount for a vehicle with the minimum 7 kilowatt hours of battery capacity.

For vehicles placed in service April 18, 2023 and after:

Vehicles will have to meet all of the same criteria listed above, plus meet new critical mineral and battery component requirements for a credit up to:

$3,750 if the vehicle meets the critical minerals requirement only

$3,750 if the vehicle meets the battery components requirement only

$7,500 if the vehicle meets both

A vehicle that doesn't meet either requirement will not be eligible for a credit.

To qualify, a vehicle must:

Have a battery capacity of at least 7 kilowatt hours

Have a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 14,000 pounds

Be made by a qualified manufacturer.

FCVs do not need to be made by a qualified manufacturer to be eligible. See Rev. Proc. 2022-42 for more detailed guidance.

Undergo final assembly in North America

Meet critical mineral and battery component requirements (as of April 18, 2023).

The sale qualifies only if:

You buy the vehicle new

The seller reports required information to you at the time of sale and to the IRS.

Sellers are required to report your name and taxpayer identification number to the IRS for you to be eligible to claim the credit.

In addition, the vehicle's manufacturer suggested retail price (MSRP) can't exceed:

$80,000 for vans, sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks

$55,000 for other vehicles

MSRP is the retail price of the automobile suggested by the manufacturer, including manufacturer installed options, accessories and trim but excluding destination fees. It isn't necessarily the price you pay.

You can find your vehicle's weight, battery capacity, final assembly location (listed as “final assembly point”) and VIN on the vehicle's window sticker.

To claim the credit, file Form 8936, Qualified Plug-in Electric Drive Motor Vehicle Credit (Including Qualified Two-Wheeled Plug-in Electric Vehicles) with your tax return. You will need to provide your vehicle's VIN.