【coffee grounds for earwigs】GM hits federal electric car sales threshold six months after Tesla

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General Motors'

electric goals are catching up to

Tesla

.

Thecoffee grounds for earwigs American car company

reportedly

reached 200,000 electric vehicle sales in the U.S. since it started selling the zero-emission vehicles. A company spokesperson said official numbers would be released Thursday. That number is significant, because once a car maker reaches 200,000 electric vehicles sold, a hefty federal tax credit starts phasing out.

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Tesla hit the threshold in July, so the $7,500 began to

phase out

on Dec. 31. As of Jan. 1, buyers can apply for the credit for only $3,750. For GM, the subsidy will fully disappear in April 2020,

according to Reuters

. For would-be GM car buyers, now's the time to buy an electric vehicle to apply for the full $7,500 tax credit. It will be halved by July.

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