My wife and I ordered an Aviator Grand Touring back in March. It's loaded save for the suspension and towing package. MSRP is $82,000. Now the Senate finance committee has proposed an update to the federal EV Tax credit. The $7,500 max rebate based on battery size remains. Two new additions are as follows:
1) +$2500 if assembled in USA (which the Aviator is)
2) +$2500 if assembled in a factory with union representation (unsure if the Chicago plant is)
So the Grand Touring could now be eligible for $12,500 federal tax credit. That really makes it a steal. But there's a catch: max MSRP is $80,000 meaning our Aviator would no longer be eligible for the tax credit, at all, if this passes. The luxury package effectively becomes a $16,000 ($12,500 + $3,300) option for us as that's the singular option we could have eliminated to bring us under the $80,000 limit.
Talk about a big time bummer. The EV credit was the reason we decided to go ahead and get the Grand Touring. It's a completely different financial consideration if we're not eligible for the tax credit anymore.