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The average income of a Chevy Volt owner is $170,000. That's about the same income as the average BMW owner and $40,000 more than the average Lexus owner. The rebate is $10,000. Read rebate as "money the government took from you, under threat of violence, to give to someone else." I'm not sure the electric car, nor the rebate, is doing much to help the specific people truly struggling due to gas prices. Personally, I hate taxes and tax rebates, but if we're taking taxpayer money to do some good, then giving $10,000 to someone who makes $30,000 so they can buy a car and perhaps work somewhere nicer, further from home, would probably help everyone a lot more. I'm sure a lot of construction guys could use $10,000 towards a new truck about now.