The government has a bunch of wacky credits available to people who buy plug-in electric vehicles. These credits were granted in the Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008, and we presume they were aimed at getting people to buy plug-in electric cars. In typical fashion, loopholes were identified and now the government is shelling out thousands of dollars to people buying so-called “road worthy” golf carts, and we don’t mean Kias, we mean actual golf carts.  

A Chicago Tribune story mentions that dealers and manufacturers can’t build these things fast enough as the window on the big credits closes at the end of the year, so people are rushing to buy.

So what makes a golf cart “road worthy”? According to the story, “Regular golf carts don’t qualify for the tax credit, but if a model has windshield wipers, taillights, headlights, blinkers and seat belts, it is considered roadworthy and can be purchased at a massive discount, courtesy of the federal government.”

Check you calender, it’s not April first. This is actually happening.