Toyota Motor Corp.'s Prius, arguably America's most popular green-machine, is slowly bidding farewell to its sizable tax incentives.
Generous federal credits established to bolster fledgling U.S. hybrid sales are being phased out on the Prius, gradually eroding a major purchasing incentive but also signifying the model's ongoing popularity.
Credits worth between $1,550 and $3,150 on Toyota hybrids began a quarterly reduction in value last fall, under the terms of federal law that mandates incentives gradually disappear after a manufacturer sells 60,000 gas-electrics.
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