US | Chevrolet Volt Blogger: Chevy Dealers Gaming Volt Rebates They're selling cars to each other to claim money, he alleges By John Johnson Posted Jun 1, 2011 1:23 PM CDT Copied The Chevy Volt: It comes with a $7,500 rebate, unless someone gets it first. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, file) A writer at the National Legal and Policy Center thinks something fishy is going on regarding the $7,500 federal tax credit offered on Chevy Volts. The post alleges that dealers are selling the cars to each other to claim the money, then reselling the cars as "used" to consumers, who would no longer be eligible for the credit. Writer Mark Modica started making phone calls to dealers when he noticed a suspicious number of used Volts for sale with very low mileage (one with all of 10 miles). "When I asked if I was eligible for the $7500 tax credit, I was told that I probably wasn't since the dealership was applying for the subsidy," he writes. No word from Chevy or a sense of how widespread the problem might be. But given that the post has been picked up by the Consumerist and Autoblog, we may not have heard the end of it. Read These Next A family hike took a tragic turn in Arkansas on Saturday. White House makes Hegseth put his polygraph away. A new book argues the Sacagawea legend is all wrong. US denies visas to Venezuelan team bound for Little League tournament. Report an error