EV Tax Credit Likely to End Dec. 31, Effectively Increasing Prices Up to 28%. See How Popular EVs are Impacted. - FuelArc News
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The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” has passed the House of Representatives, despite having a name that feels like I dreamt it up for a comedy skit. Assuming the bill passes through Senate unmodified, that means big changes for EV and PHEV buyers in the USA. Among other things, this congressional budget bill marks the […]

TL;DR: EV cars & SUVs will face an average 16% effective price increase, with the lowest cost model up more than 28%, if the law passes the Senate and goes into effect as written.

It’s hard to imagine any way this doesn’t throw a huge wrench into the adoption of sustainable car technology for the USA.

Only about 8% of new cars sold last year in the USA were electric, compared to 13% for the EU or 25% for China. Seems like exactly the wrong moment to cut tax incentives for the tech.

  • KayLeadfoot@fedia.ioOP
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    4 hours ago

    My better half and I were actually discussing exactly this.

    I’m shopping for an EV used, and magically, the price is exactly the same for EVs that are eligible for the credit and the ones that aren’t.

    The dealerships treat the rebate as basically a manufacturer spiff, I pay the same either way.

    So yeah, I agree. Pulling all of them at once might cause some market disruption, though, and legacy autos are already not committed to EV transition, so it will worsen an already problematic tendency, I think.