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 budge...
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.
For shame, OP, removing a key word in the title. When you posted this, and as I type this reply, this legislation has passed the house but not the senate. Whether or not it will is yet to be seen, but the tax credit is not yet set to expire.
For the record, I didn’t download the article. I don’t particularly care if the body of the article “clears it up “. You removed a key word and that changes the title. And you know it.
OK, let me ask more pointedly. For what reason did you choose to remove that one specific word? You didn’t just repost an article you saw, you saw the word likely and decided it didn’t belong. Why?