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EV Tax Credit Ending Dec. 31, Effectively Increasing Prices Up to 28% in USA. See How Popular EVs are Impacted. (fuelarc.com)

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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.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

The tax credits are just a money grab for the manufacturers and dealers. If you do the math, a 68k loan with a 6-7% interest rate and the $7500 tax credit has the same total cost as no tax credit and a 0.99% rate. That's why they always offer "manufacturer incentives" with $0 due at signing or those 0-2% loans, but almost never both.

It really depends on if you have good credit or not to make the tax credit a good deal.