One year after the end of the EV tax credit, is the future still electric?
Business One year after the end of the EV tax credit, is the future still electric? September 30, 20265:00 AM ET Willa Rubin In an aerial view, an electric vehicle charges at an EVgo electric charger on March 30, 2026, in Monrovia, California. One year ago today, the auto industry bid farewell to a hefty federal tax credit that helped bring down the cost of electric vehicles.
- ▪Business One year after the end of the EV tax credit, is the future still electric?
- ▪September 30, 20265:00 AM ET Willa Rubin In an aerial view, an electric vehicle charges at an EVgo electric charger on March 30, 2026, in Monrovia, California.
- ▪One year ago today, the auto industry bid farewell to a hefty federal tax credit that helped bring down the cost of electric vehicles.
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Business One year after the end of the EV tax credit, is the future still electric? September 30, 20265:00 AM ET Willa Rubin In an aerial view, an electric vehicle charges at an EVgo electric charger on March 30, 2026, in Monrovia, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images North America Stay up to date with our Up First newsletter, sent every weekday morning. One year ago today, the auto industry bid farewell to a hefty federal tax credit that helped bring down the cost of electric vehicles. Congress had voted to kill it as part of 2025's One Big Beautiful Bill Act — and car buyers rushed to take advantage of the credit before it ended on September 30, 2025.
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