Climate Changed
Trump Helped Nix Electric Car Tax Measure Sought by Tesla, GM
- White House said to oppose expanding electric car tax credit
- Backers hoped to attach credit to must-pass spending bill
Photographer: Angel Garcia/Bloomberg
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The expansion of a tax credit for electric vehicles isn’t likely to appear in a broad deal being negotiated by House and Senate leaders, and backers of the popular tax break say President Donald Trump is to blame.
“There has been extreme resistance from the president,” said Senator Debbie Stabenow, a Michigan Democrat who has championed the $7,500 tax credit for consumers who purchase an electric car. She said Monday it was unlikely to be expanded.