Article 6YKQ6 5 big EV takeaways from Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill”

5 big EV takeaways from Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill”

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Aarian Marshall, WIRED.com
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If you're an electric vehicle enthusiast, President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) is anything but. The legislation, signed by the president last weekend, cuts all sorts of US government support for emission-light vehicles. The whole thing creates a measure of uncertainty for an American auto industry that's already struggling to stay afloat during a sea change.

Still, nearly one in four US vehicle shoppers say they're still very likely" to consider buying an EV, and 35 percent say they're somewhat likely," according to a May survey by JD Power-figures unchanged since last year. On those EV-curious folks' behalf, WIRED asked experts for their tips for navigating this weird time in cars.

Go electric ... soon? Now?

First things first: The new bill nixed the electric vehicle tax credit of up to $7,500, bringing to an end years of federal support for EVs. This program was supposed to last until 2032 but is now set to expire on September 30. This extra oomph from the feds helped some of the cheapest" electrics-like the $43,000 Tesla Model 3, the $37,000 Chevy Equinox EV, and the $61,000 Hyundai Ioniq 9-feel more accessible to people with smaller (but not small) budgets.

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