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    Union-made bonus for EV tax credit score proposal is gone, Manchin confirms

    Editor - The Auto JournalBy Editor - The Auto JournalJune 23, 2022Updated:June 24, 2022No Comments2 Mins Read
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    Democratic senator Joe Manchin on Tuesday mentioned a proposed $4,500 EV tax-credit bonus for union-made autos is now gone from the Senate’s model of the Build Back Better Act, in line with Automotive News (subscription required).

    The invoice, which was handed by the House of Representatives final yr however has been held again by the Senate, features a long-sought growth to the federal EV tax credit score. The proposed union-made bonus is only one a part of the proposed modifications to the credit score, which at the moment maxes out at $7,500 and begins to section out as soon as automakers have offered 200,000 qualifying electrical autos.

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    Senate and House variations of the invoice had included a bonus for being union-made, with precise home content material not given a lot consideration. That provision drew criticism from Tesla, Toyota, and Volkswagen, which construct (or plan to construct) EVs in non-union factories.

    That doesn’t suggest the battle for the EV tax credit score is over. Automakers just lately re-upped the trouble to increase the credit score, asking Congress to elevate the 200,000-unit cap. General Motors and Tesla have already reached that restrict, whereas Toyota and Nissan are as a result of attain it quickly.

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    In its present type, the tax credit score relies on battery-pack measurement, so each all-electric autos and plug-in hybrids can qualify. The second quarter after an automaker hits the cap, its tax credit score is halved to $3,750, then drops to one-fourth of the complete quantity ($1,875) two quarters later. It stays at that stage for 2 full calendar quarters after that earlier than disappearing.

    A earlier effort to increase the tax credit score additionally failed—regardless of bipartisan assist—as a result of opposition from the Trump administration. The Biden administration has reversed Trump’s coverage and goals to advertise EVs, however Senate intransigence stays an impediment to passing an expanded EV tax credit score. With the union-made bonus apparently jettisoned, does an expanded tax credit score have a greater probability of passing now?

    Source: www.greencarreports.com

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