EV - US Tax Credit Could Rev Up Electric Vehicle Production In Canada

Canadian car makers breathed a sigh of relief last week when US lawmakers decided to scrap part of a large incentive package for electric vehicles (EVs) that originally excluded EVs assembled in Canada from a proposed $7,500 US consumer tax credit for “clean vehicles.” The credit, which includes battery-electric, plug-in hybrids and hydrogen fuel cell, is part of a $369 billion proposed new spending on climate-related initiatives included in the Inflation Reduction Act. US Senators Chuck Schumer and Joe Manchin, both Democrats, reached an agreement late Wednesday to include the credit and a range of other tax and ...