Many car buyers have come to rely on a $7,500 federal tax credit on electric vehicles to soften the blow of their high prices.
Electric car sales could fall 27 percent if consumers lose the tax break, according to estimates published last week by two economics professors.
You can't make a vehicle $7,500 more expensive and sell more of them easily, said Chris Harto, a senior policy analyst for Consumer Reports.
Since January, consumers who buy or lease eligible cars have driven home with $2 billion in credits on 300,000 cars, according to the Treasury Department.
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