"It will probably slow it down a bit, but I anticipate there will still be a good percent of sales is what I expect," said Scott Moura, UC Berkeley professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering."
"The EV tax credit that we're looking at going to expire has been heavily utilized. If you look at it from an adoption point of view, utilizing leasing and using that work-around, is key," said Ivan Drury, director of Insights with Edmunds.com."
"In July, EV sales jumped after Trump's budget bill passed, eliminating the tax credit. Chevrolet's EVs surged 100%. Volkswagen saw gains of 127%. Sales of Porsche's fully electric models jumped 174% and Audi EV sales were up 252%."
"Starting Oct. 1, drivers with "Clean Air Vehicle" tags will no longer be able to drive solo in the HOV lane - although CHP is giving a 60-day grace period before starting to ticket."
The $7,500 federal EV tax credit ends at the end of September. July and August showed spikes in EV sales as buyers rushed to claim incentives, with major brands seeing double- and triple-digit gains. Leasing and other work-arounds supported adoption ahead of the cutoff. Starting Oct. 1, Clean Air Vehicle decals will no longer allow solo use of HOV lanes, with a 60-day CHP grace period before enforcement. Commuters value HOV access for large time savings, and the simultaneous loss of financial and commuting incentives is likely to reduce short-term EV demand growth.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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