US House Is Likely to Kill EV Tax Credit, Speaker Johnson Says

May 6, 2025, 3:37 PM UTC

Republicans in the US House are more likely than not to kill a consumer tax credit for electric vehicles, according to Speaker Mike Johnson.

“I think there is a better chance we kill it than save it,” Johnson said in a Tuesday interview. “But we’ll see how it comes out.”

Eliminating the popular tax credit of as much as $7,500 for consumers who purchase an EV has been a prime target for Republicans looking for ways to help pay for President Donald Trump’s massive tax-cut package.

The credit was expanded in former President Joe Biden’s sweeping climate law to ...

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