FILE - A sales associate talks with a prospective buyer of a Cooper SE electric vehicle on the showroom floor of a Mini dealership July 7, 2022, in Highlands Ranch, Colo. The surprise deal by Senate Democrats on a pared-down bill to support families, boost infrastructure and fight climate change is likely to jump start sales of electric vehicles.
The idea behind the requirement is to incentivize domestic manufacturing and mining, build a robust battery supply chain in North America and lessen the industry's dependence on overseas supply chains that could be subject to disruptions. If the metals requirement isn't met, the automaker and its buyers would be eligible for half the tax credit, $3,750.
There’s also a new $4,000 credit for buyers of used EVs, a provision that could help modest-income households go electric. “I went round-and-round with Senator Manchin, who frankly didn’t support any credit of any kind, so this is a compromise,” Stabenow told reporters Monday. “We’ll work through it and make this as good as we can for our automakers.”with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, had blocked previous climate and social spending proposals.
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