US used EV tax credit ended on 30 September 2025, but outdated guidance still circulates
By Eve
A Life After Work desk piece, edited by David Beren, follows a 67 year old retiree who arrived at a dealership expecting the used EV credit, which paid the lesser of $4,000 or 30% of the sale price. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed on 4 July 2025, moved its end date from 31 December 2032 to 30 September 2025, the same date the new car credit ends. The home charger credit, worth 30% of cost and limited to $1,000 for personal use, does not apply to anything installed after 30 June 2026.
Why it matters
With the purchase and home charging incentives removed, used EV buyers must justify the switch on running costs alone, which may weigh on near term demand for home charging and put more focus on public charging value. Stale online articles still quoting the credits also risk creating false expectations among customers.
Source
- Original title
- “At 67 She’ll Buy a Used EV Counting on a Tax Credit. The Federal Credits Ended in 2025”
- Published
- 7 November 2026
- Updated
- 8 November 2026
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- Policy & Market
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- United States
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