How Manchin kneecapped the climate bill’s EV tax credit

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  • Source: E&E News
  • 08/08/2022
Democrats have been jubilant about their budget reconciliation bill nearing final passage, but the auto industry is starting to worry the climate spending legislation might actually slow the nation’s switch away from gas-powered cars.

During months of negotiations, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chair Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) made clear he would only support expanding the consumer electric vehicle tax credit if it included requirements for the cars to be made from supply chains controlled by the United States or its allies and without any products from China, said people familiar with the talks.

Manchin was loud about his concerns. He took several opportunities to express frustration with colleagues wanting to push Americans to buy more electric cars.
Joe Manchin by Governor Earl Ray Tomblin is licensed under flickr Attribution-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic (CC BY-ND 2.0)

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