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EV sales slump despite high gas prices due to expired tax credits

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Following a conflict in Iran that significantly raised gasoline prices in early 2026, demand for electric vehicles (EVs) increased. However, EV sales declined compared to the previous year because federal tax credits for new and used EVs expired in late 2025, leading automakers to cut production. While hybrid vehicle sales saw a boost due to ample supply, the reduced EV production resulted in lower availability and rising prices for both new and used electric cars. AI

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EV sales slump despite high gas prices due to expired tax credits

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · John Paul Helveston, The Conversation ·

    Trump’s remarkable mess on electric vehicles: How he made them more expensive and harder to find just as he went to war on Iran

    Before the war, prices for used electric vehicles were still drifting down in the wake of the expired used EV federal tax credit. Then a run on EVs began.

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