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Regulation, tariffs, incentives and the government decisions that shape electric vehicle adoption.

Policy4 min read The $7,500 Federal EV Tax Credit Ended September 30, 2025 The One Big Beautiful Bill Act killed the 30D, 25E and 45W clean vehicle credits after September 30, 2025, triggering a record Q3 surge and a brutal Q4 slump. The United States Capitol building in Washington, DC, under a clear sky Read story

Policy4 min read The EU Imposes Definitive Tariffs on Chinese-Made EVs From October 2024, Chinese-built EVs face EU countervailing duties of 7.8 to 35.3 percent on top of the standard 10 percent, while price talks continue. The Berlaymont building, headquarters of the European Commission, in Brussels Read story

Policy5 min read What Comes After the US EV Tax Credit Expiration KBB estimated US battery-electric sales fell 36% in Q4 2025 after the federal credit cutoff. Registration reports use a different plug-in scope. An electric vehicle plugged into a public charging station in Austin, Texas Read story

Policy4 min read Congress Disapproves California's Clean-Car Waivers On June 12, 2025 President Trump signed CRA resolutions revoking California's Advanced Clean Cars II and Advanced Clean Trucks waivers. California is suing. The California State Capitol building with its dome and flags in Sacramento Read story

Policy4 min read The UK Eases Its ZEV Mandate and Aligns It With 2035 In April 2025 the UK relaxed its ZEV Mandate, kept the 2030 phase-out, allowed hybrids to 2035, and later launched a £3,750 electric car grant. An electric vehicle charging point in the Cluster of Nuts car park in Wetherby, West Yorkshire, England Read story

Policy4 min read China Halves Its NEV Purchase Tax Exemption From 2026 China's NEV purchase tax exemption ended on December 31, 2025. From January 1, 2026, the rate is halved to 5%, capped at 15,000 yuan per vehicle. A white Wuling Hongguang Mini EV parked at a charging point in China. Read story

Policy4 min read America's Public Charging Network Keeps Growing The US counted over 77,000 public charging stations and about 236,000 ports by early 2026, even as federal NEVI funds stayed frozen. A row of Tesla Supercharger stalls at a charging station in Inyokern, California Read story

Policy4 min read Tesla's Superchargers Open Up to Rival EVs Tesla's Supercharger network now serves more than twenty rival brands via NACS adapters and native ports, reshaping North American charging. White Tesla Supercharger charging post with a red cable cradle at a station in San Mateo, California, with Tesla cars plugged into adjacent stalls Read story

Policy4 min read A US Battery Manufacturing Boom Takes Shape New US battery cell plants from GM, LG, Ford, Panasonic and Toyota are stacking up hundreds of gigawatt-hours of domestic capacity. Aerial view of the Tesla Gigafactory battery plant near Sparks, Nevada, a long white factory building with solar panels on its roof beside a full parking lot Read story

Policy4 min read The EU Gives Carmakers Three Years to Meet 2025 CO2 Goals Brussels let carmakers average CO2 compliance across 2025-2027, easing the 93.6 g/km limit's bite without changing the target itself. The Berlaymont building, headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels, with a large European Commission banner and EU stars on its facade Read story

Policy5 min read India's New EV Policy Opens the Door to Global Brands India's EV manufacturing policy cuts import duties to 15 percent for big investors, and Tesla has landed in Mumbai with imported Model Ys. Rear view of a blue Tata Nexon EV electric SUV with Tata and EV badges and a green Indian electric-vehicle license plate, photographed in Hyderabad Read story

Policy5 min read States Step In as Federal EV Support Retreats After the $7,500 federal EV credit expired in September 2025, state rebates in Colorado, New Jersey, Oregon and beyond became America's EV lifeline. The Colorado State Capitol in Denver, a white granite building with a gold dome flying the American flag under a blue sky Read story