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How Manchin Kneecapped the Climate Bill's EV Tax Credit

10 Aug 2022 | Abstracted from EE News

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.

"Starting in 2024, only EVs with at least 40 percent of their minerals from the United States or nations with U.S."

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