[EV Drive Coalition, 13 November 2018]

Electric vehicle and EV charging companies like Tesla, GM, Nissan, ChargePoint, Plug in America, Volta, as well as various consumer and environmental stakeholders., have united to form the EV Drive Coalition. This coalition was created to persuade Congress into extending the federal electric vehicle tax credit. While the original tax credit has succeeded in helping commercialize electric vehicles, the tax credit must be extended to ensure “continued market growth and stabilization.” One of the members of the EV Coalition, Dan Turton, Vice President of Public Policy at General Motors North America declared, “A federal tax credit to help make electric vehicles more affordable for all consumers is integral to reaching a zero emissions future and establishing the U.S. as the leader in electrification. We feel that the tax credit should be modified so all customers continue to receive the full benefit going forward.”