Submitted Photo Auto industry groups say electric vehicle sales have enjoyed healthy growth in the United States, but states such as North Dakota still lag behind. Photo from Adobe Stock.
Federal tax incentives for electric vehicles will be eliminated sooner than originally planned.
Potential EV buyers in North Dakota might be rethinking their approach but a regional expert said they should not suddenly change course.
Under the new tax policy law pushed by the Trump administration, enhanced tax credits bringing down the cost of a new or used electric vehicle end Sept. 30. They were originally planned to run through 2032.
Jukka Kukkonen, chief EV educator and strategist for the Minnesota-based EV consulting firm Shift2Electric, acknowledged the move might dampen enthusiasm, especially i