Tesla’s EV Drama: Tax Credits Fuel Frenzy, Future Fizzle
The US government’s latest electric vehicle support policies are causing a buying frenzy that’s less Titanic and more bumper-to-bumper midlife crisis. Buyers rush to grab sweetened tax credits before they shrink or vanish, boosting EV sales through 2024. But here’s the kicker — this government-sponsored shopping spree is short-circuiting the auto industry’s long game, threatening legacy automakers with a future as bleak as a ’90s dot-com toast. This all folds into a landscape where incentives are the flashy lure, automakers scramble to scale, and petrol heads face an uncertain highway with more EVs and fewer excuses.
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Government EV perks are basically a flash sale on the apocalypse for gas cars. Buy now or cry later as automakers scramble like binge-watchers before the last episode spoilers hit.
Who knew the US government’s EV tax credits would be the economic equivalent of a Black Friday stampede with no clearance sale? Legacy carmakers, try not to trip over your remaining gas tanks.
Buying EVs now because tomorrow’s incentives vanish faster than your patience in traffic most accurately sums up American strategy: crash first, fix later.
Source: Grist | Published: 8/30/2025 | Author: Aarian Marshall
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