As of Nov 8, 2026, no federal tax credit is open for buying a new or used EV. Section 30D (new) and 25E (used) do not apply to a vehicle acquired after September 30, 2025, and section 30C (home and business chargers) does not apply to property placed in service after June 30, 2026. The IRS states all three dates on its own pages.
How long each federal credit ran, 2023 to now
The three credits, with the IRS cutoff for each
The cutoffs come from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Public Law 119-21). The IRS summarized them in an FAQ, and the credit pages carry the same dates. The two sources agree on every row.
| Credit | Paid | Last date | IRS source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30D, New clean vehicle credit | $7,500 | vehicle acquired on or before Sep 30, 2025 | IRS: Credits for new clean vehicles purchased in 2023 or after | Nov 8, 2026 |
| 25E, Previously-owned clean vehicle credit | $4,000 | vehicle acquired on or before Sep 30, 2025 | IRS: Used Clean Vehicle Credit | Nov 8, 2026 |
| 30C, Alternative fuel vehicle refueling property credit (EV chargers) | $1,000 per item at a main home | property placed in service on or before Jun 30, 2026 | IRS: Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit | Nov 8, 2026 |
Source: IRS credit pages above and the IRS OBBB FAQ, read Nov 8, 2026. Both are IRS pages; the statute text itself was not opened for this page.
If you bought before the cutoff
A vehicle placed in service after September 30, 2025 can still qualify when you acquired it earlier. The IRS says you show acquisition with a binding written contract and a payment made on or before September 30, 2025. A vehicle is placed in service when you take possession. The credit is claimed on Form 8936 with the return for the year you took delivery.
The new vehicle credit (30D) had an MSRP cap of $80,000 for vans, SUVs and pickups and $55,000 for other vehicles, and income caps of $300,000 joint, $225,000 head of household and $150,000 for other filers (modified AGI, current or prior year, whichever is lower). The used credit (25E) was 30% of the sale price up to $4,000, for a dealer sale at $25,000 or less, with income caps of $150,000, $112,500 and $75,000.
The charger credit, 30C
For a charger at your main home, 30C paid 30% of the cost up to $1,000 per item for property placed in service from January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2026. The property also had to sit in an eligible census tract, either low-income or non-urban. The IRS lists the tracts on the credit page. What is left for home chargers is state and utility money, covered in home charger incentives.
The IRS FAQ lists one more credit that ended on the same day as 30D: the commercial clean vehicle credit (45W), for vehicles acquired after September 30, 2025.
What to check next
State programs run on their own calendars. A few pay more than $1,000, such as the New Jersey and Massachusetts rebates, and most states have no purchase incentive listed at all. The state incentives table has one line for each of the 50 states and D.C., with the AFDC page it came from. If you are comparing fuel costs without a credit, the EV vs gas calculator uses the current EIA gas price, and the charging cost calculator takes your state or your own cents per kWh. State averages are in the state-by-state guide.
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