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Clean Vehicle Tax Credits in the Inflation
Reduction Act of 2022
August 24, 2022
P.L. 117-169, commonly referred to as the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA 2022), as signed into law
on August 16, 2022, modified tax credits for electric vehicles (EVs) and fuel cell vehicles. The law also
enacted new tax credits for used and commercial clean vehicles. This Insight provides information on the
tax credits for clean vehicles, highlighting the tax credits that were available before the IRA 2022 was
signed into law, and qualifying criteria for vehicle tax credits during the remainder of 2022, in 2023, and
beyond. For background on the plug-in EV credit before August 16, 2022, see CRS In Focus IF 11017,
The Plug-In Electric Vehicle Tax Credit, by Molly F. Sherlock.
Tax Credits for Clean Vehicles Purchased in 2022
Multiple factors determine whether an EV purchased in 2022 qualifies for federal tax credits. Many EVs
purchased before August 16, 2022, qualify for a tax credit of up to $7,500 (with smaller amounts available
for certain makes and models). Vehicles manufactured by Tesla or General Motors purchased in 2022 are
not eligible for tax credits, as Tesla and GM have exceeded the 200,000 vehicle threshold that limits the
number of tax credits that can be claimed for vehicles made by a manufacturer.
For vehicles purchased after August 16, 2022, only vehicles for which final assembly occurred in North
America qualify. The U.S. Department of Energy has released a list of model year 2022 and 2023 vehicles
with final assembly in North America.
EV purchasers who ordered a vehicle before August 16, 2022, and take delivery of their vehicle at a later
date may be able to claim tax credits for vehicles not assembled in North America if they had a written
binding contract to purchase the vehicle. In answering the question what is a written binding contract,
the IRS noted that a nonrefundable deposit or down payment of 5% of the purchase price can be an
indication of this type of contract.
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