# Federal EV Tax Credit is Dead. Not So for States

**URL:** <https://discussion.fool.com/t/federal-ev-tax-credit-is-dead-not-so-for-states/121087>\
**Category:** Macro Economic Trends and Risks\
**Created:** [September 3, 2025, 8:30pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/federal-ev-tax-credit-is-dead-not-so-for-states/121087 "2025-09-03T20:30:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![tjscott0](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/motleyfoolfree/user_avatar/discussion.fool.com/tjscott0/32/1083_2.png) [@tjscott0](https://discussion.fool.com/u/tjscott0)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2025, 8:30pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/federal-ev-tax-credit-is-dead-not-so-for-states/121087/1 "2025-09-03T20:30:03Z")

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> **[Electric Vehicle Taxes by State, 2025](https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/state/electric-vehicle-ev-taxes/)**
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> As the market share of electric vehicles (EVs) on the road grows, the gas tax’s ability to fund road projects and decrease traffic congestion erodes. Both federal and state real tax revenue per vehicle mile traveled has been on a steady decline for...

Oregon & Maine have $7500 tax credit or rebate. Another 15 states have lesser amounts. The state of Washington has no rebate but an EV purchase has the sales tax exempted.

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**Author:** ![intercst](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/motleyfoolfree/user_avatar/discussion.fool.com/intercst/32/1543_2.png) [@intercst](https://discussion.fool.com/u/intercst)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2025, 9:37pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/federal-ev-tax-credit-is-dead-not-so-for-states/121087/2 "2025-09-03T21:37:17Z")

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> [@tjscott0](#):
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> The state of Washington has no rebate but an EV purchase has the sales tax exempted.

The WA State sales tax exemption is on the first $16,000 in value, so with an 8% sales tax, it’s worth a bit over $1,200.

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