Elon Musk is pushing back against a GOP-led move to end EV tax credits, clashing with Trump-aligned lawmakers over a key Tesla subsidy. Musk calls the proposed tax bill “ridiculous,” warning it could hurt America’s energy future.
United States: After his unsuccessful attempt to convince Republican lawmakers to save the electric vehicle tax credit, Elon Musk is trying to obstruct President Donald Trump’s tax bill.
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Tesla Inc.’s chief executive officer requested House Speaker Mike Johnson to save the tax credit during a private conversation.
In its version of the tax bill, the US House has suggested that USD 7,500 electric car subsidies, which Tesla has used for a long while, should be terminated by the end of 2025.
Elon Musk is actively working to derail President Donald Trump’s tax legislation after failing to persuade Republican lawmakers to retain electric vehicle tax credits. He's urging Americans to pressure lawmakers to “KILL” the bill, citing its $2.4 trillion price tag.#ElonMusk… pic.twitter.com/bPMr3ARlvI
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“Call your Senator, Call your Congressman,” per Musk, who wrote it in a social media post. “Bankrupting America is NOT ok!”
Johnson claimed during the Bloomberg Television interview on Thursday that he wouldn’t reveal if Musk reached out to discuss the credits but added that the two planned to discuss it later, bloomberg.com reported.
“Elon’s a good friend. We texted late last night. We’re going to talk this morning,” Johnson noted.
“I just want to make sure that he understands what I think everybody on Capitol Hill understands. This is not a spending bill, my friends; this is a budget reconciliation bill. And what we’re doing here is delivering the America First agenda.”
Although, Johnson mentioned that Musk seems “pretty dug in right now, and I can’t quite understand the motivation behind it.”
“I’ll let everybody draw their own conclusions about Elon’s motivation,” Johnson noted.
The message from Musk followed a day after he called the tax bill a “ridiculous” and huge waste of money as Republicans continued to rise against it, as bloomberg.com reported.
“I mean, obviously, the EV mandate going away is, I’m sure, a concern for, you know, the leader of Tesla and other things as well. But I think there’s a lot of confusion out there about what the legislation is.”
He has also spoken against eliminating the energy tax credits for the US, which Tesla has benefited from these last few years.
