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California Vows To Step In If Trump Kills US EV Tax Credit

California Governor Gavin Newsom said the state will step in to plug the gap if Donald Trump removes federal tax breaks for electric vehicles (Credit: AFP)

California will revive its own subsidy programs for electric vehicles if Donald Trump guts US federal tax breaks for such cars, the state's governor said Monday.

The president-elect has said repeatedly he would scrap what he called the "electric vehicle mandate" -- actually a $7,500 federal rebate for anyone who purchases an EV.

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