American car buyers–and car manufacturers–are getting to grips with a new and unforgiving reality. In January, electric car registrations in the United States fell by a whopping 41% compared to the same period last year, marking yet another month of decline since the $7,500 federal tax credit was canceled on September 30, 2025.
The vast majority of car brands saw registrations go down in the first month of this year, according to data from S&P Global Mobility quoted by Automotive News. Registration numbers are used as a proxy for sales because some car companies, like Tesla, don’t separate U.S. deliveries from their global numbers, nor do they report monthly figures.
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