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EVs Still Encouraged for North Dakota

By Bill Dubensky Jul 14, 2025 | 4:40 AM

(Adobe Stock via Prairie News Service)

 

(Mike Moen. Prairie News Service) – Federal tax incentives for electric vehicles will be eliminated sooner than originally planned.

Potential EV buyers in North Dakota might be rethinking their approach but a regional expert said they should not suddenly change course.

Under the new tax policy law pushed by the Trump administration, enhanced tax credits bringing down the cost of a new or used electric vehicle end Sept. 30. They were originally planned to run through 2032.

Jukka Kukkonen, chief EV educator and strategist for the Minnesota-based EV consulting firm Shift2Electric, acknowledged the move might dampen enthusiasm, especially in a low-adoption state such as North Dakota but with or without the credits, local consumers should keep an open mind.

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