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If you’ve been on the fence about whether to get an electric vehicle, now might be a good time to buy or lease one. 

A federal tax credit that lowers the cost of EVs is set to expire at the end of September — much earlier than planned. The change is part of President Donald Trump’s major tax and spending bill, which eliminated several incentives for electric vehicles. 

EVs have come a long way in the last few years. They made up nearly 8 percent of new cars sold last year in Minnesota and more than 100 electric vehicle models are now for sale in the U.S. (A side-by-side comparison of models can be found 

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with her guests about how public funding changes could affect the shift to electric, if now is a good time to swap the pump for a plug, and how far you can really go on a charge.  

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Have you thought about buying an electric vehicle? Do you drive one? MPR News host Angela Davis talks about how cuts to EV funding could affect the future of electric cars and how we get around.  

If you’ve been sitting on the fence about whether to get an electric vehicle, now might be a good time to buy or lease one.Electric vehicles have come a long way — more than 100 EV models are for sale in the U.S., and they made up nearly 8 percent of new cars sold last year in Minnesota.A federal tax credit that lowers the cost of EVs is set to expire at the end of September — earlier than planned. The change is part of President Donald Trump’s major tax and spending bill, which eliminated several incentives for electric vehicles.MPR News host Angela Davis talks with her guests about how public funding changes could affect the shift to electric, if now is a good time to swap the pump for a plug, and how far you can really go on a charge.

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