The anti-tax-credit faction has its advocates, too. GOP lawmakers have publicly thanked fossil fuel activist Alex Epstein for his help in rolling back the credits in the House bill. Epstein, the founder of a for-profit think tank that promotes fossil fuels, wrote on X that the Senate version is a “sad update.”

The Senate Finance Committee was more generous than the House to the Democrats' climate law, but only in certain cases.

Senate Republicans proposed a tax budget bill on Monday that would end the EV tax credit 180 days after it’s signed into law if it reaches the president’s desk.