As the incoming Trump administration prepares to make aggressive cuts to government spending, one major provision of the landmark Inflation Reduction Act appears to be on the chopping block: the consumer tax credit for purchasing an electric vehicle.

The governor’s office says Tesla may not be eligible for the rebate program, citing an effort to encourage market competition.

Tesla's electric vehicles likely would not qualify for California's new state tax credits under a proposal in the works if President-elect Donald Trump scraps the federal tax credit for EV purchases,