Rep. Greg Landsman (D-OH) wants to bring back the federal EV tax credit and double it. His new bill, the “21st Century Vehicle Choice Act” (H.R. 10881), would offer up to $15,000 on a new electric vehicle and $8,000 on a used one, and it would make both credits permanent.
📌 The Core Development
The problem is that the bill has virtually no chance of becoming law anytime soon. And if EV shoppers start holding out for it, it could end up hurting the market it’s trying to help.
Landsman introduced H.R. 10881 on October 22. It was referred to three House committees (Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and Natural Resources), and as of today, it doesn’t have a single cosponsor.
🔍 Background & Sector Context
The big change is to the new clean vehicle credit, Section 30D of the tax code. Under the Inflation Reduction Act, the $7,500 credit came in two $3,750 halves: one for meeting critical mineral sourcing requirements and one for battery components. Landsman’s bill doubles each half to $7,500, for a maximum of $15,000.
It also deletes the termination dates. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act killed the new and used EV credits for vehicles acquired after September 30, 2025, and the home charger credit after June 30, 2026. Striking those dates would revive all three credits with no expiration.
📊 Industry & Real-World Impact
The bill doesn’t touch the rest of 30D. North American final assembly, the $55,000 MSRP cap on cars and $80,000 cap on SUVs, pickups, and vans, and the foreign entity of concern rules all stay. So the full $15,000 would only go to EVs that clear both sourcing tests, which has always been a short list.
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🔮 Strategic Outlook & What Lies Ahead
The rest of the bill is reports. Commerce would deliver a “Vehicle Choice Report” on vehicle variety and ownership costs, and the Department of Energy would file five years of critical minerals reports.
The most interesting part is a DOE study of “gasoline super-users,” defined as the top 10% of light-duty vehicle owners by gas consumption. The study would map the regions where they’re concentrated and their 100 most-used routes, then track charger availability along those routes every year for five years. Coltura, which backs the bill, says the highest-mileage drivers spend over 10% of household income on fuel.
