The funding could come from polluters under the state’s cap-and-trade program, which pays costs ultimately passed onto energy consumers.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday he will provide $7,500 electric vehicle rebates for his state if President-elect Donald Trump and congressional Republicans dismantle the federal credit – one of several consumer cost-saving measures in President Joe Biden’s climate bill.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said Monday the state of California will intervene if President-elect Trump eliminates the electric vehicle tax credit passed under President Biden. “Consumers continue to prove the skeptics wrong – zero-emission vehicles are here to stay,