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Buy the Right Home Charger for Your EV Before the Tax Credit Expires in June

Level up with a home charger that won’t have you measuring charging times with a desk calendar.

By Matt Jancer | Reviewed by Ysolt Usigan

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It was years ago, and I was in the middle of Death Valley testing a swanky, new electric pickup truck for a week. A long day of winding it off-road through trails had left its monstrous battery drained almost completely. I could barely limp into Furnace Creek on the low single-digit charge as the clock’s hour hand climbed toward midnight. I was in for a long night, spent not sleeping in my comfortable tent but stuffed into the front seat. And it was all because of a difference in one level. One level of EV charger.

Maybe it’s time for you to upgrade, if not now then soon. There’s a lot happening in the US in regards to home chargers in 2026. Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” eliminates the 30-percent tax credit on buying and installing home chargers that certain low-income and rural EV........

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