In response to a report that President-elect Donald Trump was considering eliminating a Biden $7,500 electric vehicle (EV) tax credit, Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., announced that the Golden State would reintroduce its own EV incentive program.

But he clearly didn’t think this one through. Not only is it unnecessary, especially considering the state’s $2 billion shortfall, but the way he intends to go about it is politically vindictive and more-than-likely unconstitutional.

Newsom said that he intended to revive California’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Program, which was discontinued after the Biden administration established its own incentives to purchase EVs.

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