<div id="readability-page-1">Tesla owners could be impacted by a new EV tax credit rule, which seems to be a new hoop to jump through for those who benefited from the “extension,” which allowed orderers to take delivery after the loss of the $7,500 discount. After the Trump Administration initiated the phase-out of the $7,500 EV tax credit, many were happy to see the rules had been changed slightly, as deliveries could occur after the September 30 cutoff as long as orders were placed before the end of that month. However, there appears to be a new threshold that EV buyers will have to go through, and it will impact their ability to get the credit, at least at the Point of Sale, for now. Delivery must be completed by the end of the year, and buyers must take possession of the car by December 31, 2025, or they will lose the tax credit. The U.S. government will be closing the tax credit portal, which allows people to claim the credit at the Point of Sale. <blockquote> UPDATE: $7,500 Tax Credit Portal “Closes By End of Year”. This is bad news for pending Tesla buyers (MYP) looking to lock in the $7,500 Tax Credit. “it looks like the portal closes by end of the year so there be no way for us to guarantee the funds however, we will try our… pic.twitter.com/LnWiaXL30k — DennisCW | wen my L (@DennisCW_) December 15, 2025</blockquote> We confirmed with a Tesla Sales Advisor that any current orders that have the $7,500 tax credit applied to them must be completed by December 31, meaning delivery must take place by that date. However, it is unclear at this point whether someone could still claim the credit when filing their tax returns for 2025 as long as the order reflects an order date before September 30. If not, the order can still go through, but the buyer will not be able to claim the tax credit, meaning they will pay full price for the vehicle. This puts some buyers in a strange limbo, especially if they placed an order for the Model Y Performance. Some deliveries have already taken place, and some are scheduled before the end of the month, but many others are not expecting deliveries until January. The post Tesla owners could be impacted by new EV tax credit extension rule appeared first on TESLARATI.</div>

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Tesla owners may be affected by a new EV tax credit rule requiring delivery by December 31 to qualify for a $7,500 credit. Orders placed before September 30 may still be eligible, but the credit's future claimability is uncertain. The U.S. government will close the tax credit portal by year-end, impacting buyers who haven't received their vehicles. This change creates uncertainty for Tesla buyers, especially those awaiting Model Y Performance deliveries.

- Tesla owners may face challenges due to new EV tax credit regulations, which require completion of delivery by December 31, 2025, to retain the $7,500 credit.  
- The U.S. government plans to close the tax credit portal by the end of the year, complicating the process for pending buyers.  
- Confusion remains regarding whether buyers can still claim the credit when filing taxes for 2025 if the order was placed before September 30 but delivery occurs later.