Tesla Inc.’s electric vehicles would be excluded from consumer rebates proposed by California’s governor, a decision by state lawmakers aimed at spurring greater competition that’s likely to draw the ire of Elon Musk.

California Governor Gavin Newsom will propose a new version of the state's discontinued Clean Vehicle Rebate Project if the incoming Donald Trump administration scraps the federal tax credit for electric-vehicle purchases,

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday that the state would renew a rebate program for electric vehicles if the incoming Trump administration eliminates the current federal tax credit.

Gavin Newsom on Monday proposed creating a new version of a program that ended last year, which offered rebates of up to $7,500 to qualified buyers of EVs or plug-in hybrids.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state will provide rebates to residents if President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration does away with a federal tax credit for electric vehicles.

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.