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Tesla excluded from EV buyer credits in California proposal

Tensions between Musk and Newsom have been strained for years.

Musk, Tesla’s billionaire chief executive officer, posted on his X social media platform that the proposal was “insane,” citing the automaker’s manufacturing presence in the state. Excluding Tesla could burnish Newsom’s standing on the left as he renews a clash with Musk, who has become a member of Trump’s inner circle and accepted a role helping the incoming administration cut government spending. His transition team is now looking to slash fuel-efficiency requirements for new cars and light trucks as part of plans to unwind Biden policies the president-elect has blasted as an “ EV mandate,” Bloomberg News reported last week.

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