[AUTO] EV registrations rise 1.3% in September even as Tesla, Rivian lag market

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New battery-electric vehicle registrations inched up just 1.3 percent in September, outpacing the slim gains of the overall light-vehicle market.

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WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is planning to kill the $7,500 (USD) consumer tax credit for electric-vehicle purchases as part of broader tax-reform legislation, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.