Colorado is increasing the amount of money offered through the state’s electric vehicle rebate program in November as a response to President Donald Trump’s elimination of federal tax credits for the same purchases.

The Colorado Energy Office announced Thursday morning that the state rebate for new EV purchases will increase to $9,000 from $6,000, and the rebate for used EV purchases will increase to $6,000 from $4,000.

The increased rebates begin Nov. 3, one month after the federal tax credit for purchases ended on Sept. 30 as part of Trump’s plan to push fossil fuels in the United States despite their contribution to climate change.

“The change that we’re making right now is really in response to the fact that the Trump administration has effectively just increased taxes on people by

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