Consumers scrambling to take advantage of expiring tax credits for electric cars drove a record-breaking quarter of U.S. clean-energy investments, according to a new report.

Why it matters: It shows that policy matters, especially if it's coming or going. • The report by research firm Rhodium Group and MIT shows the real-time scramble of clean-energy industries in response to President Trump rescinding a range of subsidies in the recent tax law.

Driving the news: Clean-energy investments in the third quarter totaled $75 billion, according to the report. • This was largely fueled by a surge in sales in zero-emission vehicles (mostly electric cars), which reached $31 billion, a 32% increase from the previous quarter. • The federal EV tax credits expired at the end of the third quarte

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