President Trump recently signed The One Big Beautiful Bill into law and it spells the end of the clean vehicle credit. The incentive is set to expire on September 30, 2025 instead of the originally planned date of December 31, 2032.

This promises to send shockwaves through the industry as vehicles will no longer get discounts of up to $7,500. Without the incentive, customers will pay more and this will likely make EVs far less appealing.

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That brings us to our question of the day; will the elimination of the tax credit impact your next vehicle purchase? While some people are absolutely against electric vehicles and would never buy one, a number of people have been on the fence.

It’s not hard to understand why as the credit gives consumers up to $4,000 for a used vehicle and up to $7,500 for a new one. The latter makes the Equinox EV particularly appealing as it starts at $33,600 and offers 319 miles (513 km) of range. After factoring in the $7,500 credit and a $2,000 customer cash incentive, you’re looking at a starting price of $24,100 before a $1,395 destination fee.

That’s a stellar deal and it’s roughly on par with the 2025 Trailblazer, which costs $24,890 out the door. The Equinox EV is also only a few grand more than the Trax, which can be had for as little as $21,895.

Of course, when the tax credit expires, the situation will likely change. If Chevrolet holds firm on pricing, the model would set you back $34,995 before incentives. That’s still affordable, but it’s no longer a killer deal.

This could impact the model’s popularity, which has been off the charts. In the second quarter, Chevrolet sold 17,420 Equinox EVs. That made it GM’s best-selling electric vehicle by a considerable margin. In fact, it outsold the entire Cadillac EV lineup, which generated 11,795 sales across the Lyriq, Optiq, Vistiq, and Escalade IQ.

While only time will tell what happens, we don’t have to look far to see how the elimination of the credit could impact things. A number of models lost their eligibility due to production and sourcing requirements in recent years.

Some automakers responded by cutting prices or moving production to the United States. The latter move now appears to have been a costly misstep.

Some things in car design make you stop and ask, “Wait, seriously?” Rear wipers don’t usually make the list, but once you notice one that looks wildly out of proportion, it’s hard to unsee. Take this Honda Prologue, for example. At first glance, everything seems fine, until your eyes land on the rear window and spot what might be one of the smallest rear wipers we’ve seen.

It’s so tiny it barely qualifies as functional. And that got us thinking, what other vehicles are out there sporting hilariously undersized rear wipers?

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As it turns out, the Prologue seen in this photo shared by a Redditor is far from the only car that has a wiper so small it can only clean the tiniest section of the rear window. Unsurprisingly, the Chevrolet Blazer EV, which shares its underpinnings with the Honda, appears to be equipped with exactly the same wiper as the Prologue.

The reasoning behind these comically small wipers is relatively straightforward. Both the Prologue and Blazer EV feature tall beltlines and narrow rear windows. Fitting a longer, centrally mounted wiper would mean it would smack into the spoiler hanging over the top of the glass. So instead, manufacturers opt for a short blade mounted low, which can clear only a small portion of the glass without interference.

But Honda and Chevy aren’t the only ones skimping on rear wiper real estate. Look at the rear of a new Jeep Grand Cherokee L, or a Wagoneer, and you’ll find that they, too, have very small rear wipers, despite having relatively large rear windows. It’s a similar story with the Ford Bronco Sport. In all of these cases, the rear wiper looks far too small for the vehicle and is only capable of cleaning a tiny part of the window.

There’s got to be a better way to handle this. And thankfully, some automakers seem to agree. As it turns out, there is. Both the Hyundai Tucson and Kia Sportage have rear wiper blades that actually mount to the top of the rear window and are hidden beneath the rear spoiler. It’s a small change that makes a big difference in execution and aesthetics.

So, what other cars have you seen that take the idea of a rear wiper and shrink it down to toy-like proportions? Because once you start noticing them, you’ll see them everywhere.

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