Thank you @MichaelG81
However, I think there is justification for a different interpretation:
The instruction for form 8936 states one should enter 08/15/2022 if you qualify and elect to apply the transition rule discussed below.
Transition rule.
If you purchased, or entered into a written binding contract to purchase, a qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle after 2021 and before August 16, 2022, you may elect to treat such vehicle as having been placed in service on August 15, 2022, the day before the enactment date of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
