Trump Reverses U.S. Course On Electric Vehicles
Story by Craig Cole • 20h
On Monday, just hours after being sworn in as the 47th president of the United States, Donald Trump wasted no time signing a flurry of executive orders. One of these revokes a 2021 document signed by then-President Joe Biden that aimed to grow the sales of electric vehicles, to push them to 50-percent of new vehicle deliveries by the year 2030. But, this is just the tip of the iceberg; Trump’s got hybrid and electric vehicles squarely in his sights.
Here’s What’s Affected
With a stroke of the pen, Trump has halted the distribution of money from a $5 billion fund intended to build EV charging stations. Additionally, the president’s actions here target a zero-emissions vehicle waiver that encourages states to clean up their fleets by 2035. Tax credits for electric vehicles are also potentially on the chopping block.
Additionally, there’s a rule requiring automakers to reduce vehicle emissions. It’s estimated that by 2032, car companies would have to sell between 30 and 56 percent electric vehicles to comply with these conditions, though the president is expected to instruct the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to tweak these requirements.
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