President Trump signed an executive order promising to end “the electric vehicle mandate” imposed under former President Biden. What it means for EVs and their owners.
Some residents see the charging stations as an economic boom to the town, while others find it an assault on the oil and gas industry in Texas.
Trump's use of the phrase "electric vehicle mandate" probably refers to a mix of three things: The $7,500 EV tax credit for consumers; the EPA emissions standards that aim to phase in more EVs and more efficient combustion vehicles; and tax credits that incentive domestic manufacturing of batteries and EVs.
In the days since Donald Trump’s second inauguration, the President has issued 68 executive orders. He’s covered everything from banal cabinet appointments to just who’s allowed to have healthcare, but he’s found a special enemy in EVs and their charging infrastructure — most recently issuing an executive order halting payouts from the Inflation Reduction Act that would have gone to building more EV charging stations.
President Trump's import tariffs, and moves to dampen electric vehicle sales and production has the auto industry in a state of uncertainty.
President Donald Trump on Monday issued an executive order ending what he ... who spoke on background, said Trump would end the “EV mandate.” Later Monday, Trump revoked a 2021 executive order signed by predecessor Joe Biden that sought to ensure ...
Policy experts say the implications of Donald Trump’s executive order for EV owners—and the EV-curious—won’t be clear for a while.
Washington, D.C., January 21, 2025 President Donald Trump has once again announced that the United States will withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement, marking a contentious start to his second term in office.
The state has yet to open any charging stations under the federal National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program but had awarded $11.2 million last July
Trump indicated he is likely to seek to repeal a $7,500 tax credit for new EV purchases approved by Congress as part of Biden's landmark 2022 climate law.
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe told Business Insider that Biden-era EV incentives were a "tailwind" but that the business would be fine without them.
U.S. President Donald Trump put the future of the EV tax credit and charging station funding in question with his Unleashing American Energy executive order.