Trump Orders Removal of EV-Favoring Policies and Subsidies
- Directive lays groundwork for moves that could slow adoption
- President will again take on California over car emissions
President Donald Trump ordered his administration to consider eliminating subsidies and other policies that favor electric vehicles, laying the groundwork for moves that risk slowing adoption of cleaner cars in the US.
The directive, included in a broad energy-focused executive order, contends that aid for EVs and other “ill-conceived government-imposed market distortions” effectively mandate their purchase. While the US lacks a hard-and-fast EV mandate at the federal level, recently imposed limits on vehicle tailpipe pollution compel carmakers to sell more electric models.