Immediately after taking office, Donald Trump signed executive orders to eliminate Biden's "EV mandate." Under Trump, the U.S. will no longer aim for 50% of new car sales to be electric by 2030.
In addition, the new president is "considering" eliminating subsidies, including the $7,500 federal electric vehicle tax credit, which would make electric cars even more unsellable. And agencies have been ordered to immediately halt funding for a national network of electric vehicle chargers.
America's 47th President, Donald J. Trump, wasted no time in exercising his authority over the auto industry, immediately signing an executive order to remove Joe Biden's "mandate" for EVs. Trump will roll back several pro-EV policies and pull funding for building electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
A key order signed by Trump on Monday is to roll back the Biden administration's insistence that 50% of all new vehicles sold in the U.S. be electric by 2030. Although this was only a goal and not legally binding, many automakers decided they had to comply.
Trump's executive order aims to “promote true consumer choice“, arguing that it is “essential to economic growth and innovation“. He also wants to end “state emissions exemptions that function to limit sales of gasoline-powered vehicles“.