
Tesla Model X electric cars recharge their batteries in Berlin, Germany, November 13, 2019. — Reuters
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New York: As part of his first day’s actions, US President Donald Trump targeted electric vehicles, a Biden administration’s base for climate change agenda.
On Monday, Trump’s executive order of Trump’s ‘Enlizarding American Energy’ included measures to ensure the ‘level’ playing field for petrol -powered motors and to stop federal funding to build new EV charging stations.
The executive order also offers other reversal, referring to the potential elimination of federal tax credit for EV purchases and the removal of US waiver, which allows California to set a strict demand on cars.
In his inaugural address, Trump said the move would “eliminate” the “Green New Deal”, which is making fun of Biden -backed privileges for the sale of EVs. While Trump strongly criticized EV during the presidential campaign, policy experts expressed skepticism that Trump would reject all EV programs in the Biden era, because the main federal fund Republican Congress The districts have gone to the projects, where thousands of jobs are expected to be created. .
Shares of EV -making companies such as RIVIAN and EV charging companies such as EVGO fell on Tuesday. Tesla, led by Trump’s close ally Elon, also fell.
Kathy Harris, director of the Natural Resource Defense Council’s clean vehicles, called Trump’s policy a solution to “Fate Kate Oil Executives”, noting that the EVs are better for the environment and can save money on consumers’ petrol. –
Many of Trump’s executive orders are expected to face legal challenges, which is a potential consequence of EV actions. “This is not the end of this story,” Harris said. “If the administration tries to cut corners or ignore the law, they will go to court.”
The Alliance for Automotive Innovation, which first confirmed the need for stable auto rolls, reiterated his criticism of California’s car regulations, which did not pay attention to other elements in Trump’s executive order.
The president of the group, John Bozila, said, “There must be a single, national standard for reducing carbon in transportation in the country.” “We can’t have rules that take the industry ahead of the customer.”
Review of 90 days
The new policy has emerged when automakers stop some EV investment due to slow growth, even the sale of emission -free vehicles in the United States rises to new levels.
According to Cox Automotive’s Kelley Blue Book, in 2024, the EV sales in the country reached 1.3 million, which is 7.3 % higher than the previous year, which identified a meaningful increase in EVS at different pricing levels.
But GM, Ford and other car makers have reduced some EV investment in recent months, which has reduced demand increase. A Ford executive warned in November that all showrooms in all showrooms would lead to “incredible pressure” at prices in 2025.
Broad side against EV was targeted during Trump’s presidential campaign, when he claimed that Democrat Kamla Harris wanted to force EV to consumers. Harris said she loves consumers.
The Biden administration’s fuel economy rules needed to market carbon dioxide emissions rapidly reduced carbon dioxide fleet to deal with climate change, while inflation of $ 400 billion of 2022 declined. Rules like Act included many loans and tax credit programs to promote EV.
The programs are in various stages of implementation under the law of the IRA and 2021 infrastructure. Monday’s Executive Order instructs IRA enforcement personnel to review 90 days to ensure that the costs are not in favor of EVS unfairly “Other types of vehicles are unbearable. “
Policy experts do not see any meaningful possibility that the new administration will try to withdraw US funds that have already been spent. But will Trump try to stop other plans that are still moving through the pipeline?
According to a NRDC memo, almost half of the $ 5 billion allocated for new EV chargers have been allocated to the states under infrastructure law. The NRDC said that the “embedded reservations … of the 2021 infrastructure law should ensure continuity for investment in infrastructure,” NRDC said. “Of course, the incoming administration may try drastic measures, but they will face real -world and legal obstacles.”
In November, the Department of Energy provided Starplus Energy to provide $ 6.6 billion of federal loans to Raven and finance the lithium -ion battery cell manufacturing plants in Cocomo, Indiana, to construct EV manufacturing facility in Steanton Springs North, Georgia, Georgia. Purpted plans to provide $ 7.5 billion loan. Under the joint venture of the Steelcents-Sam Singh.
According to Raven, construction of the Georgia plant is expected to start in 2026. Neither Raven nor Steinians answered the AFP questions about Trump’s new policy implications for his plans.