Trump’s attack on EVs to be bigger than thought
arstechnica.com
The incoming administration plans to end EV tax credits. Federal funding for charging infrastructure will be clawed back, and fuel efficiency rules rolled back to 2019.

Summary

The incoming Trump administration plans extensive rollbacks on electric vehicle (EV) policies, including eliminating EV subsidies, blocking battery imports, canceling federal EV purchases, and reversing $7.5 billion in charging infrastructure funding.

EPA fuel efficiency standards will revert to 2019 levels, increasing vehicle emissions by 25%.

Trade tariffs, applied globally, will raise EV costs, while California’s stricter emissions rules face renewed opposition.

Public safety regulations, such as crash reporting for automated vehicles, are also set to be repealed.

These policies prioritize fossil fuels and U.S. auto manufacturing over EV adoption and environmental goals.

    • Laser@feddit.org
      5·
      2 hours ago

      I think military applications should focus on what’s best for the job, there are cases where EV is better and there are others where you want ICEs.

      Banning EVs for the military sounds really serious because technically, these include electrically powered trains, and as far as I know most nautical vehicles also use electric engines.

      • jagged_circle@feddit.nlEnglish
        12·
        2 hours ago

        I’m saying we need to do away with the military. Its just as necessary to stopping digging up fossil fuels and stopping eating animals to mitigate the climate catastrophe

        • Laser@feddit.org
          3·
          2 hours ago

          The Ukrainian strategy from 1991 to 2014? I’m not sure this is something I’d attempt nowadays.