Трамп подписывает указ об отмене политики Байдена в отношении электромобилей

Президент Дональд Трамп подписал an executive order indicating his intention to reverse the Biden administration’s electric vehicle policy, which he has mistakenly called a “mandate.” Trump also signed an executive order to weaken exhaust emission standards, a major blow to the environment.

These orders were among a flurry of executive actions taken by Trump immediately after his inauguration on Monday, when he set to work to roll back some of the gains made by the Biden administration. He also declared a “national energy emergency” to weaken environmental standards and allow corporations to pollute more freely.

During last year’s presidential race, Trump regularly railed against an alleged “EV mandate,” promising to reverse policies aimed at making electric vehicles cheaper for consumers. No such mandate exists, but he has targeted regulations that have spurred EV sales while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Among the measures in Trump’s crosshairs are federal tax credits for the purchase of new or used electric vehicles. Biden has also allocated more than $7 billion from the Anti-Inflation Act to expand EV charging station infrastructure, as well as billions in production loans for companies building EV and battery plants.

By easing exhaust emission restrictions, Trump is essentially giving the green light to automakers to produce more polluting vehicles. And it won’t be the first time. During his first term, Trump instructed the Environmental Protection Agency to weaken the emissions standards put in place by the Obama administration.

But the automotive industry has already spent billions of dollars developing electric vehicles, and is likely to continue to do so. Sales of electric vehicles have slowed down over the