President Donald Trump says he’ll end Democrats’ electric vehicle (EV) policies on day one if reelected.
During a June 10 rally in Atlanta, Trump derided a series of Democrat policies offering tax handouts and other incentives for relatively novel EVs.
“That certainly will be ending on day one,” Trump said to a round of applause from his supporters.
Since President Joe Biden took office, Democrats have put in place a series of policies offering tax incentives for buying electric vehicles, most prominently as part of the controversial $745 billion Inflation Reduction Act—the largest climate bill in U.S. history.
In addition, the administration has pushed EVs through the executive branch. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which sets emissions standards for new vehicles manufactured in the U.S., has proposed emissions standards that, if finalized, would require around two-thirds of new vehicles produced after 2030 to be electric….