Former President Donald Trump has pledged to end the “electric vehicle mandate” on his first day in office, should he be re-elected. However, the Biden administration has not issued a mandate for electric vehicles. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) did enact new air pollution limits in March, which critics argue would unfairly force automakers to sell electric vehicles.Former President Donald Trump has pledged to end the “electric vehicle mandate” on his first day in office, should he be re-elected. However, the Biden administration has not issued a mandate for electric vehicles. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) did enact new air pollution limits in March, which critics argue would unfairly force automakers to sell electric vehicles. Trump claims that the electric vehicle mandate would “save the American auto industry from complete destruction” and save consumers “thousands and thousands of dollars per car.” He also criticized the Biden administration’s spending on climate initiatives, including electric vehicles, calling it “a green new scam.” Trump’s position on electric vehicles contrasts with President Joe Biden’s, who has made the transition to battery-powered cars a top climate and industry priority. Biden has set a goal of having 50% of all new vehicle sales be electric by 2030.
Former President Donald Trump used his nomination speech to criticize President Joe Biden’s electric vehicle policies, promising to take action on them on his first day in office.
“I will end the electric vehicle mandate on day one,” Trump said in his speech at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. The move would result in “saving the American auto industry from complete destruction, which is what is happening now, and saving American customers thousands and thousands of dollars per car,” he said.
While the Biden administration has no mandate for electric vehicles, critics of new air pollution limits enacted by the Environmental Protection Agency in March have said they would unfairly force automakers to sell electric vehicles.
Trump’s comments about electric vehicles came just moments before he criticized what he described as trillions of dollars in wasteful spending “related to the green new scam.” He said he would instead spend the money on projects like roads, bridges and dams, though it was not immediately clear how he would make good on the promise.
Trump has made no secret of his disdain for electric vehicles, claiming they don’t work and benefit China and Mexico while hurting American auto workers. Biden, by contrast, has made the transition to battery-powered cars one of his top climate and industry policies, setting a goal of having 50% of all new vehicle sales be electric by 2030.
