As promised, the newly-sworn-in president of the United States signed a slew of executive orders designed to reverse federal support for electric vehicles and charging infrastructure.
One such order signaled the new president’s intention to eliminate the Biden administration’s electric vehicle policies. Under the heading Unleashing American Energy, the order stated it would “eliminate the electric vehicle (EV) mandate [no such mandate exists at the federal level] and promote true consumer choice, which is essential for economic growth and innovation, by removing regulatory barriers to motor vehicle access.”
The president said he will be directing agency heads to identify regulations that “impose an undue burden” on “consumer choice of vehicles,” in a thinly veiled reference to the emissions and fuel economy standards that EV opponents frame as a “mandate.”
The president also said he would end federal funding for EV charging infrastructure, saying in the executive order, “All agencies shall immediately pause the disbursement of funds appropriated through the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-169) or the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58), including but not limited to funds for electric vehicle charging stations made available through the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program and the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program.”
Source: White House
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