Once Donald Trump won the office for the second time, the writing was on the wall.
Trump ran over many messages, most of them confused and contradictory, but one of his most clear message was to eliminate President Biden’s “EV Mandate”. It did not matter that there was never a mandate, only a series of policies was developed to encourage car companies to buy more zero emission vehicles and consumers-TRPS was taking a gun for EV.
As soon as he took power, he began signing executive orders, which showed that he would begin to abolish Biden’s legacy. And the chief was an order to abolish all the policies of all the electric vehicles of his predecessor, including weakening the rules of Biden’s tail pipe pollution.
But the orders will never be enough. In a Congress process, many taxes and privileges of all taxes will be applied to boost EV sales so that they can be cheaper to achieve the wider population.
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So today, the Republicans of the Congress got to work. The House passed a bill to eliminate the tax credit for the inflation reduction Act for clean energy, including 7,500 EV tax credit. And the Senate voted – Would say something “illegally” – California’s ability to set the rules for its telpipe emission rules, followed by 17 other states and Columbia district.
Under the House’s proposal, most of the work maker EV tax credit immediately. They will lose – though manufacturers who have not yet sold 200,000 EVs will have to retain credit by the end of 2026. For this bill used EV purchases, 000 4,000 tax credit will also be eliminated. And it will eliminate concessions for companies building solar, air and battery storage projects.
But stop, even more! If you already have EVs, the House Bill will impose a $ 250 tax annually to your vehicle to help pay the road and infrastructure improvement. –
The House passed a bill to eliminate the tax credit for the inflation reduction Act for clean energy, including 7,500 EV tax credit.
I understand the need to pay for the EV owners to pay for road repair, but flat taxes are widely seen Many smart people As the most reactionary way of doing so. The gas tax works because its use fee: The more you drive the vehicle, the more gas you will use, you will pay a higher price in the Highway Trust Fund for your repair and improvement. A flat tax, which receives the same, regardless of use, is less desirable from the point of view of public benefits.
A lot can still change because the bill now leads to the Senate for reconciliation. But it doesn’t look good for our fearless EV industry. Some lobbyists and supporters hoped that the Republicans had big energy projects in their district. But as Hat mapS ‘Matthew Zeetlen NoticeClean energy supporters were always the weakest group among a weak GOP.
From where it goes, it is probably very dark. In terms of clean energy investment, the United States was already behind the United States and other developed countries. And now it is likely to fall even more, perhaps permanently. Big projects that were expected to benefit from federal privileges are likely to die on the bull. This means low -energy jobs, most of which were located in Republican inclination districts.
This is a really surprising political decision. The Republicans are determined to disconnect their nose despite their face, as Trump runs on a wrong message of eliminating an EV mandate that has never existed. In fact, the rules of Biden’s tail pipe emission were written in such a way that it recognizes that passenger electric cars, especially Tesla, have distorted the market thanks to their running success. So they made rules so that passenger cars do not have to increase the number of gallons in their fairs, like light trucks, As noted YolopankMatthew Deboration.
Whatever happens, the EV industry will remain intact. Automatic makers have shifted billions of dollars in power power, and they do not want to waste these investments. Now its focus should be on the development of affordable EVs, which can help encourage the adoption of large -scale, as well as help to improve local infrastructure to encourage further cycling and walking. But without the most influential benefits by the federal government, it would be a great war – to accelerate pollution and to spoil the environment along the way.
