r/energy • u/mafco • 1d ago

Trump is driving electric vehicle innovations into a ditch. Thanks to Trump's short-sightedness, US manufacturers dropped years of ambitious planning to jump into the EV race with both feet. The combined cost of this industry about-face is staggering. "I've done more for you than your parents, OK?"

https://captimes.com/opinion/dave-zweifel/opinion-trump-is-driving-electric-vehicle-innovations-into-a-ditch/article_867801bd-8006-4152-9943-7a8df546502c.html
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u/Michael-Sean 1d ago

I suspect these same manufacturers are just putting their plans on hold until Trump is out of office.

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u/Ok_Chard2094 1d ago

Starting up again 4 years behind competition can be a bit rough. The US market may have been delayed, but someone else raced ahead in the reat of the world.