Trump Takes Aim at EV Policies With New Energy Order

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump in his first moments back in the White House signed an executive order meant to advance domestic oil and gas production and halt programs enacted during the Biden administration that aimed to boost adoption of electric and alternative-fuel vehicles.

The “Unleashing American Energy” executive order Trump signed Jan. 20 took specific aim at the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Biden-era laws focused primarily on addressing effects related to climate change and rebuilding and modernizing deteriorating infrastructure, respectively.

Congressional Republican leaders cheered the executive order — among the president’s first official acts — insisting that comprehensive budget and tax legislation also will clear the chambers within the Trump administration’s first 100 days.

The executive order’s objective is to withdraw federal support for electric vehicle programs and ramp up energy production in federally managed jurisdictions. According to the order, the Trump administration…