After being sworn in Trump signed executive orders, including one ending what he has called an "EV mandate," but he'll hold off on tariffs.

Reps. Zoe Lofgren and Jimmy Panetta announced they had helped secure more than $14.3 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation that was expected to go toward the installation of electric

America’s 47 th president, Donald J. Trump, has wasted no time wielding his powers on the automotive industry, signing an executive order to scrap Joe Biden’s EV “mandate” shortly after his inauguration.

Now the bad news: at Trump’s behest, Congress is very likely to do away with the tax credit at some point in the near future. Republican lawmakers have tried several times in the past to kill the credit,

Trump indicated he is likely to seek to repeal a $7,500 tax credit for new EV purchases approved by Congress as part of Biden's landmark 2022 climate law.

His order specifically calls for ending waivers so states can limit gas-powered car sales, which likely means he’ll take on California again on those grounds.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order promising to eliminate what he incorrectly labels “the electric vehicle mandate” imposed under former President Joe Biden