The administration is setting the stage for Congress to repeal a longstanding waiver that allows California to set its own pollution standards. State officials say the effort is illegal.
  • futatorius@lemm.ee
    2·
    10 hours ago

    He’ll also enable price-gouging by fossil-fuel suppliers, which will give a strong market impetus towards EVs.

  • rocky1138
    17·
    20 hours ago

    … in the USA. A lot of the world is moving forward rapidly with EVs.

    • Phytobus@lemm.ee
      3·
      11 hours ago

      And in the end that will help the USA transitions to EVs as well, since they are getting better and cheaper.

    • vividspecter@lemm.ee
      7·
      19 hours ago

      I’m expecting a relative near future where Americans are buying ever larger gas pickup trucks for 100K on credit while the rest of the world are buying small EVs for <20K, and switching to alternative forms of transport. And the Americans will swear up and down that their way is the way of “freedom”.

  • The_Hideous_Orgalorg
    8·
    21 hours ago

    Already has. I work in automotive manufacturing, and we have already had projects cancelled that would have been gearing up for EV production.