- Markets over Mandates: President Trump’s move to eliminate the EV mandate marked a significant win for consumers, shifting away from the Biden administration’s top-down approach that prioritized mandates over market-driven solutions.
- Opposition to Overregulation: State and federal overreach, like California’s EV mandates and stringent environmental statutes, distort the market and stifle innovation.
- Better Path Forward: The reality is that the high cost of EV batteries, grid reliability concerns, and other practical challenges make mandates harmful to consumers. A better approach would be for California to revoke its EV mandates, restoring consumer choice and allowing the market to determine the most viable and sustainable solutions.
As promised, President Donald Trump on Day One of his second term issued an executive order. Unleashing American Energy, that declared as U.S. policy an intention “to eliminate the ‘electric vehicle (EV) mandate’ and promote true consumer choice.”
But shortly after the Trump EPA sent its waiver cancellation request to Congress for review, the Government Accountability Office announced that Congress has not authority to review the Biden waiver or to revoke it. The GAO has thus created a difficult dilemma for the Trump Administration and for the millions of Americans who find the mandate unconscionable.
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