Trump has announced that he will block the purchase of electric vehicles by the US Government and the Military

Incoming Trump The administration has even more plans to delay the adoption of electric vehicles thought before. according to Reuterswho has seen documents from the transition team, the Trump team wants to eliminate EV subsidies, restore federal funding for EV charging infrastructure, block EV battery imports on national security grounds and prevent the federal government and the US military from buying more EVs.

During the campaign, candidate Trump made repeated references to ending the supposed EV mandate. In fact, the policies established by President Joe Biden only require 50% of all new vehicles to be electrified by 2032 according to US Environmental Protection Agency standards. This is a 56% reduction in emissions compared to 2026 levels.

Instead, the new regime will be much more gas-guzzling, as the EPA plans to return fuel efficiency standards to those in place in 2019. This would increase the acceptable level of car emissions by around 25% compared to the current standard. establish Efficiency of new US vehicles It stopped between 2008 and 2019and only once did the Biden administration begin in 2021 did the EPA begin imposing stricter rules on acceptable limits for carbon dioxide and other pollutants in vehicle emissions.

A third of the population looks to the California Air Resources Board, rather than the EPA, for emissions regulations.

ZEV states (for zero-emission vehicles) have something closer to an EV mandate, and starting in the 2026 model year in these states (California, Connecticut, Colorado, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Oregon , Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and Washington) and the District of Columbia, a third of all new cars The battery sold by every automaker will have to be electric, with the EPA granting an exemption to California to make that happen.

As with the first Trump administrationWe can expect a sustained attack on California’s ability to enforce vehicle emissions regulations and other states’ attempts to use those regulations.

More rates

Trade tariffs will be a major weapon of the next Trump administration, especially when they expand to block EV manufacturing. Even the current administration has been wary enough about China dumping cheap electric vehicles set singeing rates In EVs and batteries made in China, together bilateral support from Congress

It was Biden’s tariffs justified for economic reasons As a way for US industry to defend itself against an unfair level of state support from China to its automakers. The Trump team plans to use national security as justification for its barriers to EV imports, using Article 232 of the Trade Expansion Act.

But according to documents seen by Reuters, tariffs on battery materials will apply globally, which should significantly increase the cost of a new EV. The transition group plans to try to negotiate tariff exemptions for individual countries, Reuters wrote.

No more tax credits, no more public office

While the Trump team’s plan aims to boost US car manufacturing over imports, a key tool to force local electric vehicle production isn’t long for this world. As we thoughtThe $7,500 clean vehicle tax credit will be eliminated when Trump takes office.

But according to Reuters, the Trump transition team is also planning to claw back a large chunk 7.5 billion dollars Targeted for collection infrastructure put in place by Congress as part of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. Much of that money has not been spentbecause of the long intervals. Instead of being paid directly by the Joint Energy and Transportation Offices, the funds were allocated through the states, similar to highway funding. Thus, there could be significant amounts of this program that will never be completed.

One idea from the Trump team could speed up the deployment of EV chargers: The incoming administration wants to eliminate the environmental studies required for projects like charging stations.

Other rules and regulations to protect the public will also be waived, including requiring all automakers to notify the government while one of their vehicles is operating on partial automation, such as Tesla Autopilot. This permanent injunction has caused much grief for Tesla after more than 1,500 accidents, resulting in several injuries and deaths, and Tesla’s opposition the requirement is very well known.

Finally, the US government fleet can be expected to become more polluting. Currently, the federal government is required to buy more electric vehicles as they replace older vehicles, with all light vehicles required to be zero-emissions by 2027. are for the purchase or development of electric military vehicles.

This story originally appeared Ars Technique.