Trump rescinded Biden's executive order on electric cars
US President Donald Trump has rescinded an executive order by his predecessor Joe Biden, signed in 2021, that by 2030 half of all cars sold on the market in the States must be electric. This was reported by Reuters on January 21.
As the agency notes, Biden's decree had no legal force, but both American and foreign automakers were focused on it. Trump's new executive order says the administration is going to address unfair subsidies and other "unwarranted market distortions imposed by the government" that force the purchase of electric cars instead of fuel-efficient vehicles.
In his executive order, the new US president said he was halting the distribution of unspent government funds for electric vehicle charging stations that had been allocated by the Biden administration. Trump also said that his administration will consider eliminating the $7,500 tax credit for the purchase of electric cars.
In addition, the new U.S. president plans to instruct the Environmental Protection Agency to revise rules for stricter emissions standards that would require automakers to sell 30% to 56% of electric vehicles by 2032 and change other requirements that are related to eco-standards.
Earlier, on January 20, Trump did not mention Russia and Ukraine in his inauguration speech. The main topic of the president-elect's speech was the internal problems of the United States and the defense of its borders. Among other things, Trump promised in the speech to return the Panama Canal to the United States and to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the American Gulf. At the same time, in his speech at the Capitol, Trump said that U.S. strength would make it possible to "end all wars" and ensure unity in the world.
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