Electric Charging Executive Order Reversal
Reversal of the Electric Vehicle (EV) Executive Order
In January 2025, immediately following his inauguration, President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders that significantly impacted various policy areas. Among them was an executive order intended to eliminate the Biden administration’s electric vehicle policies by reducing tailpipe emission standards and rolling back environmental regulations on vehicle emissions.
In 2021, President Biden signed an executive order that set an ambitious goal of ensuring that 50% of all new vehicles sold in the U.S. by 2030 are electric or zero-emission. This was a bold initiative that aimed to accelerate the transition to clean energy, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and modernize the nation's automotive industry, positioning the U.S. as a global leader in sustainable transportation.
Under the “Unleashing American Energy,” Executive Order, President Trump indicated that he intends to cease funding for electric vehicle charging:
“(a) All agencies shall immediately pause the disbursement of funds appropriated through the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-169) or the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58), including but not limited to funds for electric vehicle charging stations made available through the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program and the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program, and shall review their processes, policies, and programs for issuing grants, loans, contracts, or any other financial disbursements of such appropriated funds for consistency with the law and the policy outlined in section 2 of this order.”
He also lays out his intention to:
“(e) to eliminate the “electric vehicle (EV) mandate” and promote true consumer choice, which is essential for economic growth and innovation, by removing regulatory barriers to motor vehicle access; by ensuring a level regulatory playing field for consumer choice in vehicles; by terminating, where appropriate, state emissions waivers that function to limit sales of gasoline-powered automobiles; and by considering the elimination of unfair subsidies and other ill-conceived government-imposed market distortions that favor EVs over other technologies and effectively mandate their purchase by individuals, private businesses, and government entities alike by rendering other types of vehicles unaffordable”;
To review the Executive Order, “Unleashing America Energy”, in its entirety, click here.