(21 Jan 2025)
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ARCHIVE: Scio Township, Michigan – 1 July 2024
1. Various of Tesla electric vehicles parked outside store
2. A placard displayed at the store advertises a $7,500 federal tax credit
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Detroit – 21 January 2025
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Alexa St. John, The Associated Press:
"President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday promising to eliminate what he incorrectly labels the electric vehicle mandate imposed under former President Joe Biden. His order is consistent with pledges that he had made on the campaign trail to end what he calls a ‘preposterous’ focus on EVs, both by Biden and other Democrats. The order, along with other steps expected in a second Trump administration, could slow U.S. efforts to address climate change, much of which is caused by burning gasoline and diesel fuel that emit carbon dioxide and other planet warming greenhouse gases."
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ARCHIVE: Livonia, Michigan – 3 April 2024
4. Various of a BYD Seagull electric vehicle being driven in Caresoft Global’s parking lot
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Detroit – 21 January 2025
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Alexa St. John, The Associated Press:
"Language in the order indicates Trump is likely to seek to repeal a $7,500 tax credit for new EV purchases approved by Congress as part of Biden’s landmark 2022 climate law, as well as rollback Biden-era Environmental Protection Agency rules to tighten limits on greenhouse gas emissions. These limits are what led Trump to call it an EV mandate, but there is nothing actually requiring automakers to sell EVs. While in office, Biden set a goal for half of all new vehicles sold in the U.S. by 2030 to be electric."
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ARCHIVE: New York – 6 April 2023
6. Moving shot shows new electric Ram pickup truck
7. Hand opens door to charging port
8. Interior of truck
9. Front storage space
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Detroit – 21 January 2025
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Alexa St. John, The Associated Press:
"Trump’s order Monday was reminiscent of action he took during his first term in the White House when he rolled back tough vehicle emission standards set under then-President Barack Obama. In the executive order, Trump also put an immediate pause to billions of dollars in funding allocated for EV charging stations appropriated through the climate law, known as the Inflation Reduction Act, and the bipartisan infrastructure law approved back in 2021."
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ARCHIVE: New York – 6 April 2023
11. Various of Kia EV 9
12. Hand opens door to charging port
13. Moving shot shows people in the Kia EV9
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Detroit – 21 January 2025
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Alexa St. John, The Associated Press:
"EVs accounted for 8.1% of new vehicle sales in the U.S. in 2024, up from 7.9% a year earlier. And while the cost of EVs has slowly come down, they still cost more upfront than traditional gasoline powered cars. So temporarily, sales of EVs could go up as car buyers rush to take advantage of existing tax credits. But the order also means the U.S. could struggle to meet its emissions reductions goals in the long run."
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ARCHIVE: Denver – 24 April 2024
15. Various of traffic near downtown
STORYLINE:
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday promising to eliminate what he incorrectly labels the electric vehicle mandate imposed under former President Joe Biden.
His order is consistent with pledges that he had made on the campaign trail to end what he calls a ‘preposterous’ focus on EVs, both by Biden and other Democrats.
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