The administration is setting the stage for Congress to repeal a longstanding waiver that allows California to set its own pollution standards. State officials say the effort is illegal.
  • @[email protected]
    2•13 hours ago

    He’ll also enable price-gouging by fossil-fuel suppliers, which will give a strong market impetus towards EVs.

    • @[email protected]
      3•14 hours ago

      And in the end that will help the USA transitions to EVs as well, since they are getting better and cheaper.

    • @[email protected]
      7•22 hours ago

      I’m expecting a relative near future where Americans are buying ever larger gas pickup trucks for 100K on credit while the rest of the world are buying small EVs for <20K, and switching to alternative forms of transport. And the Americans will swear up and down that their way is the way of “freedom”.

  • @br3d
    15•1 day ago

    Well, yes. He works for the oil industry

  • @[email protected]
    8•23 hours ago

    Already has. I work in automotive manufacturing, and we have already had projects cancelled that would have been gearing up for EV production.