★ Government Action
Trump order ends EV mandates and state emissions waivers
The Climate RollbackThe Fossil Fuel Comeback
Filed January 2025
★ The Brief
What happened
The same January 20, 2025 order directed agencies to dismantle what it called the "EV mandate," ending federal electric-vehicle targets, moving to revoke the California waivers that let states limit gasoline-car sales, and weighing repeal of EV subsidies.
Who enabled it
Who benefits
Companies in this industry that have contributed to Trump
Alpha Metallurgical Resources, American Petroleum Institute, Aspect Holdings, BP America, Chevron Corp, ConocoPhillips, Continental Resources, Exxon Mobil, Iron Senergy, Javelin Global Commodities, Occidental Petroleum, Shell USA, Venture Global LNG
Deal or steal?
Sustained gasoline demand is worth billions to the oil majors that funded Trump's return, including Exxon's $1M inaugural gift; the same order's reconsideration of the 2009 climate endangerment finding attacks tailpipe rules from the other direction.
★ Cast your vote
The 'Unleashing American Energy' executive order signed January 20, 2025, directed federal agencies to eliminate what it termed the 'electric vehicle (EV) mandate' by removing regulatory barriers to motor vehicle access, ensuring a level regulatory playing field for consumer vehicle choice, and terminating, where appropriate, state emissions waivers that function to limit sales of gasoline-powered automobiles. The order further directed consideration of eliminating EV subsidies and other government-imposed market mechanisms that favor EVs over other vehicle technologies.
Further reading
- ★ Government ActionOctober 2025Interior reopens 1.56-million-acre ANWR Coastal Plain to oil and gas leasing
- ★ Government ActionFebruary 2025Trump creates National Energy Dominance Council chaired by Burgum
- ★ Government ActionJanuary 2025Trump order directs agencies to rescind energy-burdening regulations
- ★ Government ActionJanuary 2025Trump revokes twelve Biden climate and environmental orders
- ★ Government ActionMarch 2026Trump's Interior Department generates record $164M from Alaska oil lease sale
- ★ Government ActionJuly 2025Trump tax law lets oil drillers dodge the corporate minimum tax