TECH - Trump Says He Will 'End The Electric Vehicle Mandate On Day One' Days After Tesla CEO Elon Musk's Endorsement Says UAW Chief Should Be 'Fired Immediately' | Benzinga
Former President Donald Trump slammed Joe Biden’s push for electrifying road transport on Thursday, the fourth and final night of the Republic National Convention in Milwaukee.
What Happened: “I will end the electric vehicle mandate on day one, thereby saving the auto industry from complete obliteration which is happening right now and saving US customers thousands and thousands of dollars per car,” Trump told the crowd gathered at Fiserv Forum.
The mandate Trump is referring to is the Biden administration’s aim to ensure that a majority of new passenger cars and light trucks sold in the United States are all-electric or hybrids by 2032.
Call For Union President Resignation: Trump further called for the resignation of the United Auto Workers union chief Shawn Fain for what he alleged was allowing foreign EV makers to sell EVs in the country without tariffs by building factories in Mexico.
Trump is seemingly referring to Chinese EV maker BYD’s upcoming factory in Mexico, which has been deemed by some automakers as a way to ...