In addition, OBBB of fines has been deposited for car manufacturers who do not meet the average fuel consumption standards of companies. These standards have flown in the last 50 years and have forced car companies to make their vehicles more gas efficient. They pushed manufacturers to get into hybrids, for example and to build some of the first modern electricity. Now they no longer have that extra incentive to become clean, in terms of emissions.
Keep an eye on your city or state
The fact that the federal EV support is leaving does not mean that all government support in the US is over. “I think we will see states use to fill the gap,” says Harris. So it is worthwhile to do a little research to see what stimuli there are where you live.
To date, 11 states – California, Colorado, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Washington – have been merged to experiment with new policy and programs that promote cleaner vehicles.
And last month, amid a fight with the Trump administration about the power of California to determine his own clean air rules, Governor of California Gavin Newsom set up government agencies to devise new and innovative ways to support zero emission vehicles. The state is still planning to abolish the sale of new gas cars by 2035.
Stay optimistic, EV -Fans
Industriewers seem certain of one thing: despite this setback in the US, electric vehicles are the future. So while American consumers and car manufacturers try to find out how they can deal with uncertainty, electric progress will continue all over the world.
Expect that China will continue to expand well -built and priced EVs and export them all over the world. “Americans pay more and more attention to those offers, and in the end there will be a demand,” says Nigro. American companies will keep it – or otherwise. “That is the existential crisis with which the industry is confronted,” he says.
Yoon, the Edmunds analyst, also expects the new account to lead to electrical pain in the short term. But he believes that there is light in front of you. Yoon is even so optimistic that he allows himself a car. “Ultimately, this will be a speed threshold instead of a real obstacle,” he says.
This story originally appeared on Wired.com.
