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The First Casualty of Trump’s Climate Action Repeal: The U.S. EV Transition

Tailpipe standards meant to hasten adoption of electric vehicles were slashed alongside the scientific basis for regulating greenhouse gas emissions. That will come at a cost.

By Marianne Lavelle, Dan Gearino

Chevrolet Equinox EVs sit at a dealership in Southfield, Mich., on Oct. 29, 2025. Credit: Bill Pugliano/Getty Images
Ford Mustang Mach-E electric cars are seen for sale at a dealership on June 24 in Austin, Texas. Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images

EV Sales Are in the Tank. So What Happens Next?

By Dan Gearino

A Ford Mustang Mach-E charges at a shopping mall parking lot in Torrance, Calif. Credit: Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

EV Sales Are Up in the US, But Tariffs Are a Storm Cloud for an Industry That Craves Stability

By Dan Gearino

Workers prepare new Tesla cars for delivery at the company’s Fremont Factory in California on April 24, 2024. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Buckle Up for a ‘Weird Moment’ in the U.S. Electric Vehicle Market, Even as Global Sales Have Soared

By Dan Gearino

A Tesla charges in a salt and ice covered parking lot in Chicago on Jan. 17, 2024. Credit: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Improvements to Electric Vehicles Ease Concerns About Range Loss in Cold Climates

By Kristoffer Tigue

A Kia EV6 is displayed during the Everything Electric London expo on March 28 in England. Credit: John Keeble/Getty Images

Making Sense of the Year So Far in EV Sales

By Dan Gearino

The Ford Mustang Mach-E is displayed at the 2024 Canadian International AutoShow in Toronto on Feb. 16. Credit: Zou Zheng/Xinhua via Getty Images

If the EV Market Has Slowed, Nobody Bothered to Tell Ford

By Dan Gearino

Terry Berg, who has been selling cars at Cornerstone Ford since 1987, leads a customer through the showroom at the Elk River dealership. He drives an EV and likes selling them, but finds a lot of his clients are reluctant to make the leap. Credit: Dan Gearino/Inside Climate News

How Two Top Car Salesmen Pitch EVs, One in Trump Country and One on Biden’s Turf

By Dan Gearino

Electric cars recharge at a Tesla Supercharger station on Jan. 16 in Burbank, Calif. Tesla is the only major maker of EVs that has succeeded in building a large charging network. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

U.S. Electric Vehicles Sales Are Poised to Rise a Lot in 2024, Despite What You May Have Heard

By Dan Gearino

The second generation of Volkswagen's ID.3 electric car on a production line on May 24, 2023 in Zwickau, Germany. Credit: Jens Schlueter/Getty Images

Battery Prices Are Falling Again, and That’s a Good Thing

By Dan Gearino

CEO of Tesla Motors Elon Musk speaks at the Tesla Giga Texas manufacturing "Cyber Rodeo" grand opening party on April 7, 2022 in Austin, Texas. Credit: Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP via Getty Images

Inside Clean Energy: US Electric Vehicle Sales Soared in First Quarter, while Overall Auto Sales Slid

By Dan Gearino

Inside Clean Energy: In the Year of the Electric Truck, Some Real Talk from Texas Auto Dealers

By Dan Gearino

Ford Motor Company unveils their new electric F-150 Lightning outside of their headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan on May 19, 2021. Credit: Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images

Inside Clean Energy: What’s Cool, What We Suspect and What We Don’t Yet Know about Ford’s Electric F-150

By Dan Gearino

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