President-elect Trump’s transition team is proposing that federal funds supporting President Biden’s green energy push be redirected to national defense purposes, according to a Reuters report.
The Republican’s transition team is reportedly recommending the incoming president cut off support for electric vehicles (EVs) and charging stations when he assumes office – this would have a direct impact on Biden’s yearslong effort to move Americans toward using EVs.
Trump is also considering imposing a global tariff on all battery materials, with negotiation exceptions for allies, and will specifically work to distance the U.S. from using manufacturing components from China, Reuters reported, according to a document of the transition team plans.
The funds would reportedly be reallocated from supporting Biden’s green energy agenda to instead help fund national defense.
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The document suggested that minerals and other components vital for EVs are “critical …