Reuters says it has seen the proposals the Trump transition team is recommending for the transportation sector, and they include taking the portions of the Inflation Reduction Act that deal with electric vehicles and EV charging infrastructure, ripping them out by the roots, and throwing them in the trash. In addition, the transition team is recommending sweeping changes to strengthen measures that will blocking cars, components, and battery materials from China. The recommendations, which have not been previously reported, come as the US electric vehicle transition stalls and China’s heavily subsidized EV industry continues to surge in part because of its superior battery supply chain.

Steve Hanley