U.S.: Trump administration suspends clean energy funding and EV policy targets

In the initial days of his second term in January 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump enacted several executive actions that will significantly alter U.S. policies on transportation fuels, particularly affecting electric vehicles (EVs), biofuels and related incentives. Through a series of executive orders, Trump halted funding for clean energy projects and reversed electric vehicle incentives.

On January 20, 2025, Trump revoked Biden's target for 50% of new vehicle sales to be electric by 2030 and directed federal agencies to freeze unspent funds from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA); this includes pausing funds allocated for EV charging infrastructure and reviewi