President Joe Biden

Former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has admitted that not inviting Tesla CEO Elon Musk to the Biden administration’s 2021 EV Summit was a major error. Speaking with Fortune earlier this week, Harris called the decision a “big mistake” and reflected on its lasting political and cultural consequences. “A President of the United States, I […]

U.S. President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act on Tuesday, including a crucial tax credit of $7,500 on electric vehicle (EV) purchases. According to Automotive News, the Biden Administration said on Tuesday that around 20 EV models will remain eligible for the $7,500 EV credit through the end of 2022. The Alliance for Automotive […]

President Joe Biden’s Administration on Thursday announced a new set of standards to help meet the government’s goal of building a national electric vehicle (EV) charging network comprising 500,000 stations across the U.S. by 2030. Chargers funded under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which earmarks $5 billion USD for a national charging network, will be subject […]

Just weeks after U.S. Senators requested invoking Cold War powers to boost domestic production amidst mineral supply issues, it seems that Washington will answer. U.S. President Joe Biden may invoke the 1950 Defense Production act to bolster the production of minerals needed for electric vehicle (EV) batteries, according to Automotive News. The act would let […]

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has said she would be open to input from Elon Musk on how to better navigate the ongoing chip shortage affecting the automotive industry, even though President Joe Biden has snubbed Tesla and its CEO time and again — reports Bloomberg. President Biden’s Build Back Better plan locks Tesla out of […]

Stock prices of electric vehicle (EV) companies fell as much as 9% in Monday trading after the Senate all but killed U.S. President Joe Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ bill, which included tax credits of up to $12,500 USD on the purchase of plug-in vehicles — reports CNBC. Startups were hit the hardest, with Lordstown Motors, […]

The U.S. government will stop buying gas-powered vehicles for its various fleets by 2035 opting instead for electric vehicles (EVs), under a new executive order signed by President Joe Biden on Wednesday, according to Reuters. Under the order, the government will also begin purchasing only zero-emission light-duty vehicles as soon as 2027. According to the […]

The U.S. House of Representatives passed President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better bill on Friday, and while the legislation increases tax credits for buyers of certain zero-emission vehicle companies, it leaves out support for the largest one – California-based Tesla. A new video from HyperChange shared on Thursday shows the host, Gali, explaining why he […]

Heading into a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he was “a little bit concerned” about the U.S.’s proposed increase in electric vehicle (EV) tax credits for locally assembled, union-built cars — reports Global News. “We are a little bit […]

After a series of White House events and subsidies snubbing Tesla and other electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has once again taken to Twitter to raise questions about the administration’s decisions – this time, on behalf of SpaceX and the Inspiration4 team. Tesla’s @Elon Musk dealt another jab to U.S. President Joe […]

U.S. President Joe Biden has championed a number of reforms, targets and policies slated to reduce carbon emissions and increase reliance on clean energy, and in a new plan shared on Wednesday, the administration is looking to make a major move from burning fossil fuels to solar energy within the next three decades. On Wednesday, […]

U.S. President Joe Biden and his administration have been supportive of electric vehicles (EVs), and in a recent move, the White House has pledged to end major tax breaks for oil companies. In a press conference promoting his “Build Back Better” proposal on Wednesday, U.S. President Joe Biden promised to end tax breaks for fossil […]

U.S. President Joe Biden has been vocal about his support for clean energy, and months after his $174 billion infrastructure plan supporting electric vehicles (EV) growth, administration officials have said that domestic EV battery recycling will also gain a boost. The Biden administration is set to complete a 100-day review of gaps in integral parts […]

President Joe Biden has consistently supported the mainstream adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), supporting them through his Buy American plan in January. President Biden is supporting a national EV charging network through a proposed $2 trillion infrastructure bill, as reported by CNBC. Within the plan, Biden also promises to have at least 500,000 installed throughout […]

The two U.S. senators in California are pressing President Joe Biden to release a firm end date for gas car sales, as the White House works to re-write emissions guidelines removed by Donald Trump, according to an unreported letter going to Biden Monday (via Reuters). In the letter, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Diane Feinstein […]