Important to remember with Trump is that he doesn’t care about the environment, never has, never will. He believes climate change is a lie, has a bizarre thing about wind turbines and electric boats. He has the backing of oil companies in the US; they want more protected lands to dig on and so Trump is pushing for an end to electric car mandates. Musk? He’s made his money, he’s just trying to solidify a hold on power. Point is that the car industry will follow the politics but it doesn’t mean the political angle espoused by those seeking control is for the sake of the consumer.
I don’t disagree with any of that. I find myself drawn to listening to Trump purely because my jaw drops at some of the things that he comes out with. However, he is at least able to string a sentence together (unlike Biden) and, barring a miracle, will be leader of the free world again by the end of the year. The green agenda will almost certainly slow in the US and it would be unusual if that didn’t have a knock on effect beyond their shores.
Right, I just follow US politics closely and it’s alarming to see how people just take what Trump says as gospel. He may be able to string sentences together but it’s still nonsense, which is why I mentioned it.
It’ll have an impact on Ford, yes, which’ll have a knock-on effect over here. However, the size of the US compared to here is why the EV thing is different. I have a friend in Texas who drives 3 hours to work every morning, and 3 hours home every evening. He has to have a truck fueled by gas because he doesn’t have the time to stop and recharge it, just not practical. That’s typical for a lot of Americans, a lot of driving to get anywhere and the EV technology isn’t there yet.