The auto industry is sending an urgent message to President-elect Donald Trump: spare the $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n In a November 14th letter to Trump and his transition team, the auto industry\u2019s main lobbying group urges the new administration to preserve incentives for EV buyers and manufacturers that were enacted under President Joe Biden, arguing these policies keep the US competitive globally while also creating \u201cgood jobs.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Alliance for Automotive Innovation, which represents the Big Three automakers \u2014 Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis \u2014 as well as foreign car companies that sell in the US, are calling on Trump to \u201cpromote stability and predictability in auto-related emissions standards.\u201d But at the same time, the group endorsed \u201creasonable and achievable emissions regulations,\u201d suggesting that there may be some wiggle room for a partial rollback of Biden\u2019s tailpipe rules. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Calling on Trump to \u201cpromote stability and predictability\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Of course, expecting that Trump will promote stability and predictability while in office seems woefully optimistic \u2014 and perhaps disconnected from reality. Trump has said bluntly many times what he intends to do when he assumes office, and stability and predictability don\u2019t seem like they\u2019re on the menu. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n During his campaign, Trump railed against Biden\u2019s policies incentivizing EV purchases, promising to eliminate the \u201cEV mandate\u201d on day one<\/a> of his presidency. And since his victory, his transition team has discussed how to go about killing the EV tax credit<\/a>, among other incentives. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n