President Trump's Day One Executive Order and Implications for Transport

This is part 2 of a series of articles examining the impact of the change in administration in the US on the transportation sector.

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Link to Executive Order, January 20th, 2025

Energy, Fuels, Resources

Encourage domestic energy exploration and production
Agencies to review all existing regulations and recent actions which limit the development of domestic energy resources particularly oil, natural gas, coal, hydropower, biofuels, critical minerals, and nuclear energy
Establish US as leading producer of non-fuel minerals including rare earth minerals

Electric Vehicles & Infrastructure

Eliminate mandates and subsidies which unfairly promote EVs over gas-powered vehicles
Pause disbursement of funds through IRA for funding of EV charging stations through NEVI program
Secretary of the Interior tasked with updating list of critical minerals, accelerate geologic mapping of the US to locate deposits of critical minerals, and provide projects with Federal support. Other agencies are tasked with looking at national security and trade implications of mineral reliance on foreign countries

Regulations

Eliminate California emission waivers which limit gas-powered vehicle sales
Remove regulatory barriers that limit consumer choice of vehicles
Report “global” effects of a rule or regulation, beyond the dom estic cost benefit analysis
All executive departments and agencies to provide opportunities for public comments and peer-reviewed scientific analysis
Agencies to review all existing regulations and recent actions which limit consumer choice of vehicles. Within 30 days of the order, head of each agency to develop action plans to suspend, revise, or rescind all agency actions
Administrator of EPA to issue guidance on eliminating the “social cost of carbon” calculation from any regulatory decision

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