Musk made a fortune on climate credits. Trump is targeting them. Musk has said America is being “strangled to death” by regulations. But Tesla might not have survived without them. Compliance credits represent more than 32 percent of Tesla's profits. Trump poses other threats to Tesla as well.

Biden’s Final Crackdown On Chinese Cars Sets Up A Trump EV Showdown. The administration is set to finalize rules that effectively ban nearly all Chinese cars and trucks—including EVs. The justification is national security. Will Trump support the new rules or fold to pressure?

In farewell, Biden urges Trump to tackle China's overcapacity, clean energy dominance. "China is trying to dominate the clean energy manufacturing, critical material supply chains. They want to capture the market in the future and create new dependencies. The United States must win that contest."

Oil Prices Climb Above $80 Per Barrel Amid Biden's Latest Sanctions. Crude oil prices have surged in the wake of sweeping sanctions on Russia's oil and LNG sectors by President Biden. It could cost the Russian economy billions of dollars per month, officials said.

Will the success of Biden’s clean energy policies impede Trump’s agenda? The IRA has attracted $265B in investments from the private sector and created 330,000 new jobs, the majority of which are in Republican-led districts. Precisely for its success, Trump may encounter obstacles in repealing it.

German Far-Right Aligns With Trump on Takedown of Wind Energy. The AfD party warned it would “tear down all wind turbines”, triggering a scathing response from the country's energy industry. “Down with these windmills of shame.” The comments echo Trump, who has long railed against the technology.

Texas tops US states for renewable energy and battery capacity

People are rushing to install solar panels before Trump becomes President

Is Tesla In Trouble? Was Alignment With A Trump 2.0 Presidency A Profit Gamble? Analysts at JPMorgan have run the numbers, and they forecast that Musk’s machinations may not pay off. In fact, they say that Tesla may have the most to lose from a broader shift away from Biden's industrial policies.

25% of Americans Avoiding Tesla Tech Because of Elon Musk

Republicans Can Slow but Not Stop Electric Vehicles, Experts Say. Trump and Republicans plan to eliminate the federal aid for EVs and reverse emissions rules. US EV sales would take a hit. But experts say market forces and tech progress will ultimately drive a transition to electric vehicles.

Russia slams 'hostile' US energy sanctions, says Biden leaving 'scorched earth' for Trump. The US and UK announced fresh sanctions, aimed at Russia’s energy industry. Ukrainian President Zelensky welcomed the sanctions, describing them as a major blow to Russia’s ability to sustain military efforts.

Longest-Lasting EV Battery Hits 5 Million Miles and 20,000 Cycles

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Trump’s energy ‘emergency’ won’t look like Jimmy Carter’s. Trump plans to declare a 'national energy emergency' on his first day. The nature of Trump’s “energy emergency” is a mystery. “US oil and gas production is at an all-time high. There are no gas lines or widespread electricity blackouts."

Study uncovers staggering health impact of electric cars: 'A significant, quantifiable impact'. A new study shows that switching to EVs in the US could save up to $188 billion in health costs by 2050. Electric cars cut down on nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, and other air pollution.

Biden Energy Secretary: Hit reverse on EV investments and China wins the race. Companies have announced plans to build nearly 500 new or expanded plants for batteries, electric vehicles, and their supply chains and create more than 150,000 new jobs due to the Inflation Reduction Act.

Biden permanently bans offshore drilling in 625 million acres of ocean, making a Trump reversal difficult. The ban will prevent new drilling along the entire East Coast, the eastern Gulf of Mexico, the coasts of Washington, Oregon and California, and portions of Alaska’s Northern Bering Sea.

Jimmy Carter raised climate change concerns 35 years before the Paris Accords. “Nobody in a high government position was talking about this problem before Carter. If he had been reelected, it’s fair to say that we would have been beginning to address climate change in the early 1980s.”

No windmills, more rakes: Trump’s archaic climate politics return. The day he declared no new windmills, fires fueled by climate change ravaged LA. Trump's approach? Drill for more oil, curtail renewable energy resources and blame the effects of climate change on his political opponents.

Trump’s oil promises have bigger problems than Biden’s new offshore drilling ban. Reluctance by economically skittish producers, the rise in fuel-efficient cars and Trump’s own threatened trade wars will make it difficult for the US to produce significantly more oil than it already is.

A Key Part of Biden’s Climate Law Was Built to Survive Trump. Now, the Test. One of the most powerful parts of President Biden’s signature climate law was designed to attract support from such a wide array of industries that it would be hard for Congress to repeal.

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The US clean energy manufacturing revolution is real. After four years of targeted industrial policy, the US is producing record amounts of solar panels and batteries, thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. It has made substantial progress toward self-sufficiency.