Now that President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans have slammed the door on federal support for electric vehicles, EV advocates face a tough question.
“Where do we go?” said Joel Levin, the executive director of nonprofit Plug In America.
Interest groups have none of the federal government’s unique power to tax and spend — but they still have opportunities to advance electric vehicle adoption. States, cities, electric utilities, private companies and automakers all have their own reasons to want EVs to succeed.
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“We’re going to be looking for those little openings where we see interest and opportunity,” said Anne Blair, the head of policy for the nonprofit Electrification Coalition.
