Trump’s Hatred of EVs Is Making Gas Cars More Expensive

This story originally appeared on Mother Jones and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.

As President Donald Trump sees it, environmental regulations that attempt to improve efficiency and address climate change only make products more expensive and perform worse. He has long blamed efficiency regulations for his frustrations with things like toilets and showerheads . He began his second term in office to “ unleash prosperity through deregulation .”

But there’s at least one big way that American companies and households may end up paying more, not less, for the president’s anti-environment policy moves.

If you’re in the market for a vehicle, you’ve probably noticed: Cars are getting more expensive . Kelley Blue Book reported that the average sticker price for a new ca