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Here is what you need to know if you’re driving an electric car in this situation: Charging can be difficult in an evacuation situation. Even Tesla’s Superchargers—the fastest option for drivers looking to refill quickly—can take 15 minutes to repower the battery enough to travel 200 miles.

A surge in sales of electric vehicles in the final months of last year could continue well into 2025, as consumers continue to take advantage of federal tax incentives while they last.,

[UPDATE] Tesla and General Motors stand to bear the brunt of the elimination of the federal EV tax credit.

LA JOLLA, California – The electrification of Jeep is off to a strong start. The plug-in hybrid Wrangler and Grand Cherokee are America’s best-selling PHEVs. The subcompact Avenger — available with gasoline, hybrid or EV power — I recently drove in Ireland was named 2023 European car of Year.

After a flood of EV investment in red states, most of the places where EV jobs might be undercut by Trump's action are also places that helped elect him.

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe told Business Insider that the Biden era EV incentives were a "tailwind," but that the business will be fine without them.

President Trump's import tariffs, and moves to dampen electric vehicle sales and production has the auto industry in a state of uncertainty.

Trump’s new executive order ending the EV mandate could give companies more leeway in the EV transition, but it is not expected to save jobs in the long term.

And amidst all this, India has already set an ambitious goal of capturing a 30% share of electric vehicles (EVs) in new car sales by 2030. Currently, the EV market in India remains relatively small, holding a 2.5% share of the total 4.3 million cars sold in 2024.

Dinkar Agrawal, Founder, CTO & COO, Oben Electric, said, "The Union Budget 2025 is a critical opportunity to address key challenges in India’s EV transition. To achieve the ambitious target of 30 per cent EV penetration by 2030, it’s crucial to tackle both manufacturing and consumer-centric challenges."

The agency should move quickly to install EV charging stations using the federal subsidies it won — before President Trump snatches away that money.