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America is Changing Lanes on EVs

2025/6/29
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Camila Domonoske: 特朗普政府试图推翻拜登政府的电动汽车政策,这给汽车行业带来了转变。几年前,政府设定了到2030年电动汽车销量占新车销量的50%的目标,一些公司甚至争相设定100%电动化的目标。但现在,现代汽车新工厂的开幕式上,高管和政客的讲话中避免提及“电动”等相关词汇。电动汽车的基调转变不仅仅是政治因素,还与销量和消费者需求有关。电动汽车销售未达预期,部分原因是充电基础设施不足、成本高昂以及难以从早期采用者转向主流消费者。许多汽车制造商对混合动力汽车更感兴趣,并宣布放缓电动汽车投资。所有在美国销售汽车的公司都感受到了政治转变和市场动态,并且大多数公司都落后于其气候目标。没有人期望公司完全逆转电动汽车的进程,他们仍然计划扩大电动汽车的销售,只是速度不会那么快。公司仍然投资数十亿美元的原因之一是,这些计划无法立即改变,而且需要数年时间才能建造新工厂或重新设计新型车辆。汽车工业是全球性的,中国正在大力发展电动汽车,政府投入了大量资金,竞争激烈。美国对中国电动汽车征收高额关税并禁止中国汽车技术,这既是贸易保护主义,也是出于对车辆监控技术的担忧。汽车制造商在全球范围内运营,必须准备好与在全球范围内销售的中国电动汽车竞争,而且电动汽车本身就是好车。未来美国电动汽车的销量将会增加,而且性能会更好。电动汽车是否能够与中国的电动汽车竞争,这很难说,而且很大程度上取决于消费者。电动汽车的销量将远低于拜登设定的50%的目标,也低于环保团体设定的目标。世界其他地区将继续比美国更快地走向电气化。 Jose Munoz: 现代汽车在佐治亚州开设新工厂是为了响应政府加速采用电动汽车和减少碳排放的号召。电动汽车的普及速度不如预期。 Jeff Morrison: 电动汽车是出色的车辆,在家充电很方便,性能稳定,驾驶体验良好。 Wright: 对马斯克的强烈反对使我更倾向于购买特斯拉。 Alexander Edwards: 特斯拉的新买家更有可能是共和党人,但这并不是因为共和党人的销量激增,而是因为许多民主党人正在逃离。那些想购买特斯拉的人没有能力购买。共和党人更可能居住在充电基础设施较少的地区。

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This chapter explores the impact of the change in presidential administration on the American EV industry. The shift from Biden's pro-EV policies to the Trump administration's reversal has created uncertainty and caused automakers to adjust their strategies.
  • The Biden administration strongly supported EVs, while the Trump administration reversed those policies.
  • Hyundai's Georgia plant, initially intended solely for EV production, now also manufactures hybrid vehicles.
  • The change reflects not only political shifts but also evolving consumer demand and the slower-than-expected growth of EV sales.
  • Automakers are increasingly focusing on hybrid vehicles due to slower EV adoption and various market challenges.

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In 2025 America's car industry is encountering a new reality and has quickly shifted priorities to reflect changing winds in politics and the market. While the Biden administration was fully invested in electric vehicles and incentivized manufacturers to increase EV production, the Trump administration has set out to put all those policies in reverse. Today on The Sunday Story, NPR's Camila Domonoske explains how the car industry is navigating the country's changing priorities and what's next for electric vehicles in America.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)