Press Release, 22 January 2025
The Zero Emission Transportation Association’s Executive Director, Albert Gore, issued the following statement today in response to President Donald Trump’s initial executive actions impacting the electric vehicle industry:
“America’s electric vehicle and battery supply chain has already created more than 240,000 American jobs and attracted more than $182 billion of private investment commitments, empowering economic growth in every corner of the country. Today, three out of four EVs on the road in the United States are built in the United States. By onshoring a strong domestic supply chain, the EV industry has reduced our dependence on other countries and grown our competitiveness in the global market.
“Yesterday’s executive orders contain some opportunities for securing mineral supply chains, along with the risk of undercutting growth in battery and vehicle manufacturing here at home. All of these sectors are critical to America’s security and future global competitiveness, and merit continued support.
“The private-sector investments that have occurred in the past four years came alongside policies supporting domestic job growth and the onshoring of manufacturing, and we stand ready to work with the Trump administration to enact policies that help unleash the next era of American automotive dominance.”
About ZETA
The Zero Emission Transportation Association (ZETA) is a federal coalition focused on advocating for the advancement of the electric vehicle supply chain. ZETA is committed to enacting policies that drive EV adoption, create hundreds of thousands of jobs, and maintain American EV manufacturing dominance in global markets.
