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Trump Ends EV Credit, Cancels $500 B Renewables; Nations Boost Targets

5/17/2026

Summary

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President Donald Trump signed One Big Beautiful Bill Act on July 4 2025, ending $7,500 EV credit.
The REPEAT Project says law will erase $500 billion in investment and cancel 140 GW solar and 160 GW wind.
Energy Department banned terms “energy transition,” “climate change,” and “decarbonization,” and paid TotalEnergies $982 million to cancel wind.
After Iran war, 60 nations—including Saudi Arabia (50% renewables by 2030) and Egypt (45% in two years)—raised targets.

History

Historical Context

In February 2009 President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, an $787 billion stimulus aimed at reviving the economy after the Great Recession. The 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed by Donald Trump eliminates the $7,500 electric-vehicle tax credit, marking a shift from the 2009 stimulus’s broad spending.

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Story summary

President Donald Trump signed One Big Beautiful Bill Act on July 4 2025, ending $7,500 EV credit.
The REPEAT Project says law will erase $500 billion in investment and cancel 140 GW solar and 160 GW wind.
Energy Department banned terms “energy transition,” “climate change,” and “decarbonization,” and paid TotalEnergies $982 million to cancel wind.
After Iran war, 60 nations—including Saudi Arabia (50% renewables by 2030) and Egypt (45% in two years)—raised targets.

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