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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
World
Oliver Milman

Elon Musk’s journey from climate champion to backing EV-bashing Trump

man wearing suit looks ahead
Elon Musk arrives to Donald Trump’s inauguration on 20 January in Washington DC. Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Reuters

Donald Trump’s attempts to slash incentives for electric cars would cause sales of the vehicles to plummet, with this effort cheered on by a seemingly confounding supporter – Elon Musk, the billionaire chief executive of Tesla and erstwhile champion for action on the climate crisis.

Trump has said that he “will revoke the electric vehicle mandate, saving our auto industry and keeping my sacred pledge to our great American auto workers”.

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