CNN "State of the Union" interviews for 2025 races: on Technology

Lee Zeldin: No state or federal electric vehicle mandates

ZELDIN: As it relates to carbon dioxide, I think it's important for people to note that there has been a greening of the planet that's been taking place. It's important to note that emissions have been down. And part of your question was also with regards to the amount of money that's being saved. We at the Trump administration promote consumer choice. We don't believe that states and the federal government should be advancing any form of an electric vehicle mandate. This proposal rescinds the greenhouse gas emissions on vehicles that followed, light, medium, and heavy-duty, and the off-cycle credits like the incentives for the hated start-stop feature and other aspects that we have heard from Americans from across this country.