Trump EV policy shift stalls US auto factory revival, threatens 27,000 jobs

Plans for a U.S. EV-battery factory revival are stalling, with Lordstown’s Ultium Cells plant a key example, as policy changes disrupt momentum for electric-vehicle demand. In May, workers at Lordstown’s plant—owned by General Motors and South Korea’s LG Energy Solution—sat idle after the joint venture said last fall that work would stop in January due to slow EV sales. Reuters connects the disruption to President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans’ decision to kill a $7,500 tax credit intended to spur EV purchases, after which U.S. EV sales fell. The article also cites Reuters analysis of Atlas Public Policy data showing cancellations and jeopardized clean-energy projects, threatening tens of thousands of jobs.