There’s a special kind of arrogance that only thrives inside the D.C. Beltway. It’s a deep-seated belief among Washington elites that they can re-engineer American life from a federal boardroom. They craft grandiose plans based on the latest woke talking points, certain they know what’s best for families in Ohio, Texas, and Montana, without ever considering the disastrous consequences.
These top-down diktats, pushed on the public with a mix of regulatory threats and taxpayer-funded bribes, are always destined to implode. When an agenda is propelled by a fantasy instead of real-world practicality, it’s only a matter of time before it shatters against the bedrock of common sense and economic reality. Now, the bill for one of the most spectacular failures of the Biden era is coming due.
From ‘Just the News’:
Since 2022, Bryce said, the company sold 410,000 EVs at a loss of $36.3 billion, which comes to nearly an $89,000 loss for every EV the company sold. “Why does [Ford CEO] Jim Farley still have a job? In what other industry, what other company would you have somebody as the boss who, in over a four-year period, lost $36 billion and still has a job?” Bryce said.
That staggering loss is just from one automaker. It’s a piece of a much larger debacle, and the final tally is in. The bill for former President Biden’s forced EV transition, according to energy expert Robert Bryce, comes to a jaw-dropping $114 billion in losses for major auto manufacturers. This isn’t just a miscalculation; it’s a financial catastrophe born from a radical green agenda.
A Costly Green Fantasy
For years, the Biden administration declared that the “future is electric” and used the full might of the federal government to make it so. Automakers, chasing the fool’s gold of government subsidies and terrified of regulatory punishment, dutifully fell in line. They torched billions developing vehicles that were expensive to build and impractical for millions of Americans, all based on a lie from Washington.
The results were as predictable as the sunrise. General Motors recorded a $7.1 billion loss in a single quarter last year, largely due to its devalued EV lines. Stellantis and others have been forced to slam the brakes on their ambitious plans, realizing the market they were promised was a mirage. They weren’t serving their customers; they were serving the whims of out-of-touch bureaucrats.
Americans Say ‘No Thanks’
While Washington and corporate boardrooms were dreaming of an all-electric utopia, the American people were dealing with reality. A 2025 Pew Research poll confirmed what everyone outside the D.C. bubble already knew: 53% of Americans said they were not likely to even consider purchasing an EV.
The reason is simple: for most American families, EVs are an expensive, impractical downgrade. They cannot match the range, reliability, or sheer convenience of a traditional gas-powered vehicle. Americans need cars that can handle long road trips, operate in freezing weather, and refuel in five minutes—not vehicles tethered to a fragile power grid and a sparse network of slow-charging stations. The American driver simply refuses to be a guinea pig for a failed green experiment.
Trump Restores Common Sense
Thankfully, help has arrived to pull the plug on this costly boondoggle. President Donald Trump has moved swiftly to dismantle the regulatory framework that propped up Biden’s EV mandate. By repealing the Obama-era “endangerment finding” and rolling back excessive fuel economy standards, the Trump administration has ended the government’s war on the internal combustion engine.
These actions are not just about saving an industry from its own foolish decisions. They are about restoring freedom of choice to the American consumer. President Trump is putting a stop to the government picking winners and losers and is instead trusting the free market and the wisdom of the American people to determine the future of transportation.
The great EV deception stands as a powerful lesson. No amount of government force or corporate virtue signaling can overcome the sound judgment of the American public. When Washington tries to impose its radical vision on the nation, the people—and their wallets—will always have the final say. Common sense has finally returned to the driver’s seat.
Key Takeaways
- Biden-era green mandates led to a predictable $114 billion industry loss.
- American consumers continue to reject impractical and expensive electric vehicles.
- The free market, not government, should determine technological progress.
- President Trump is dismantling the regulations and restoring consumer choice.
Sources: Just The News
