{"id":89166,"date":"2026-02-15T00:19:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T03:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotive.einnews.com\/article\/892487509"},"modified":"2026-02-15T00:19:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T03:19:51","slug":"automakers-pump-brakes-on-ev-investment-as-federal-subsidies-stop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/02\/15\/automakers-pump-brakes-on-ev-investment-as-federal-subsidies-stop\/","title":{"rendered":"Automakers Pump Brakes on EV Investment as Federal Subsidies Stop"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-testid=\"title-on-top\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto max-w-[1000px] space-y-4 text-center sm:px-[100px] mb-6\" data-testid=\"special-report-headline\">\n<p class=\"font-etHeadline hidden text-[20px] leading-[28px] text-[#495255] sm:block sm:text-[23px] sm:leading-[30px]\">\u2018EVs will only grow very slowly from here on out due to a saturated market and lack of consumer demand,\u2019 an energy analyst 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Shutterstock<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div data-label=\"post-center-authors\" class=\"mx-auto max-w-[600px] mt-4 sm:mt-6 author-and-date flex flex-col flex-wrap items-center justify-center gap-2 text-sm sm:flex-row\">\n<div class=\"text-center font-bold\">By <span data-testid=\"post-author\"><a class=\"text-center font-bold\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/author\/kevin-stocklin\"> <!-- -->Kevin Stocklin<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<p>|<\/p>\n<p><time class=\"whitespace-nowrap text-sm text-gray-80\" datetime=\"2026-02-14\" data-testid=\"post-date\">February 14, 2026<\/time><span class=\"ml-2 mr-1\">Updated:<\/span><time class=\"whitespace-nowrap text-sm text-gray-80\" datetime=\"2026-02-14\" data-testid=\"post-date\">February 14, 2026<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-post-content=\"true\" id=\"post_content\" data-testid=\"post_content\">\n<p>A few years ago, U.S. auto executives were hailing their conversion to electric cars and market analysts were predicting exponential growth in electric vehicle sales amid the inevitable extinction of the gas-powered engine.<\/p>\n<p>Executives from General Motors (GM), Ford, Volkswagen, Mercedes, and Volvo pledged that their fleets would be 100 percent electric within a decade.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-4 bg-[#fff3cd] p-4 text-center text-lg font-semibold leading-7 text-[#856404]\">We had a problem loading this article. 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