This story was originally published by WIRED and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.

In March, President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk appeared on the lawn of the White House to show off a line of electric vehicles, transforming, for a moment, the commander in chief into the car salesman in chief.

Five months later, Musk and Trump are no longer on friendly terms , the red Tesla that Trump purchased during that appearance has left the White House grounds , and the president signed into law earlier this summer what was known as the One Big Beautiful Bill, or OBBB, which yanks federal support for electric vehicles .

And yet Trump still appears to be selling electric cars. Just look at the numbers: JD Power projects that electric vehicle

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