{"id":2522422,"date":"2025-12-17T20:20:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T01:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ford-pays-a-19-5-billion-price-after-realizing-it-fell-for-bidens-ev-scam\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T20:22:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T01:22:45","slug":"ford-pays-a-19-5-billion-price-after-realizing-it-fell-for-bidens-ev-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ford-pays-a-19-5-billion-price-after-realizing-it-fell-for-bidens-ev-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"Ford Pays a $19.5 Billion Price After Realizing it Fell for Biden&#8217;s EV Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fford-pays-a-19-5-billion-price-after-realizing-it-fell-for-bidens-ev-scam%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2522422&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article critiques the widespread push for electric vehicles (EVs) in the United States, particularly during the Biden governance. It argues that this push was misguided and unrealistic, driven more by government mandates and subsidies than by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-semiconductor-industry-is-coming-for-your-tax-dollars\/\" title=\"The Semiconductor Industry Is Coming for Your Tax Dollars\">actual consumer demand<\/a> or production viability. The Biden administration invested heavily in subsidizing both manufacturers and consumers to promote EV adoption as part of its environmental goals. However, once these subsidies were removed under the trump administration, automakers like Ford faced meaningful financial losses-Ford itself expects to record about $19.5 billion in costs related to restructuring and scaling back its EV investments. The article suggests that the push for an all-EV transition was premature, ignoring how deeply ingrained customary gasoline vehicles are in society. It criticizes the government for interfering in the market and forcing manufacturers to abandon their strengths, resulting in costly consequences and market backlash. Social media reactions mentioned in the piece indicate that some see the insistence on only electric vehicles, rather than a mix including hybrids, as flawed strategy.the article contends that the EV transition requires a more gradual approach and warns against government attempts to artificially create market winners.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Two things to get out of the way right off the bat:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>This writer is not a car expert.<\/li>\n<li>Even non-car experts could see how foolish the mass push for electric vehicles was.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>In terms of both customer demand and production cost, the giant push for an all-EV transition has always felt hackneyed and shortsighted.<\/p>\n<p>The administration of former President Joe Biden put quite a few of its figurative eggs in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/brutal-questioning-buttigieg-manchin-totally-dismantles-bidens-electric-vehicle-subsidy-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EV basket<\/a>, under the larger mission goal of lessening U.S. emissions and helping the environment.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration offered unsustainable subsidization to producers&nbsp;<em>and<\/em> consumers to try and prop up a market for EVs, but even that wasn&rsquo;t enough for their dreams to be visualized.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return; 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It would take generations &mdash; not years, not decades &mdash; to fully transition to an all-EV system.<\/p>\n<p>And yet, the Biden administration saw fit to put its thumb on the scale to convince these manufacturers to abandon what they do well in favor of something the&nbsp;<em>government wanted<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, those very same companies are paying a very heavy price.<\/p>\n<p>Alas, Ford wasn&rsquo;t getting much sympathy on social media:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Shocker! Building vehicles customers don&rsquo;t want is a failed strategy.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Marty Rosa (@martinfrosa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/martinfrosa\/status\/2000779272089129047?\">December 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Shocker! Building vehicles customers don&rsquo;t want is a failed strategy,&rdquo; one biting response to the Wall Street Journal report read.<\/p>\n<p>Other comments noted that the EV push, in and of itself, wasn&rsquo;t an issue, but rather the insistence on a 100 percent-electric model:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">So <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Toyota?\">@Toyota<\/a> was right when they said they weren&rsquo;t going all in on EV and we&rsquo;re relying on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pay-per-mile-states-move-toward-user-based-road-tax\/\" title=\"Pay Per Mile: States Move Toward User-Based Road Tax\">gas hybrid vehicles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Marc Morgan (@MARCM0RGAN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MARCM0RGAN\/status\/2000679945446551682?\">December 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ford and other auto manufacturers who bought the Biden administration&rsquo;s lies and exaggerations are now forced to change direction and move away from EVs &mdash; at great expense.<\/p>\n<p>And <em>this<\/em> is exactly why the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-and-harris-paths-to-2024-win-may-rest-on-arizona-ballot-measures-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump and Harris paths to 2024 win may rest on Arizona ballot measures - Washington Examiner\">government shouldn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t meddle in the market and try to artificially pick winners and losers.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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