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White House transcripts of the President’s remarks, compiled by the Office of the Federal Register and published on govinfo.gov. They are in the public domain and usually appear 4–7 weeks after the event: the newest one here is from Sep 30, 2026. We show how often a word was said and short quotes, and link to the full text. Searches on this page go to our server, unlike My transcripts.
“EV / Electric” said in 68 of 362 transcripts, 291 times.
…your own data centers, and you're going to build—building your own electric plants. You're essentially becoming a utility, like Con Edison in New York…
…the plants that they're building—are absolutely incredible. They're absolutely incredible, the electric plants—electric-manufacturing plants. It's hard to believe, but you need double…
…The last thing they're going to be able to do is—supply electric at numbers. Nobody's ever explained to me why it—why it's so…
…when they build these big plants, I allow them to build their electric generating units, whether they use nuclear or oil and gas. Whatever they…
…But—and they're building their own plants with some of the greatest electric-producing plants that you've ever seen. I mean, they're teaching the companies…
…need more than double the energy. If you take all of the electric that we have now, you need more than double it to power…
…mostly soybeans and different things, but mostly soybeans. I terminated the insane electric vehicle mandate, where they wanted your tractors within 5 years to be…
…just what you want, is an electric tractor. Would anybody like an electric tractor? Because typically it's not the greatest. If you run out of…
…You might as well abandon it. So ridiculous. But I ended the electric vehicle mandate, which would have gutted the ethanol industry forever. And I…
…else on television talking. On day one, I terminated the insane electrical—electric vehicle mandate. They wanted your tractors to be all electric. They wanted…
…brilliant and 20 percent, he's got little bad moments. But I love electric cars. But you know what? Not everybody wants them, and not everybody…
…tractors—you know, they wanted the tractors to be turned into all electric. And that didn't even sound good to me, right? That didn't even…
…operational lives for decades into the future; reinforce the reliability of our electric grid, which is really the biggest beneficiary; and most importantly, keep electricity…
…And it's going to be very productive. It's going to fuel our electric plants in particular. It's going to be amazing. Finally, we're taking nearly…
…is we let these geniuses with all this money build their own electric plant. We don't take it from our grid; we let them build…
…We would've been finished. I—it's true. We ended Joe Biden's insane electric vehicle mandate. That's where they wanted everybody to buy an electric car…
…trillion. No country could afford that. Four trillion—you ever get an electric car and you suddenly get nervous because, you know, your thing is…
…you limp in, if you make it at all. No, we love electric cars. I have to say that because of Elon. But I love…
…going wild. We're doing great, and we're letting them build their own electric. But we're actually making them build their own electric plant so they…
…And they're building all of the new ones. They're building their own electric plant like a utility. And any extra they'll either give it or…
…that energy demand from AI data centers could unfairly drive up their electric utility bills. Tonight I'm pleased to announce that I have negotiated the…
…finding was also used to impose the massive and really very expensive electric vehicle mandate—expensive in the sense that nobody wanted it. Everybody was…
…allowed these big companies, building these massive buildings to build their own electric capacity. They're building their own power plants, which, when added up, is…
…money. Let's see what you can do. You can build your own electric-generating plants." And they looked at me, they didn't believe me. All…
…all. And again, so big is, we're letting them build their own electric generation. This way, we have no problem, and we—otherwise, they'd be…
…China in AI by a lot. I'm letting them build their own electric plants, because people were saying—you know, the amount of electricity they…
…I'm going to let them build—and I've—they're already building—big electric plants to take care of their plant. And any excess electricity, they'll…
…But we're having it built privately. They're going to own their own electric. They're sort of—they're becoming their own electricity producer. And when they…
…They'll also have hypersonic weapons—many hypersonic weapons; state-of-the-art electric rail guns; and even the high-powered lasers that you've been starting…
…It put tremendous upward pressure on car prices. Combined with the insane electric vehicle mandate, Biden's burdensome regulations helped cause the price of cars to…
…far, and people want the gasoline car. They want everything. They want electric. They want any—they want to have lots of alternatives, but they…
…more affordable. I signed an Executive order to end the unfair, expensive electric vehicle mandate. As you know, we had to have an electric car…
…idea, so I'm very proud of it. I said, "Build your own electric." People would come, "We need more electric grid, sir." The electric grid…
…going to do. We're going to let these geniuses build their own electric generation." So they are going to—they are building their own electric…
…utility, if you think about it. They're building the utility and the electric right alongside—this is where they have their transformers and everything. They're…
…their own electricity-generating plants with it. So they're building their own electric. They're sort of becoming a an electric-producing company in addition to…
…we're getting it done rapidly—literally rapidly. And they're coming up with electric-generating plants, the likes of which nobody has seen. The companies are…
…these things building. I want to know: catapults. Which is better, the electric or the steam?" Okay. Ready? Or you guys. That's what you do…
…that was never on an aircraft carrier before. So they switched to electric. I disagree with it, but that's all right. Let me ask you…
…going to go steam first and then electric. Catapults. Which is better, electric or steam? I'm going put in an order. Seriously. They're spending billions…
…own electricity, and they're doing it. We're giving them permits to build electric plants. They're becoming sort of a utility. Maybe they'll do better with…
…they build their structure, they build their buildings, and they build an electric-producing plant with it. Like Con Edison in New York, that I…
…the right to do that also. So we're allowing companies to build electric plants. They become—essentially, Scott, I guess they become utilities—right?—— ——if…
…business, actually. We're making it very easy for you in terms of electric capacity and getting it for you, getting your permits. We're leading China…
…Zeldin has done a fantastic job. We're giving the right to build electric plants—they become almost like a public utility—because we have old…
…in the United States. And they're building big plants, but they're building electric plants with it. I said, "You build your building"— and these are…
…inside, all the technology. I said, "I'm going to let you build electric plants to fire your own electricity, and anything that you have left…
…to build a factory or grow businesses. I'm allowing them to build electric-producing plants with their factory because, otherwise, they'd have to hook into…
…where you can build, Tim, your own electricity. You become your own electric manufacturer, and that goes along with the plant. So you become a…
…the electricity that the country now produces for everything. So it's massive electric, and they're going to be able to make their own, and they're…
…We officially rescue the U.S. auto industry from destruction by terminating California electric vehicle mandate once and for all. So good. They said it couldn't…
…time. Think of this. You couldn't buy any other car except an electric-powered car. And in California, they have blackouts and brownouts. They don't…
…Los Angeles, and you can go back a little bit. With the electric truck, you'll stop approximately six times. Enjoy your—enjoy your stop. And…