Trump administrationTrump decarbonization retreat forces Japan Inc. to revise strategy
US tax cuts to slash EV demand in half with hydrogen investment dwindling
Toyota Motor's electric vehicles line-up. The company changed its production plan in light of weaker-than-expected demand. (Photo by Azusa Kawakami).
YUJI OHIRA and AZUSA KAWAKAMI
HOUSTON, Texas/NEW YORK -- U.S. President Donald Trump's new tax and spending legislation is expected to mark a major retreat in the country's decarbonization strategy, forcing Japanese companies to revise investment plans on electric vehicles and renewable energy.