The Trump Admin. is hostile to supporting the expansion of electric vehicles via federal subsidies. The election took place as domestic battery production was about to double.
Mitsubishi Motors for some two decades has been a marginal player in the U.S., posting fewer than 100,000 sales a year in most years. The 2025 Outlander is a step up from the old model as Mitsubishi tries to build sales in the hotly competitive compact CUV segment.