He claims environmental regulations are going to decimate (he must have just learned the word because he used it about 10 times) Michigan’s auto industry, but Rivian manufactures in Michigan, among other places, and all the big US auto makers have electric vehicles.

He says Michigan doesn’t make electric vehicles, but China does. So instead of encouraging development of products that will keep our auto industry globally competitive, he wants to eliminate regulations so auto makers can lazily continue making ICE vehicles and stagnate technologically. Real big brain stuff.