Why the GOP threat to Tesla goes beyond electric vehicles

Elon Musk’s public squabble with President Donald Trump comes as Republicans debate their mega reconciliation bill, which would almost certainly hurt Tesla’s lesser-known solar and battery division. POLITICO’s Matt Daily breaks down how that Tesla division could get caught in Republicans’ crosshairs. Plus, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a rule stating it will not consider electric vehicles when writing fuel economy regulations.  This episode has been updated to correct an error in the revenue of the Tesla’s energy business Josh Siegel is the host of POLITICO Energy and a congressional energy reporter for POLITICO.  Nirmal Mulaikal is the co-host and producer of POLITICO Energy.  Alex Keeney is a senior audio producer at POLITICO.  Gloria Gonzalez is the deputy energy editor for POLITICO.  Matt Daily is the energy editor for POLITICO. For more news on energy and the environment, subscribe to Power Switch, our free evening newsletter: https://www.politico.com/power-switch And for even deeper coverage and analysis, read our Morning Energy newsletter by subscribing to POLITICO Pro: https://subscriber.politicopro.com/newsletter-archive/morning-energy