$25 Billion. That’s What Trump Cost Detroit. Trump’s gratuitous war against EVs is forcing manufacturers to return to an increasingly outdated past. It is pretty difficult to futureproof your company against stupid. This isn’t industrial policy; it’s industrial suicide. $25 Billion. That’s What Trump Cost Detroit. Trump’s gratuitous war against EVs is forcing manufacturers to return to an increasingly outdated past. It is pretty difficult to futureproof your company against stupid. This isn’t industrial policy; it’s industrial suicide.