The Future of the EV Mandate
5 hours ago Charles Rotter 12 Comments
By Duggan Flanakin
July 31, 2024
Just a few months after taking office, President Joe Biden issued an executive order setting a national goal for zero-emission vehicles to comprise at least 50% of all new cars and trucks sold by 2030. Then, in March 2024, the Biden Administration finalized new tailpipe rules for passenger cars and trucks.
Curiously, while the new rule is intended to “decisively” push the U.S. auto market toward electric vehicles and hybrids, the EPA backed off from its initial plan to ensure that two-thirds of all vehicles sold by 2030 were electric. The rule favors plug-in hybrids as part of the mix.
If anything, Vice President Kamala Harris (perhaps because of her California roots) is even more zealous than President Biden on the electric vehicle revolution, despite the fact that the $42 billion fast-charging initiative she is in charge of has to date produced nine stations.
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