Biden Expects Zero Emission Of 1/2 Of All Vehicles Sold by 2030...

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Biden Wants Half of All Vehicles Sold in US by 2030 to Be Zero Emission

August 5, 2021

President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on Thursday establishing the goal of making half of all new vehicles sold in the United States zero emissions—either hybrid or fully electric—by 2030, according to the White House. Biden's executive order will also set a new schedule for the development of new long-term fuel efficiency and emissions standards to tackle pollution and other objectives, the White House said in a release. There is also action on near-term fuel efficiency and emissions standards, with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration expected to propose revisions to President Donald Trump's rollback of such standards...

General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler-parent Stellantis NV have endorsed Biden's zero emissions sales target, that they aspired "to achieve sales of 40-50 percent of annual U.S. volumes of electric vehicles... by 2030," adding that the goal can only be met with more government investment in charging stations and other infrastructure. Biden's 50 percent goal and the automakers' 40-50 percent aspiration includes battery electric, fuel cell, and plug-in hybrid vehicles that also have gasoline engines. Representatives of Detroit automakers and the United Automobile Workers union are expected to join Biden at the White House Thursday for a signing ceremony, according to Reuters. The moves are part of the Biden administration's broader efforts to reduce emissions of gases linked to climate change...

Biden Wants Half of All Vehicles Sold in US by 2030 to Be Zero Emission
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