{"id":1972302,"date":"2023-07-13T17:33:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T21:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-automakers-blast-unrealistic-biden-plan-to-force-ev-transition\/"},"modified":"2023-07-13T17:34:25","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T21:34:25","slug":"top-automakers-blast-unrealistic-biden-plan-to-force-ev-transition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-automakers-blast-unrealistic-biden-plan-to-force-ev-transition\/","title":{"rendered":"Automakers criticize Biden&#8217;s impractical EV transition plan."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftop-automakers-blast-unrealistic-biden-plan-to-force-ev-transition%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1972302&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n<h2>Auto Manufacturers Slam Biden Administration&#8217;s Electric Vehicle Push<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Auto manufacturers have strongly criticized the Biden administration&#8217;s ambitious electric vehicle push, citing several challenges that need to be addressed. These challenges include procuring necessary minerals for the cars from outside the United States and inadequate infrastructure.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Toyota and Stellantis, two major automakers, have described the White House&#8217;s goals as &#8220;overly optimistic.&#8221; The administration aims to have two-thirds of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canada-lays-out-c9-1-billion-roadmap-to-meet-2030-climate-targets\/\" title=\"Canada lays out C.1 billion roadmap to meet 2030 climate targets\">light-duty vehicle sales<\/a> be electric by 2023.<\/p>\n<p>In comments submitted to the federal government, the automakers stated, &#8220;The plan underestimates key challenges, including the scarcity of minerals to make batteries, the fact that these minerals are not mined or refined in the US, the inadequate infrastructure, and the high cost of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jennifer-granholm-under-fire-for-promoting-proterra-an-electric-vehicle-company-she-served-on-the-board-of-and-held-stock-in\/\" title=\"Jennifer Granholm Under Fire for Promoting Proterra, an Electric Vehicle Company She Served on the Board of and Held Stock in\">battery-electric vehicles<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Currently, plug-in hybrids and battery electric cars make up less than 10 percent of the market. The automakers argue that the proposal discriminates against plug-in hybrids.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the proposal would increase American dependence on China, which dominates the production of rare minerals required for battery production. Toyota criticized the Environmental Protection Agency for relying on a &#8220;cursory assessment&#8221; of mineral availability when setting its objectives.<\/p>\n<p>While the automakers agree with the objective of reducing carbon emissions, they believe that the administration&#8217;s goals are untenable.<\/p>\n<p>In April, President Joe Biden&#8217;s Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposal to limit tailpipe emissions, effectively requiring automakers to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-automakers-blast-unrealistic-biden-plan-to-force-ev-transition\/\" title=\"Automakers criticize Biden's impractical EV transition plan.\">primarily sell fully electric vehicles<\/a>. However, experts warn that such a rule could lead to job losses for autoworkers in states like Michigan and Ohio.<\/p>\n<p>Mark DePaoli, a local United Auto Workers official, expressed concerns about the potential job losses, stating, &#8220;We&#8217;ve dealt with the loss of jobs before through technology, but when you talk about the speed of this, it&#8217;s hard to fathom that we won&#8217;t lose jobs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite the White House&#8217;s push, a recent survey shows that less than one in five Americans are very likely to choose an electric car as their next vehicle purchase.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Auto manufacturers criticized the Biden administration&#8217;s electric vehicle push, citing challenges in sourcing minerals abroad and insufficient infrastructure. Toyota and Stellantis deemed the White House&#8217;s goals, including a 2023 target of two-thirds of light-duty vehicle sales being electric, as &#8220;overly optimistic.&#8221; The plan faced backlash due to concerns about resource procurement and infrastructure readiness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1613,"featured_media":1972303,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1972302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1972302","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1613"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1972302"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1972302\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1972303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1972302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1972302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1972302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}