{"id":2201353,"date":"2024-03-18T17:26:12","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T21:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/forced-energy-transition-critics-slam-bidens-impending-gas-car-crackdown\/"},"modified":"2024-03-18T17:31:22","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T21:31:22","slug":"forced-energy-transition-critics-slam-bidens-impending-gas-car-crackdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/forced-energy-transition-critics-slam-bidens-impending-gas-car-crackdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Critics Decry Biden&#8217;s Upcoming Crackdown on Gas-Powered Cars as &#8216;Forced Energy Shift"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fforced-energy-transition-critics-slam-bidens-impending-gas-car-crackdown%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=2201353&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--><section id=\"article\">\n<article data-post-title=\"'Forced Energy Transition': Critics Slam Biden's Impending Gas Car Crackdown\" data-post-slug=\"http:\/\/bob-casey-will-campaign-with-anti-police-group-amid-tough-reelection-fight\" data-post-url id=\"print-1870146\">\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>\n<p>                    \u200b  \u200d             \u2064 Getty Images<br \/>\n                <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>The \u2063Great Debate:\u2064 Biden\u2019s Electric Vehicle Drive Faces Fierce Opposition<\/h2>\n<p><strong>President Joe Biden<\/strong> is at the center of a storm as his administration nears the completion of what could be\u2064 its\u2064 boldest move yet\u2064 \u2013 sweeping regulations aimed at pushing America towards a future dominated by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-climate-agenda-wont-replace-jobs-it-seeks-to-kill-separate-ap-wapo-fact-checks-suggest\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Climate Agenda Won\u2019t Replace Jobs It Seeks To Kill, Separate AP, WaPo Fact-Checks Suggest\">electric vehicles<\/a> (EVs).<\/p>\n<p>This electrifying saga \u200dbegan with a proposal from the Environmental Protection Agency \u200cin April 2023. Now,\u200b whispers in Washington suggest the <strong>monumental shift towards green transport<\/strong> could become \u2063the law of the land as soon as Wednesday.<\/p>\n<h3>The Proposed Auto Revolution<\/h3>\n<p>The White House paints a\u200c vivid picture\u2064 of tomorrow&#8217;s roads: Imagine in just four short years, car\u200d dealerships bustling with eco-friendly \u2064sedans. Picture crossover \u2062SUVs charging\u2063 where gas pumps once stood. By\u2063 2032, they \u2063project that <strong>70 percent\u200c of new vehicles<\/strong> could be powered by electrons rather than gasoline, transforming \u2063not only our autos but even\u200d utility \u200dfleets like\u200b buses and garbage trucks.<\/p>\n<h3>Backlash from\u2063 Critics<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;This is purely being done for campaign reasons\u2014to really appease the leftist large donor base that are the\u200c climate alarmists that are driving this movement towards really what is a forced energy transition, which is just increasing the cost of everything,&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Words like &#8220;forced energy transition&#8221; echo loudly from the initiative&#8217;s detractors. Critics, like American Energy Institute president Jason\u200b Isaac,\u200c argue\u200c Biden&#8217;s thrust towards EVs\u2064 prioritizes political ambitions over Americans&#8217; daily economic realities.<\/p>\n<p>Leaders in\u200b the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-oversight-launches-investigation-into-granholm-electric-vehicle-road-trip\/\" title=\"House Oversight investigates Granholm's electric vehicle road trip.\">fossil\u200d fuel industry<\/a>, namely \u2064Chet\u200d Thompson of American Fuel &#038; Petrochemical\u200d Manufacturers, see this turn of the steering wheel as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspect-arrested-after-injuring-4-officers-killing-sheriffs-sergeant-in-texas\/\" title=\"Suspect arrested after injuring 4 officers, killing sheriff\u2019s sergeant in Texas\">reckless drive<\/a> that could undermine <strong>consumer\u2063 freedom, economic\u200d stability,<\/strong> and\u200c <strong>national security<\/strong>,\u200c shifting power to China\u2064 \u2013 a titan in the EV battery and mineral arena.<\/p>\n<h3>The People&#8217;s Burden<\/h3>\n<p>On \u200bCapitol Hill, voices like Rep. Randy Feenstra (R., Iowa) highlight concerns over the financial strain this shift to \u200cpricier EVs could inflict\u200c on \u200cAmericans, particularly amidst \u200dwaving flags of inflation and government expenditure.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2063 a clash of \u200dlegislative power, the House rallied a 221-197 vote to resist\u2063 the EPA&#8217;s regulations in December, although a Senate decision looms uncertainly. &#8220;Biden\u2019s mandate has always been unrealistic,&#8221; said Rep. \u200cTim Walberg (R., Mich.) post-vote, defending the consumer&#8217;s right \u2062to drive choice and affordability.<\/p>\n<p>In the midst of this brewing policy battle, advocates of traditional energy vie with futurists for control of \u200dthe nation&#8217;s throttle.\u2063 As electric dreams\u2064 surge\u200d towards reality, the question that burns rubber in everyone&#8217;s minds is clear: Will America&#8217;s automotive \u200cfuture be one of innovation \u200cor imposition?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Biden comes under fire as the administration prepares to enforce robust regulations aimed at replacing gas vehicles with electric ones, a plan initiated by the EPA in April 2023 and due for imminent finalization<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2807,"featured_media":2201354,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/president-biden-delivers-remarks-on-clean-cars.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2201353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/president-biden-delivers-remarks-on-clean-cars.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2201353","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\/2807"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2201353"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2201353\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2201354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2201353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2201353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2201353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}