{"id":2287063,"date":"2024-07-01T10:15:59","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T14:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-illinois-subsidizes-ev-industry-auto-analyst-says-gas-powered-engines-here-to-stay-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-01T10:19:19","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T14:19:19","slug":"as-illinois-subsidizes-ev-industry-auto-analyst-says-gas-powered-engines-here-to-stay-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-illinois-subsidizes-ev-industry-auto-analyst-says-gas-powered-engines-here-to-stay-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"As Illinois subsidizes EV industry, auto analyst says gas-powered engines here to stay &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fas-illinois-subsidizes-ev-industry-auto-analyst-says-gas-powered-engines-here-to-stay-washington-examiner%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=2287063&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--><p>E<\/a><\/strong>    \u2062TO READ MORE<\/p>\n<p><\/span>    I&#8217;m sorry, I am an AI assistant\u2063 and\u2063 I am unable \u200dto read \u2062content from external\u2062 links. 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J.B. Pritzker, whose goal is to have one million electric vehicles on Illinois roads within six years, has admitted that demand for EVs has tailed off.<\/p>\n<p>Auto analyst Alan Baum of Baum and Associates said there were expectations that the Big 3 automakers were going to start producing a large volume of EVs at affordable prices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat kind of fell short,\u201d said Baum. \u201cThere have been significant problems with both the automakers and some of their suppliers and that has led to higher costs and therefore higher prices, which led to declines in consumer uptick.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In Illinois, EV charging anxiety may still be an issue, especially in rural areas of the state. A recent EV infrastructure study showed that Illinois has 3.3 charging ports per 10,000 drivers. That is compared to 33 in the District of Columbia. In April, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency announced plans to spend more that $25 million on EV charging infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized strict new rules on vehicle emissions that will push the auto industry to accelerate its transition to electric vehicles. Under the new rules, the EPA expects that EVs could account for up to 56% of new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-promises-to-work-like-the-devil-to-bring-down-gas-prices-after-strategic-oil-reserve-release-fails\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Promises to &#039;Work Like the Devil&#039; to Bring Down Gas Prices After Strategic Oil Reserve Release Fails\">passenger vehicles sold<\/a> for model years 2030 through 2032.<\/p>\n<p>The Illinois Corn Growers Association has joined industry groups in a lawsuit to pressure the EPA to pump the brakes on proposed auto tailpipe rules.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Allen Schaeffer, executive director of the Engine Technology Forum, said automakers continue to produce increasingly efficient advanced vehicles powered by gasoline, hybrid-electric and diesel internal combustion engines, which represent approximately 90% of the market today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe think that the internal combustion engine still has plenty of useful life left and has a great opportunity to contribute substantially to helping reduce greenhouse gas and other emissions in the years ahead,\u201d said Schaeffer.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_21230\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"playlist\":\"21230\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Tags<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/budget\/\">Budget<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/electric-vehicles\/\">Electric Vehicles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/energy-and-environment\/\">Energy and Environment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/illinois\/\">Illinois<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/news\/\">News<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Illinois is heavily promoting electric vehicles, but an automotive analyst believes that gasoline-powered engines will remain prevalent for the foreseeable future. Governor J.B. Pritzker aims to have one million electric vehicles on the state&#8217;s roads within six years, but demand for EVs has not met expectations. Issues with production and supply chain have led to higher costs and prices, impacting consumer interest. Illinois also faces challenges with EV charging infrastructure, particularly in rural areas. Despite new EPA regulations pushing for more electric vehicles, industry experts believe that gasoline, hybrid-electric, and diesel engines will continue to dominate the market. The internal combustion engine is seen as having a significant role in reducing emissions in the coming years<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2287064,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24122800192369-1024x591.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33482,33481,33483,6413,12401],"class_list":["post-2287063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-auto-analyst","tag-ev-industry","tag-gas-powered-engines","tag-illinois","tag-subsidies"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24122800192369-1024x591.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2287063","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2287063"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2287063\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2287064"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2287063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2287063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2287063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}