{"id":2332803,"date":"2024-08-28T17:01:59","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T21:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-harris-admin-gets-disappointing-news-about-ev-battery-plant-it-previously-touted\/"},"modified":"2024-08-28T17:08:18","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T21:08:18","slug":"biden-harris-admin-gets-disappointing-news-about-ev-battery-plant-it-previously-touted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-harris-admin-gets-disappointing-news-about-ev-battery-plant-it-previously-touted\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden-Harris Admin Gets Disappointing News About EV Battery Plant It Previously Touted"},"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\">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%2Fbiden-harris-admin-gets-disappointing-news-about-ev-battery-plant-it-previously-touted%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=2332803&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>President Joe Biden&#8217;s push \u200cfor electric vehicles (EVs) has faced a significant setback with General Motors (GM) announcing a delay in the \u200dconstruction of a planned battery \u2064plant \u200din Indiana. Originally \u2063scheduled to \u200cstart\u200c production in 2026 in partnership\u2064 with Samsung SDI, the new \u200ctimeline pushes the production start to\u200b 2027, with the plant costing $3.5 billion. This delay follows earlier \u200cannouncements by GM \u200dregarding the postponement of a new Buick EV\u2064 and a \u2062new EV truck factory. <\/p>\n<p>Historically, GM intended to have \u200cfactories capable of \u2062producing one million EVs by \u200dnext year, but has \u200bsince reversed this goal. The decision comes amidst consumer \u2064reluctance to transition from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-ca-dem-senators-tell-biden-to-set-hard-date-to-eliminate-sale-of-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/living-through-a-socialist-collapse-an-insiders-account-of-venezuelas-demise\/\" title=\"Living Through A Socialist Collapse: An Insider\u2019s Account Of Venezuela\u2019s Demise\">gas-powered<\/a>-vehicles\/&#8221; title=&#8221;Two CA Dem Senators Tell Biden To Set Hard Date To Eliminate Sale Of Gas-Powered Vehicles&#8221;>gas-powered vehicles<\/a>, despite governmental mandates\u2064 aiming\u2062 for a substantial increase in EV and hybrid purchases by 2032. Concerns over the \u200dcosts and reliability of EVs\u2062 have surfaced, with surveys indicating higher issues reported with EVs compared to \u2063traditional vehicles. <\/p>\n<p>As these developments unfold, the push \u2064for EVs appears to be more of a \u2062top-down initiative that lacks strong consumer demand, with many drivers still relying on gas-powered vehicles for their\u200c practicality and performance.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden&rsquo;s attempt to thrust electric vehicles on the consumer just suffered a major setback.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/business\/autos\/gm-delays-indiana-battery-factory-in-latest-ev-pullback-e0d53b9c?mod=lead_feature_below_a_pos1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a> reported on Tuesday that General Motors&rsquo; plans to build a battery plant in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/caitlin-clark-effect-indiana-fever-report-breaks-just-popular-star-rookie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indiana<\/a> have been pushed back by about a year.<\/p>\n<p>The scheduled building for 2026 with partner Samsung SDI will now begin production in 2027, with the plant&rsquo;s location in New Carlise costing $3.5 billion dollars.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the only time GM has revised their manufacturing projections, as the Wall Street Journal also reported their announcement in July of delaying a new Buick EV and a new EV truck factory.<\/p>\n<p>GM also reversed course on its intent to have enough factories make one million EVs next year.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insideindianabusiness.com\/articles\/new-carlisle-chosen-for-3b-ev-battery-plant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inside Indiana Business<\/a> announced GM and Samsung SDI&rsquo;s plans in June 2023 when they became official. With the announcement came news of 1,700 new<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/john-deere-sells-america-nukes-jobs-making-10-billion-profit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> jobs<\/a> in the area, and Indiana GOP Gov. Eric Holcomb expressed his optimism.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This historic investment is further proof that Indiana has turned it up and shifted into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-fines-weibo-social-media-outlet-half-a-million-dollars-for-not-censoring-enough\/\" title=\"China Fines Weibo Social Media Outlet Half a Million Dollars for Not Censoring Enough\">higher gear<\/a> when it comes to helping create the future of mobility and more customer options out on the open road,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>When news of the plant became official, Biden engaged in the usual EV rhetoric.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our work to build a clean energy economy is unleashing record private sector manufacturing investment, driving companies to shore up our supply chains here at home, and lowering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-makes-massive-move-may-help-chances-trump-aims-lowering-gas-prices-big-decision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">energy costs<\/a> for working families,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the delay reminds manufacturers of the massive problem in putting billions into EVs &mdash; consumers don&rsquo;t want them.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the president and the Environmental Protection Agency&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-campaign-blasts-bidens-new-extreme-electric-vehicle-mandate-promises-day-one-reversal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">emissions standards<\/a> from March, which would require 70 percent of new car purchases to be electric or hybrid by 2032, Americans aren&rsquo;t giving up their reliance on gas-powered vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>While it may be tempting to turn to an EV with rising fuel costs in mind, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-study-electric-vehicles-cost-charge-filling-car-gas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">studies show<\/a> it is more costly to own an EV than a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/3-recent-failures-of-green-energy-policies\/\" title=\"3 Recent Failures of Green Energy Policies\">gas-powered car<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A survey by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cars\/car-reliability-owner-satisfaction\/electric-vehicles-are-less-reliable-than-conventional-cars-a1047214174\/?msockid=072421d5e4776d9a185c35aae5176c95\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Consumer Reports<\/a> from November 2023 found EVs from the three previous model years had 79 percent more problems than gas-powered vehicles. The same survey said hybrids were less problematic.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday&rsquo;s news aligns with how consumers feel about EVs.<\/p>\n<p>This is a top-down initiative that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/big-time-lefty-actor-john-cusack-slams-dem-party-sold-working-class-decades\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">working people<\/a> did not ask for.<\/p>\n<p>Reliable vehicles are needed to get to work and take care of families. They are gas-powered.<\/p>\n<p>Experience shows it, and consumer demand reflects it.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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According to a report from the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday, General Motors has delayed its plans to construct a battery plant in Indiana by approximately one year. The facility, which is being developed in partnership with Samsung SDI, was originally set to begin operations in 2026 but will now start production in 2027. The plant, located in New Carlisle, is expected to cost $3.5 billion.<\/p>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t the first time GM has adjusted its manufacturing timelines; the Wall Street Journal also noted that the company announced delays for a new Buick electric vehicle and an electric truck factory back in July. Additionally, GM has retracted its goal of having enough factories ready to produce one million EVs by next year.<\/p>\n<p>Inside Indiana Business reported on GM and Samsung SDI&#8217;s plans when they were officially announced in June 2023, which included the creation of 1,700 jobs in the region. Indiana&#8217;s Republican Governor Eric Holcomb expressed his enthusiasm for this &#8220;historic investment,&#8221; stating it demonstrates Indiana&#8217;s commitment to advancing mobility and providing more options for consumers.<\/p>\n<p>When the plant announcement was made official, President Biden engaged in typical rhetoric surrounding electric vehicles: \u201cOur work to build a clean energy economy is unleashing record private sector manufacturing investment&#8230;and lowering energy costs for working families,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>However, this delay highlights a significant challenge facing manufacturers investing billions into EVs: consumer demand remains low. Despite emissions standards set by Biden and the Environmental Protection Agency that aim for 70 percent of new car purchases to be electric or hybrid by 2032, many Americans continue relying on gas-powered vehicles. Although rising fuel prices might make EVs appealing at first glance, studies indicate that owning an EV can be more expensive than maintaining a gas-powered car.<\/p>\n<p>A Consumer Reports survey from November 2023 revealed that EVs from recent model years had 79 percent more issues compared to their gas counterparts; hybrids were found to have fewer problems overall. This latest news reflects consumer sentiment towards EVs\u2014many working individuals prioritize reliable transportation for commuting and family needs over government-driven initiatives promoting electric vehicles<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2332804,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Biden-and-Harris-2.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[34137,39590,33451,39589],"class_list":["post-2332803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-biden-harris-administration","tag-disappointing-news","tag-electric-vehicles","tag-ev-battery-plant"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Biden-and-Harris-2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332803","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=2332803"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332803\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2332804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2332803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2332803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2332803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}