August 6, 2021
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Biden aims to make half of new vehicles electric by 2030

The executive order also sets a schedule for developing long-term fuel efficiency and emissions standards rolled back during the administration of former President Donald Trump…reports Asian Lite News

President Joe Biden has signed an executive order calling for half of new vehicles sold in the country to be zero-emission by 2030.

“America must lead the world on clean and efficient cars and trucks. That means bolstering our domestic market by setting a goal that 50 per cent of all new passenger cars and light trucks sold in 2030 be zero-emission vehicles, including battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric, or fuel cell electric vehicles,” said the executive order signed on Thursday.

The executive order also sets a schedule for developing long-term fuel efficiency and emissions standards rolled back during the administration of former President Donald Trump, Xinhua news agency reported.

Executives from auto companies, including Ford, General Motors and Stellantis as well as lawmakers and United Auto Workers members joined Biden at the White House on Thursday afternoon.

“The question is whether we’ll lead or fall behind in the race for the future,” the President had said before signing the order.

“Right now, China’s leading the race as one of the largest and fastest growing electric vehicle markets in the world.”

Biden has made electric vehicles a major priority in his $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill that the Senate is taking up this week, said the USA Today.

The proposal includes $7.5 billion in electrical vehicle charging stations and another $7.5 billion for electric buses.

It would allocate $6 billion in battery supply chain and battery-pack manufacturing and in helping factories expand capacity to produce electric vehicles, the report added.

The US is the world’s third-largest market for electric vehicles.

While total new car sales were down by 23 per cent in 2020 to about 14.6 million units, sales of all-electric vehicles fell by 11 per cent to 295,000 units, according to IHS Markit.

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