The House Rejects the Biden EV Mandate – WSJ

The House on Friday voted, 215-191, to overturn the Environmental Protection Agency s vehicle emissions rule, with eight Democrats joining Republicans. Kamala Harris says she doesn t support an electric vehicle mandate, but that s what the Biden EPA rule effectively is.

The EPA in March finalized greenhouse gas emissions requirements for auto makers through 2032. EPA s models show that gas-powered cars will make up no more than 30% of sales by 2032. EVs made up a mere 7.6% of auto sales last year and less than 4% for General Motors and Ford. In eight years they will have to increase their EV sales by some 15-fold.

The emissions standards are especially punitive for U.S. manufacturers that mostly sell trucks and SUVs. Companies will effectively have to produce one to two electric trucks for every gas-powered one in 2027 and closer to four to one by 2032. Yet electric trucks cost much more to produce than sedans since they require much bigger batteries.

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