Biden’s EV Mandate Blows Its Cover

Biden officials are stressing that the new auto greenhouse gas emissions standards they rolled out on Wednesday aren’t an electric-vehicle mandate. But the liberal press and climate lobby don’t buy it, and neither should Americans.

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The Environmental Protection Agency somewhat eased CO2 emissions requirements through 2030 from its proposal last spring while maintaining essentially the same end-point for 2032. That means gas-powered cars can make up no more than 30% of auto sales by 2032. Make no mistake: This is a coerced phase-out of gas-powered cars.


Ed Morrissey

I have no problem with allowing EVs to compete in the marketplace, but they simply can't, and the Biden administration knows it. If EVs were as economical and reliable as they claim, they wouldn't need heavy subsidies and mandates. The government doesn't pick winners and losers -- it picks losers, because winners don't need the help.

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