{"id":206831,"date":"2021-08-05T17:11:18","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T21:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/?p=206831"},"modified":"2021-08-05T17:24:26","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T21:24:26","slug":"biden-signs-executive-order-targeting-50-evs-by-2030","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/2021\/08\/biden-signs-executive-order-targeting-50-evs-by-2030\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Signs Executive Order Targeting 50% EVs by 2030"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>President Joe Biden signed an executive order Thursday afternoon aimed at beginning the phaseout of cars and trucks running on gas and diesel, with battery-electric vehicles now expected to make up at least 50% of new model sales by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n<div>\n    <figure data-block_610c5198530b5 class=\"tdb-image alignright w-full md:w-1\/3\">\n\n        <img decoding=\"async\"\n                data-full-image=\"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Biden-and-Rickey-two.jpg\"\n                data-imgid=\"206835\"\n                data-full-image-id=\"block_610c5198530b5\"\n                                 data-image-description=\"Bernie Ricke, president of UAW Local 600, which builds the Ford F-150 Lightning introduced President Biden at the announcement.\"                 src=\"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Biden-and-Rickey-two-398x267.jpg\"\n                alt=\"Biden at Signing Ceremony\"\n                class=\"with-modal-slider\">\n                    <figcaption class=\"\">\n                                                    <div class=\"fc-description\">Bernie Ricke, president of UAW Local 600, which builds the Ford F-150 Lightning introduced President Biden at the announcement.<\/div>\n                \n                \n                <div class=\"flex justify-between pt-3\">\n                    <button 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Both moves won widespread praise \u2014 and promises from key automakers they will live up to the targets the Biden White House has set. But some environmentalists questioned whether the administration is moving far and fast enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The future, said Biden, speaking from the White House lawn, \u201cis electric, and there\u2019s no turning back. The question is whether we\u2019ll lead,\u201d he said, warning that, \u201cRight now, China is leading the race.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, that Asian powerhouse has 93 plants building the sort of batteries needed to power battery-based vehicles, compared to just four in the United States, according to a study by Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. In recent months, a number of automakers, including General Motors, Ford and Stellantis \u2014 as well as independent suppliers \u2014 have announced plans to build lithium-ion battery plants in the U.S., but the numbers so far announced still leave this country way behind in terms of production capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n<div>\n    <figure data-block_610c52d4530b6 class=\"tdb-image alignleft w-full md:w-1\/3\">\n\n        <img decoding=\"async\"\n                data-full-image=\"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Biden-Driving-F-150-Lightning.jpg\"\n                data-imgid=\"202323\"\n                data-full-image-id=\"block_610c52d4530b6\"\n                                 data-image-description=\"&quot;This sucker&#039;s quick,&quot; said President Joe Biden after driving the Lightning during a visit to Detroit in May.\"                 src=\"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Biden-Driving-F-150-Lightning-398x265.jpg\"\n                alt=\"Biden Driving F-150 Lightning\"\n                class=\"with-modal-slider\">\n                    <figcaption class=\"\">\n                                                    <div class=\"fc-description\">&quot;This sucker&#039;s quick,&quot; 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The European Union, in particular, recently laid out a proposal that would phase out sale of new vehicles using internal combustion engines entirely by 2035.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The White House has faced heavy pressure since Biden was inaugurated in January to follow suit. And even with a 50% target for 2030, the president came under criticism from some environmentalists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s proposal relies on unenforceable voluntary commitments from unreliable car makers,\u201d wrote Dan Becker, director of the, Safe Climate Transport Campaign of the Center for Biological Diversity, in astatement. 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Going to 50% will be difficult, numerous analysts said this week. And Biden acknowledged the challenge during his brief address on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He pointed to his Build Back Better infrastructure bill working through Congress as critical to that goal, as well as legislation that would both extend and expand the current federal EV incentives of up to $7,500. A bill cosponsored by Michigan Representative Debbie Dingell would bring the number up to $10,000 for American-made EVs, adding yet another $2,500 for those produced with union labor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Biden also highlighted other goals of the administration, including the creation of 500,000 EV chargers nationwide \u2014 something researchers at J.D. Power, IHS Markit and others have called essential to widespread acceptance of battery power. 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