Industry experts say that when President Biden said Americans can “buy any kind of car they want,” he was taking into account new emissions standards his administration is introducing that will reduce consumer choice. It is said that there was not.
In a speech outside the Rose Garden on Tuesday, Biden focused on protecting American jobs from unfair foreign trade practices and vowed not to allow China to dominate the internal combustion engine and electric vehicle (EV) markets. promised.
“Regardless of what the other side says, I want to make this clear: They can buy any kind of car they want…but we do not want China to unfairly control the market for these cars. “I’ll never forgive you,” he said. “That person” appears to be referring to former President Trump, who made headlines for predicting that the auto industry would be in a “catastrophe” if the Democratic Party continued to promote EVs.
Jeff Moody is senior vice president of the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM), an industry group representing companies such as Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Koch. He said Biden’s EPA regulations “functionally ban sales of most new gasoline-powered vehicles by 2032.”
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“This policy would limit the availability of new gasoline-powered vehicles and put the cost of remaining gasoline-powered vehicles out of reach for most Americans,” he said, adding that the EPA compliance he is considering would The scenario adds that new internal combustion engines are planned, adding that car sales are expected to drop significantly from 84% today to less than 30% in 2032.
“The point of this rule is to steer American drivers toward electric vehicles by limiting other options,” Moody said.
Will Hupman, an executive at the American Petroleum Institute, echoed similar sentiments, predicting that in the future most new gasoline-powered cars could be effectively phased out.
Republican Sen. Roger Marshall in April. started efforts To block new regulations, the Congressional Review Act allows Congress to quickly attempt to override new agency rules.
Sen. Roger Marshall of Kansas is leading the effort to block President Biden’s new emissions regulations. (Getty Images)
Marshall told Fox News Digital on Thursday that the president’s comments sounded like a “political showboat” response to such opposition.
“Now, in the face of backlash, Biden is rescinding irresponsible EV mandates that promote American jobs and overseas auto manufacturing,” Marshall said. “He hopes that by overturning these tariffs he can buy political favors from the unions while simultaneously stabbing them in the back with the unrealistic goal of an all-electric transportation system.”
Meanwhile, Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a co-sponsor of a similar effort, told Fox News Digital that the president is either “disloyal or his administration has been taken over by far-left extremists who want to regulate internal combustion engines.” “Either they don’t realize what’s going on.” By finalizing regulations equivalent to mandating EVs, they can be eliminated from existence. ”
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Sullivan, whose state has often pushed back against many environmental regulations during the Biden administration, said if Biden is serious about continuing to transition to electric vehicles, he would move to the Ambler mining district on the Last Frontier, where rare earths are mined. He added that the government’s move to restrict access should be reversed. Minerals necessary for EV batteries can be extracted.
“America desperately needs [those minerals] “Not only if the president wants companies to make more EVs, but also for important defense projects,” Sullivan said, arguing against continuing to import EVs instead.
Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency emissions standards do not constitute an outright ban on internal combustion engines, but auto and fossil fuel trade groups say they would be better off.
AFPM scrutinized the details of the new regulations and said in a fact sheet that average vehicle tailpipe emissions must be 85 grams per mile, which it said was unrealistic. It argued that under the new rules’ carbon credit-based system, not every buyer who wants a new petrol car will be able to get one if dealers aren’t selling enough EVs.
Asked about Biden’s comments about the new mandate and concerns about consumer choice, a General Motors spokesperson said the company is expanding its fleet of electric vehicles while maintaining a wide range of gasoline-powered options for customers. He said he is continuing.
A spokesperson also called it “challenging.”
“The flat-curve approach will allow for the continued development of the EV market and the necessary support such as infrastructure and supply chain. We are still awaiting final rules from the Department of Transportation on CAFE regulations.”[s] To fully understand how [they] It will impact our product portfolio. ”
EPA has pushed back against criticism and characterization of the new standard, saying the new rule will actually expand consumer choice and pass on cost savings to drivers equivalent to $62 billion in reduced fuel and maintenance costs annually. he told Fox News Digital.
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“EPA’s standards will meet the 2026 standards over the lifetime of new small and light vehicles in model year 2032 by accelerating the adoption of technology by encouraging the continued development of more efficient vehicles. It is projected to save Americans an average of about $6,000 compared to a vehicle, “reducing fuel costs, maintenance costs, and even pollution,” an EPA spokesperson said. They denied that the new regulations constituted a forced transition from internal combustion engines to electricity.
A White House spokesperson largely agreed with the EPA’s opinion, telling Fox News Digital:
Biden is “investing in a future built in America, by American workers, to position America to lead in a clean energy future.” They credited inflation control laws with making electric cars more affordable and argued that more American drivers are buying electric cars every day.
Several Democratic lawmakers who have publicly expressed support for Biden’s new regulations did not respond to requests for comment on the president’s recent remarks.
