Republicans demand Biden withdraw ‘ridiculous’ plan to tackle tailpipe emissions and make 67% of all sedans and SUVs electric by 2032, in aggressive push to transition to electric vehicles
- A rule proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency could ban most gasoline-powered cars
- More than 130 Republicans signed a letter to Biden demanding the rule not pass
- The GOP members called the rule a “de facto EV mandate” in their letter
Republicans are outraged that the Biden administration is poised to ban most gas-powered cars within a decade under proposed tailpipe emissions regulations.
A bicameral group of more than 130 Republican lawmakers — and one Democrat — sent a letter to President Biden and Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young, demanding that the Environmental Protection Agency’s new regulations not be adopted.
The group claims the proposal would require Americans to switch from gas-powered vehicles to electric or electric vehicles by 2032.
The proposed rule “requires that 67% of new light-duty vehicles and 46% of medium-duty vehicles be electric by 2032,” which the group of Republican lawmakers called a “de facto EV mandate.”
“The reality is that most Americans still prefer cars with internal combustion engines, and EPA’s proposed rule unnecessarily limits consumer choice and forces expensive electric cars onto Americans at a time when they can least afford them.” ‘, the Republicans wrote in the letter they shared with DailyMail. com.
Notably, Democrat Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia, who has long been an American energy advocate, also signed the letter.
The EPA’s proposed rule would require many Americans to buy electric vehicles within this decade
Gas-powered vehicles are by far the most popular in America, but the EPA’s proposed rule would require many Americans to switch to electric vehicles by 2032
Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, led the letter to President Joe Biden
The effort was led by Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, and Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho.
Biden would rather force Americans to “buy electric vehicles to advance his Green New Deal agenda than let people choose the best car or truck for their families, businesses and farms at an affordable price,” Feenstra said in a statement shared with DailyMail . com.
“I encourage President Biden to immediately withdraw this proposed rule and work with Republicans to reduce costs for our families, farmers and small businesses,” he continued.
Crapo also decried how the rule would force Americans to purchase expensive green vehicles.
“The impact of rules and regulations driven by the Biden administration’s radical green agenda is drastically reducing consumer choice and the affordability of vehicles available to Americans,” he said in a statement.
“Americans deserve access to affordable, reliable vehicles powered by American-made energy products, not energy products supplied primarily by China.”
The auto industry has recently overhauled its EV strategies because consumer demand is low and departments are expensive to maintain, lawmakers wrote.
They also say that electric vehicles are notoriously unreliable in extreme temperatures, both hot and cold, and that reports of Americans being stranded due to defective vehicles have become increasingly widespread.
“The past few weeks, as electric cars have left people stranded, have underscored the reason why an EV-only approach is wrong,” the lawmakers wrote.