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Some Democrats join Republicans in voting to strike down Biden's EV mandate
The House voted Wednesday evening in favor of legislation striking down federal regulations targeting gas-powered vehicles which, according to the White House, are designed to "accelerate the transition to electric vehicles."
In a 221-197 vote, the House approved the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act with 216 Republicans and five Democrats voting in favor. A group of more than a dozen Republican lawmakers, led by Reps. Tim Walberg, R-Mich., and Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., introduced the legislation in July in response to the Biden administration's tailpipe emissions regulations unveiled months earlier.
"The passage of the CARS Act is a massive victory for every consumer and the entire American auto industry," Walberg told Fox News Digital. "Biden’s mandate has always been unrealistic, and a textbook study on how central planning and Bidenomics simply do not work. Mandating EVs has never been a responsible or affordable solution."
"Americans should always have the option to buy whatever car suits them the best and the House has taken a massive step toward ensuring that opportunity still exists," he added.
The CARS Act would particularly block regulations proposed in April by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which would significantly increase tailpipe emissions standards for gas-powered cars. The bill would also prohibit any rule mandating the use of a specific technology or regulations that limit the availability of new vehicles based on engine type.
If the EPA rule is finalized, the White House projected that a staggering 67% of new sedan, crossover, SUV and light truck purchases and up to 50% of bus and garbage truck purchases could be electric by 2032. While the proposal isn't technically a mandate, the Biden administration boasted it would be a key part of its efforts to push greater EV adoption.....
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The White House can't have the EPA mandate ICE cars off the market by making ridiculous emission standards. This was a BIPARTISAN vote.
Joey Crapitalist is totally incontinent in his lacy panties.
The House voted Wednesday evening in favor of legislation striking down federal regulations targeting gas-powered vehicles which, according to the White House, are designed to "accelerate the transition to electric vehicles."
In a 221-197 vote, the House approved the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act with 216 Republicans and five Democrats voting in favor. A group of more than a dozen Republican lawmakers, led by Reps. Tim Walberg, R-Mich., and Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., introduced the legislation in July in response to the Biden administration's tailpipe emissions regulations unveiled months earlier.
"The passage of the CARS Act is a massive victory for every consumer and the entire American auto industry," Walberg told Fox News Digital. "Biden’s mandate has always been unrealistic, and a textbook study on how central planning and Bidenomics simply do not work. Mandating EVs has never been a responsible or affordable solution."
"Americans should always have the option to buy whatever car suits them the best and the House has taken a massive step toward ensuring that opportunity still exists," he added.
The CARS Act would particularly block regulations proposed in April by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which would significantly increase tailpipe emissions standards for gas-powered cars. The bill would also prohibit any rule mandating the use of a specific technology or regulations that limit the availability of new vehicles based on engine type.
If the EPA rule is finalized, the White House projected that a staggering 67% of new sedan, crossover, SUV and light truck purchases and up to 50% of bus and garbage truck purchases could be electric by 2032. While the proposal isn't technically a mandate, the Biden administration boasted it would be a key part of its efforts to push greater EV adoption.....
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The White House can't have the EPA mandate ICE cars off the market by making ridiculous emission standards. This was a BIPARTISAN vote.
Joey Crapitalist is totally incontinent in his lacy panties.
