No. of Recommendations: 3
How well are EV's selling?
And are you sure it's just Republicans attacking them?
https://carbuzz.com/news/dealerships-across-americ...A group of nearly 4,000 dealerships are petitioning to change President Joe Biden's electric car ambitions and want to see "unrealistic" federal regulations re-evaluated. They believe it would force customers into buying vehicles they do not want.
The large group of automotive retailers represent different brands and addressed their concerns to President Biden in a letter sent on Tuesday. This comes after the Biden administration and the Environmental Protection Agency announced in April that they plan to introduce stricter emissions legislation by 2027.Look at the accompanying map. There are 114 car dealerships in Massafreakingchusetts on the list. Are they all Republicans?
Or how about these guys:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/dem-govern...Democratic Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont is withdrawing his plan to mandate future electric vehicle (EV) purchases after the proposal received bipartisan pushback from lawmakers on a key legislative panel.
Lamont ultimately pulled the proposal just four months after unveiling it and characterizing it as "decisive action to meet our climate pollution reduction targets." In July, Lamont unveiled the proposal, tethering Connecticut's emissions standards to those set in California, which mandates that every passenger vehicle sold is electric by 2035, the most aggressive target of its kind nationwide.What kind of pushback?
https://ctmirror.org/2023/11/27/ct-gas-car-ban-reg...A majority of the legislature’s Regulation Review Committee was poised to vote Tuesday to kill regulations prohibiting new gasoline-powered vehicle sales by 2035, forcing advocates and the administration of Gov. Ned Lamont to open talks on a new plan for passage by the full General Assembly in 2024.
Jonathan Dach, the governor’s chief of staff, said Monday that the administration reluctantly made the decision to withdraw the regulations after being told that opponents on the bipartisan committee had the votes to kill them and not merely reject them without prejudice, an action that would allow a later attempt at passage.
“The choice open to us is let them be killed or pull them,” Dach said. “We will pull them.”
“I was very hopeful we could get ‘rejection without prejudice’ so we could carry on the discussions,” said Rep. Lucy Dathan, D-New Canaan, the committee co-chair, after briefing Dach. “It’s disappointing.”But why? Why are so many people pushing back on EVs?
Because they're not ready for prime time.
https://money.com/why-americans-not-buying-electri...In just the last few weeks, EV leader Tesla slashed its prices once again; Ford reduced production of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck and postponed $12 billion of EV spending; Mercedes-Benz CFO Harald Wilhelm described the EV market as a “brutal space” as the company continues to discount vehicles; General Motors delayed three model launches and backed off a public goal of producing 400,000 EVs by the middle of next year; and Honda announced it was ending plans with GM to jointly develop affordable EVs.
Over at Toyota, which has prioritized hybrids over EVs, Chairman Akio Toyoda told reporters that “people are finally seeing reality.” Despite EV tax credits of up to $7,500, fewer Americans are ready to switch to EVs than automakers or government officials thought.Then there's the China effect.
https://apnews.com/article/michigan-recall-electio...Voters remove 5 Michigan officials who support Chinese-owned factory for electric vehicle batteries
GREEN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Voters in a Michigan community removed five local officials in a recall election fueled by opposition to a Chinese company’s plan to make components for electric vehicle batteries.
The Green Township supervisor, clerk, treasurer and two trustees — all Republicans — were defeated Tuesday by challengers who listed no party affiliation.
“This recall shows how the community did not want this,” recall advocate Lori Brock told The Detroit News, referring to the factory. “This just means we have a voice again.”
