Biden Administration Asks Car Makers to Commit to 40% Electrification by 2030
As heat waves, wild fires and biting cold temperatures become more common, it is becoming increasingly clear that the time to handle runaway climate change is now. For most territories, that involves replacing the petrol- and diesel-powered vehicles on the roads with zero-emission electric cars, preferably within the next couple of decades. To achieve this daunting goal, collaboration between the government and the private enterprises that manufacture vehicles will be crucial. In a bid to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and make electric cars the dominant vehicle on American roads, sources say the Biden administration has told American automakers to back…