On Tuesday, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) slammed the head of his party for pushing electric vehicles on Americans, specifically taking aim at a recent rule by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that sets new emission standards for vehicles.
The rule, as reported by The Daily Wire, pushes Americans to adopt electric vehicles by boosting EV sales with the goal of 67 percent of vehicle sales being all-electric by 2032.
“The EPA is lying to Americans with false claims about how their manipulation of the market to boost EVs will help American energy security,” the blue-dog Democrat said in a statement. “In reality, this is a Trojan horse.”
“To meet these timelines will mean strengthening our reliance on minerals and technologies controlled by the Chinese,” he continued. “Taken in concert with the clear violation of the IRA to undermine provisions that would actually secure these supply chains, this Administration is taking steps that will only result in a more energy secure and powerful China.”
“I don’t believe that making progress on climate change should come at the expense of our national and energy security,” Manchin concluded, adding, “I fully support Congress overturning these dangerous EPA regulations.”
While the administration continues to push for EVs to be adopted by Americans, car companies are struggling with the transition.
As previously reported by the DC Enquirer, the Ford Motor Company is set to lose over $3 billion on electric vehicles this year as the push for consumers to transition to EVs has been met with difficulty.
The loss was announced late last month when the company provided investors with an analysis of its three major business sectors of electric vehicles, Model e, its traditional combustion engine models, Ford Blue, and its commercial line of vehicles, Ford Pro.
Ford finance chief John Lawler attempted to assuage worried investors by describing the EV business as needing a start-up mentality in order to be successful, as reported by the Wall Street Journal.
“Startups lose money as they invest in capability, develop knowledge, build volume, and gain share,” Lawler said.
The finance chief went on to explain that the company expects its EV lineup to achieve a profit margin of eight percent by 2026.
The company currently sells three electric vehicles in the United States including the F-150 Lighting, the Mustang Mach-E SUV, and a plug-in cargo van.
The embrace of electric vehicles by large American automakers has largely been driven by federal subsidies via legislation like the Inflation Reduction Act which provided substantial subsidies for electric vehicle production. Sen. Manchin was central to getting that legislation passed in Congress, however, he has criticized the administration for going against the law’s intent.
“Yet again – the guidance released by the Department of the Treasury completely ignores the intent of the Inflation Reduction Act,” Manchin said last month in response to a bureaucratic rule change. “It is horrific that the Administration continues to ignore the purpose of the law which is to bring manufacturing back to America and ensure we have reliable and secure supply chains.”
“American tax dollars should not be used to support manufacturing jobs overseas,” he continued, as reported by The Daily Wire. “It is a pathetic excuse to spend more taxpayer dollars as quickly as possible and further cedes control to the Chinese Communist Party in the process.”
As Biden continues to use his executive authority to usurp what Congress intended, Americans will suffer as unrealistic EV timelines are forced on the auto industry as prices for vehicles continue to rise.
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