LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – Twenty five Michigan lawmakers have penned a letter to President Joe Biden stating their opposition to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) electric vehicle mandates.
“These targets are almost certainly unachievable but will nevertheless likely prove to be extremely costly for motorists in Michigan and around the country,” the letter read. “We are deeply concerned about the impact this rule could have not only on workers in Michigan who have decades of experience building automobiles powered by liquid fuels, but also those who are employed by many of original equipment manufacturers (OEM) who supply parts for those same vehicles.”
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Michigan has produced vehicles for more than one hundred years and is considered a leader in the automotive industry. The Biden administration’s mandate would require two-thirds of new light-duty vehicles and 46% of medium-duty vehicles to be electric by 2032. The lawmakers called these targets “unachievable” and “costly.”
The United Auto Workers (UAW) union supports the mandates, presumably because it has thrown its support behind President Joe Biden’s reelection efforts. U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Michigan) and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-Detroit) also sang the praises of the new EPA standards.
“It represents an opportunity for union workers to continue to build the vehicles of the future right here in the U.S. and tackle the climate crisis,” said Stabenow.
Meanwhile, Michigan lawmakers hope the Biden administration will be open to their suggestions. “The imposition of electric vehicle mandates raises significant concerns about consumer choice, economic impacts, and
technological feasibility,” the letter stated.
Read the full letter here.
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