* They are changing the milestones, but not the final goal. That is, according to this new plan, 2032 is still the target date for 2/3rds of new sales being EV, but the requirements will be relaxed until 2030, at which point they'll suddenly jump back up where they were in the old plan. I guess that's the "then a miracle occurs" step in the overall strategy. Sounds like it'll definitely work, can't see any way for that to fail.
* This push comes from both automakers and labor unions, for different reasons. Finally, they can all agree on something, which is that you can use the threat of a second Trump presidency as leverage to make your job a little easier for a while.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/17/climate/biden-epa-auto-em...
https://archive.is/OJvBr
It seems like the following things are true:
* They are changing the milestones, but not the final goal. That is, according to this new plan, 2032 is still the target date for 2/3rds of new sales being EV, but the requirements will be relaxed until 2030, at which point they'll suddenly jump back up where they were in the old plan. I guess that's the "then a miracle occurs" step in the overall strategy. Sounds like it'll definitely work, can't see any way for that to fail.
* This push comes from both automakers and labor unions, for different reasons. Finally, they can all agree on something, which is that you can use the threat of a second Trump presidency as leverage to make your job a little easier for a while.