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Will the U.S. government start being the ones making vehicles? The exact main point of the Socialist model for Politics 101 is that the government is heavily involved in all economic matters, up to and including owning the means of production. Congress will need to mandate this, though, Joe could totally mess up production by increasing the CAFE standards to such a high level that automakers will have to produce EVs and pay fines and fees and such. And your price of purchasing a vehicle will skyrocket

Biden to announce he wants half of all new vehicles at zero emissions by 2030

President Biden will sign an executive order on Thursday calling for half of all U.S. car sales to be zero-emission vehicles by 2030.

Senior administration officials said in a briefing for reporters that the order is a part of Biden’s broader “Build Back Better” initiative and will bolster infrastructure, save consumers money, and tackle the climate crisis.

The order will further initiate the development of “long-term fuel efficiency and emission standards” that will cut pollution and allegedly save consumers costs at the pump.

The officials said the standards will apply to not only “light-duty vehicles” like cars, SUVs, and pickup trucks, but also will also be established for “medium and heavy-duty vehicles.”

American automakers including Ford, GM, and Stellantis, along with the United Auto Workers union heads are expected to stand with the president at the White House as he signs the executive order.

“Today, Ford, GM, and Stellantis announce their shared aspiration to achieve sales of 40-50% of annual U.S. volumes of electric vehicles (battery electric, fuel cell, and plug-in hybrid vehicles) by 2030,” the automakers said in a joint statement. “Our recent product, technology, and investment announcements highlight our collective commitment to be leaders in the U.S. transition to electric vehicles.”

But, are people buying these? Do they actually want to buy them? Do they want to deal with all the inconveniences? Is this what they’re demanding? China Joe setting the standards and forcing compliance is not capitalism, it’s Marxism. It’s not a free, Classical Liberal system, it’s Socialism. You may “save” at the pump, but, the huge cost of EVs make them unaffordable to most people. Let’s say it all evens out in costs. Let’s say you spend $1,200 a year on gas (the actual average across all vehicles is $3K, but, let’s say you drive something like a Civic or Corolla now): are you enthused on paying that times 5 ($6K) up front for the vehicle? Turning a $24000 vehicle to $30000? And getting maybe 100-200 miles per charge? With fewer features? Will banks give the loans? Or require large down payments?

The automakers said that the goal to cut gasoline-based car sales by half in less than 10 years would be made possible through government-supported purchase incentives, charging networks, investment in continued research, and incentives for the expansion of electric vehicle manufacturing and supply chains.

Will the government be giving us all lots of money for down payment? Or directly to the manufacturers? A tax incentive of, say, $7000 doesn’t actually equate to a $7000 reduction in price. What about the mining of metals, transportation of the metals and completed parts, shipping the vehicles to dealers? Doesn’t that require fossil fuels? If Warmists are so enthused by EVs why aren’t they all buying them now? What’s that, most can’t afford them? Why isn’t Joe using a electric limo, with electric SUVs in his giant motorcade?