America is losing the electric car race

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🗓️ 13 August 2021

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Through his infrastructure bill and recent executive orders, Biden is pushing for more Americans to start driving electric vehicles. The president has made the technology a cornerstone of his agenda to fight climate change. But with scientists urging immediate action, do Biden’s proposed reforms go far enough? The Verge’s Sean O’Kane (@sokane1) joins Recode’s Rani Molla to discuss the significance of electric cars. References: Read Sean’s story on Biden’s recent executive order here. Enjoyed this episode? Rate Recode Daily ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. What do you want to learn about on Recode Daily? Send your requests and questions to recodedaily@recode.net. We read every email! Subscribe for free. Be the first to hear the next episode of Recode Daily by subscribing in your favorite podcast app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode was made by: Host: Rani Molla (@ranimolla) Producer: Alan Rodriguez Espinoza (@ardzes) Engineer: Paul Robert Mounsey Support Recode Daily by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:39.5	President Joe Biden is betting on electric vehicles to fight global warming. His
0:44.5	executive order from last week will put way more electric cars on American
0:47.9	roads in the next decade. And then there's this big infrastructure bill now making
0:52.0	its way through Congress. If passed, it could start to decarbonize the country's
0:55.7	transportation system with electric buses and ferries. The new policies come at
0:59.8	a critical time in the fight against climate change. A recent UN report says
1:03.8	we're dangerously close to a point of no return, while others say we're already
1:07.4	past it.
1:12.6	Sean O'Kane writes about transportation startups for the Verge, and he's here to
1:15.6	tell us more about America's expansion into electric cars. Hey Sean. Hey, how are
1:20.8	you? I'm good. So just now I mentioned two pieces of legislation that Biden is
1:24.6	betting on to take on global warming. If we act to save the planet, we can also
1:29.9	come out of it better. We can create millions of good paying jobs that
1:33.2	generate significant economic growth and opportunity to raise the standard
1:37.2	community. People not only here, but around the world. Let's start with the
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