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WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

Joe Biden Rolls Out His EV Mandate for America

WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

The Wall Street Journal

News, Society & Culture

4.22.8K Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

The Environmental Protection Agency's new tailpipe emissions rules are a de facto mandate to make and sell electric cars and trucks that would force the phase-out of gas-powered vehicles. The costly, controversial and probably unworkable diktat will be a major political issue in the 2024 election campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal, this is Potomac Watch.

0:38.0

The by administration rolls out new tailpipe emission standards for cars and trucks that amount to a mandate to make and sell electric vehicles.

0:49.0

It's a de facto phase out of new gas-powered cars and trucks, whether or not you want to buy those

0:57.0

cars and trucks. The proposal will essentially remake the U.S. auto industry if it goes forward and it promises to become a major fault line in the

1:06.0

2024 presidential campaign.

1:09.0

Welcome, I'm Paul Geego with the Wall Street Journal opinion pages, and I'm here with my colleagues

1:14.1

Alicia Finley and Kim Strassos. So tailpipe emission standards, Alicia, Kim,

1:20.4

not exactly the stuff typically of gripping political import but in this case it really is because

1:28.0

This is a big deal and the Biden administration has

1:34.4

Finalized its rule. And in case you thought the Biden administration was slowing down

1:38.1

on its plans to eliminate fossil fuels,

1:40.4

this week showed again that it is moving full speed ahead.

1:44.0

Let's listen to Michael Reagan, EPA Administrator for the administration, put his

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