Washington Free Beacon By Ben Wilson
Auto manufacturers slammed the Biden administration’s electric vehicle push, citing the challenges posed by procuring necessary minerals for the cars from outside the United States and inadequate infrastructure.
Toyota and Stellantis described the White House’s goals, which includes a target of two-thirds of light-duty vehicle sales being electric by 2023, as “overly optimistic.”
The plan “underestimates key challenges, including the scarcity of minerals to make batteries, the fact that these minerals are not mined or refined in the US, the inadequate infrastructure, and the high cost of battery-electric vehicles,” the automakers said in comments submitted to the federal government.
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