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by meragrin_ 516 days ago
Biden didn't need to specify anything. The EPA is the only organization I am aware which can enact anything to force the automakers to electric. Just adjust the standards to something which is near or absolutely impossible to hit without the desired number of electric vehicles. The EPA was more than willing to take care of it.

https://www.epa.gov/regulations-emissions-vehicles-and-engin...

"These standards set the light-duty vehicle greenhouse gas (GHG) program on track to provide a strong launch point for the Agency’s next phase of standards for MY 2027 and beyond. EPA is planning to initiate a separate rulemaking to establish multi-pollutant emission standards under the Clean Air Act for MY 2027 and later that will speed the transition of the light-duty vehicle fleet toward a zero-emissions future consistent with President Biden’s Executive Order, 'Strengthening American Leadership in Clean Cars and Trucks.'"