CENTRAL MAINE • June 10, 2024
Regulations requiring EV sales are highly unpopular. California’s auto regulations aim to reduce total global carbon emissions, of which America’s share is 13%, but these rules may not succeed. 16 states and the District of Columbia signed on to California’s 2021 standards. Apple has withdrawn from developing an EV. Ford lost $100,000 per EV sold in the first quarter of this year and announced a pause in its delivery of the new F-150 Lightning, citing quality-control problems. Mercedes no longer plans to go all electric by 2030. General Motors has abandoned its goal of selling 400,000 EVs by June 2024. Dealers’ lots are overflowing with unsold EVs. Returning to the federal standard is in the best interests of the United States. ~ Diana Furchtgott-Roth, The Heritage Foundation