Biden Administration Announces More EV Mandates Amid Falling Demand

Demand for electric cars has collapsed over the past few years, with a lack of consumer interest leading to massive discounts and mountains of leftover inventory.

Some EV's are sitting on dealer lots for months, with manufacturers publicly admitting that they're taking gigantic financial losses on the production of electric cars. Several have even announced that they intend to cut back significantly on EV production, citing falling consumer demand.

Late last year, that culminated in nearly 4,000 car dealerships sending a letter to the Biden administration regarding future electric car mandates.

READ: Nearly 4,000 Car Dealerships Ask Biden To Stop Electric Car Policies After Demand Collapses

In a sane world, that would be an indication to authority figures, politicians and activists that the market is simply not interested in electric cars, for any number of valid reasons. But there is little suggesting that sanity is part of modern decision-making by the U.S. government. 

And this week, the Biden administration, instead of backing down on their EV goals, doubled down.

According to newly issued mandates by the EPA, the Biden administration is set to force the public, car manufacturers and dealerships to transition to predominantly electric cars by 2030. When demand for them has been lower than ever. It's so absurd that it'd be hard to believe, but since when has this administration made sound, logical decisions?

President Joe Biden. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Joe Biden Wants To Destroy The Public's Ability To Drive The Cars They Want To Drive

Simply, these mandates are about forcing consumer behavior. The market, as it currently is, is not complying with what the Biden administration and climate change extremists want. Enter mandates.

Even a statement from the EPA administrator Michael Regan acknowledged that these mandates are part of a "climate agenda." 

"With transportation as the largest source of U.S. climate emissions, these strongest-ever pollution standards for cars solidify America’s leadership in building a clean transportation future and creating good-paying American jobs, all while advancing President Biden’s historic climate agenda," Regan said.

Just more than 9 percent of cars purchased in the U.S. in 2023 were electric or plug-in hybrids, with Biden's new rules forcing automakers and buyers to push that figure to more than 50 percent in just six years. Seems likely.

Critics, including the heads of major petroleum organizations, warned that this will make gas-powered cars unaffordable for consumers.

"This regulation will make new gas-powered vehicles unavailable or prohibitively expensive for most Americans," said American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers President and CEO Chet Thompson and American Petroleum Institute President and CEO Mike Summers. "For them, this wildly unpopular policy is going to feel and function like a ban."

EV's Have Huge Flaws That Cannot Be Fixed In Six Years

Electric cars, firstly, are potentially worse for the environment than gas cars. Both in the production and distribution of the materials required, the lack of sustainability, the massive increase in electricity generation required to charge them, and even the heavier weight causing faster road damage and tire degradation.

But they're also weighed down by a charging infrastructure that is slow, barely works, if at all, and is infrequently located. But even if charging stations were more widespread, charging times can range from 30 to 60 minutes on even the fastest chargers. Assuming preferable operating conditions. Which is a challenging mix in extreme climates.

Biden's handlers are obsessed, driven with a single-minded and misplaced focus on electric cars, when consumers keep forcefully saying they don't want them. Their "climate agenda" is doomed to fail, based on a false premise, with "solutions" that have little to no benefit. 

In short, it's a classic Biden administration policy.