US President Joe Biden reportedly wants to postpone the transition to electric cars. Less stringent emissions limits are planned, the New York Times reports.
Manufacturers should no longer be required to quickly ramp up sales of electric cars, they say. The topic is also important in the US election campaign, with Donald Trump making disparaging comments about the “electric car madness,” whose supporters should “rot in hell.” The EPA recently discussed a higher ambition of 67 percent by 2032, which the government is now apparently distancing itself from.