United States: Joe Biden wants to boost the electric and hybrid automotive sector
President Joe Biden driving an F-150 Lightning, a new electronic model from Ford, in May 2021 in Michigan.
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The American president is banking on a greener automobile industry.
Joe Biden wants 50% of vehicles sold in the United States by 2030 to be electric or hybrid.
Measures in favor of the climate, but also driven by a very competitive global market.
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With our correspondent in New York,
Loubna Anaki
More than a race for the electric car, for Joe Biden, it is a race for the future.
The US president on Thursday August 5 signed a decree so that half of the new vehicles sold in the country by 2030 will be emission-free.
He has the support of the bosses of the big groups and of the powerful automobile union.
This decree has no binding value, the major manufacturers were already aiming for this objective.
But it confirms the White House's investment in a greener auto industry.
You should know that transport produces half of greenhouse gas emissions in the country.
But Joe Biden's motivations aren't just environmental.
It is also about catching up with Europe, and especially China.
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Today, China is leading the race.
It has the fastest growing market in the world.
The main part of an electric car is the battery.
And today, 90% of batteries are made in China,
”said the President of the United States.
Joe Biden also announced new, stricter rules on fuel consumption and fuel performance in cars.
Rules that had been relaxed by Donald Trump, much less concerned with climate issues.
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