President Biden of the United States has signed an executive order to raise the share of new vehicles that do not emit exhaust gas, such as electric vehicles, to 50% in 2030, clarifying the stance of making a major shift to strengthening environmental measures. ..
President Biden signed an executive order at the White House on the 5th, which stipulates climate change measures in the automobile sector.
Among them, the ratio of "zero-emission vehicles" that do not emit exhaust gas while driving, such as electric vehicles, to the total sales of new vehicles will be raised to 50% in 2030, nine years later.
In his speech, President Biden emphasized that "the future of the automobile industry is electric vehicles and fuel cell vehicles. There is no turning back."
Sales of electric vehicles in the United States were only about 2% of the total last year, but this plan is to boldly raise this, and it is a clear stance of making a major shift to strengthening environmental measures.
GM-General Motors and Ford, with top executives attending the signing ceremony, have set a goal of switching from 40% to 50% of annual sales to zero-emission vehicles by 2030 in favor of the government.
On the other hand, Toyota Motor Corporation of Japan, which specializes in hybrid vehicles that are not included in zero-emission vehicles, has issued a statement that it will "play a role."
Toyota has set the ratio of electric vehicles and fuel cell vehicles in the North American region to 15% of the total in the new car sales plan for 2030 announced in May, and it seems that interest in future strategies will be gathered.