

President Biden’s EPA administrator Michael S. Regan unveiled a new rule this year that will require the majority of new cars and light trucks sold in the U.S. to be either electric or hybrid by 2032.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) grilled Regan this week on the new rule calling it “an absurd regulation on tailpipe emissions” that many Americans neither want nor can afford thanks to runaway inflation.
Greene condemned the rule as unreasonable and wondered whether many Americans would even be able to afford such vehicles in just 8 years.
Rep. Greene reminded Regan that EV sales have cooled, noting that CNBC has reported that “EV euphoria is dead” and “Automakers are scaling back or delaying their EV plans.”
She noted that environmental concerns haven’t been enough to overcome consumer reluctance to purchase electric vehicles that cost more, are often more than a 1,000 lbs heavier than their non-electric counterparts and that require a significant amount of time to recharge.
The greater weight of EVs can directly affect bridges, roadways and parking garages through wear and tear.
Greene told Regan that EPA rules like the one announced in March are being implemented without consideration for the costs such rules would impose on average Americans.
She described the policy as a “complete catastrophe” and told Regan that these types of unsustainable regulations need to be undone.
Green concluded her remarks by reminding Regan that Republicans want clear air and water too but she informed him that “the climate cult has got to end.”