Daily on Energy ⚡ — ‘Out of whack’ – Top auto group takes aim at Biden EV targets
AUTO GROUP MAKES CASE: A top U.S. automotive trade group is taking aim at the Biden administration’s new vehicle emissions targets, saying in a new memo that the proposal is “neither reasonable nor achievable” and risks limiting consumer choice, disadvantaging the auto industry, and triggering “substantial” price hikes for all types of vehicles.
Whether the U.S. can satisfy its own critical minerals and battery processing targets is another looming question: Many in the transport world see the plug-in hybrid as a valuable “transition vehicle” of sorts, with less critical mineral demand compared to BEVs that could be crucial to the U.S. in the near-term.
Don’t siphon finite resources from EVs to govern ICE vehicles: The EPA also sets new rules for gas-powered vehicles, despite the fact that certain states, led by California, have either banned or discouraged sales of ICE vehicles . That puts automakers in a tough position: to invest even more capital in electrification, or to fulfill the agency’s more stringent requirements for gas-powered vehicles. Vehicle tailpipe emissions are already regulated by three U.S.
Models suggest air quality is expected to remain poor through tomorrow. In the meantime, health officials have urged individuals in affected areas to remain indoors and to limit their outdoor exposure as much as possible. Dr. Mary Prunicki, director of air pollution and health research at the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research at Stanford University, told Breanne that all individuals—not just immunocompromised people—can experience serious health consequences from exposure to wildfire smoke, which can travel thousands of miles.U.S. ENERGY JOBS GREW 3.8% LAST YEAR, ENERGY DEPARTMENT SAYS: U.S. energy sector jobs grew by 3.
“This new data from the 2023 U.S. Energy and Employment Report shows strong growth in energy jobs, and as investments from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act really start to gear up,” Sen. Jeanne Shaheen said in a statement. “I expect we’ll see this growth accelerate over the next few years.” Read DOE’s full report here.
Norway has risen to become the EU’s top supplier of natural gas following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year and its subsequent throttling of natural gas deliveries to the bloc.
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