Leader Upton: Electric Vehicle Mandates Are Costly and Make America More Reliant on China
05.05.2021
Washington, D.C. — Energy Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Upton delivered opening remarks at Wednesday’s Energy Subcommittee hearing on electric vehicles mandates in the Democrats’ CLEAN Future Act.
Excerpts and highlights from his prepared remarks:
AMERICA ISN’T READY TO COMPLETELY SWITCH TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES
“The CLEAN Future Act contains billions of dollars in subsidies and mandates in an attempt to push electric vehicles on the American public, whether they are ready for them, or not.
“I support reasonable fuel efficiency standards and am excited about the prospect...