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US wants to go electric

by on18 March 2021

 

Senator wants end to petrol powered cars

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer wants to get every American to swap their gas-guzzling car for something more electric.

He said that his cunning plan is will accelerate America's transition to all-electric vehicles on the road, to developing a charging infrastructure, and to grow American jobs through clean manufacturing.

"And the ultimate goal is to have every car manufactured in America be electric by 2030, and every car on the road be clean by 2040."

The top-line details of the "cash for clunkers"-style plan haven't changed much since Schumer first proposed it in an op-ed in The New York Times in late 2019.

Under the proposal, anyone who trades in their petrol car for an electric one would get a "substantial" point of sale discount, Schumer says.

He wouldn't say how much of a discount, only that it would be "deep". A spokesperson later confirmed they are eyeing rebates that are "more generous" than the current $7,500 federal EV tax credit.

Schumer wants to provide direct incentives to auto manufacturers to phase out their production of internal combustion engine vehicles and tax breaks for property owners to install EV chargers at their homes or apartment buildings.

Lastly, he proposes to send direct subsidies to local governments to improve and expand the nation's network of EV charging stations. Schumer would deploy $45 billion in grants to upgrade the nation's charging infrastructure and $17 billion to encourage manufacturers to retrofit their facilities for EV production.

Last modified on 18 March 2021
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