Recently, Wyoming’s congressional delegation sent a letter to President Biden urging the president to pull back on an electric vehicle proposal, labeling it a “disaster that needs to go.” The delegation noted that consumers favor traditional combustion engines instead of the coercive government push toward EV adoption.
According to recent reports, the Biden administration is rethinking strict emissions standards intended to push consumer EV adoption. Subsequently, the congressional delegation from Wyoming, along with 137 other members of Congress, are calling for Biden to scrap the mandate altogether in favor of free market mechanisms.Wyoming Representative Harriet Hageman claimed that EVs would fail without incessant taxpayer-funded subsidies. She further pointed out that, amid the failures of EVs, Wyoming consumers must rely on fossil fuels at the end of the day.
“EVs don’t work without significant taxpayer money – and they don’t work at all in Wyoming. We need fossil fuels, internal combustion engines, and an end to the Biden “green bad deal” agenda,” she said.Republican Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis commented that EVs are not currently a financially viable purchase for many Americans, while also calling how impractical they are for long distance driving, a common issue for drivers in Wyoming.
“Electric vehicles are far too expensive and ill-equipped for the long drives and harsh terrain people in Wyoming and across the West travel every day,” said Lummis in a joint letter. “President Biden’s EV mandate is a disaster and needs to go,” she said.
The delegation continued criticizing the push to coerce EV adoption through mandates. “This again shows that even your own agencies know this mandate is absurd and unrealistic, and threatens to harm both industry and consumers,” the legislators wrote in the letter. “The reality is that most Americans still prefer the internal combustion engine vehicle, and EPA’s proposed rule unnecessarily restricts consumer choice and forces expensive EVs onto Americans at a time when they can least afford it,” they stated.
Cold weather has also proven to be burden for EV drivers as it reduces their batter range and spikes demand for charging capabilities. “This cold snap has once again highlighted that this administration’s mandates will not work when EVs are unreliable, especially during the harsh winter months,” they said. “In many areas, drivers were left stranded waiting hours for batteries to charge or searching for a nearby charging station.”According to many reports, the Democrat-led EV push is completely misaligned with consumer preferences. The American Tribune reported on thousands of auto dealers across the country urging Biden to tap the brakes on his EV agenda.
The letter form the dealers read in part, “These vehicles are ideal for many people, and we believe their appeal will grow over time. The reality, however, is that electric vehicle demand today is not keeping up with the large influx of BEVs [battery electric vehicles] arriving at our dealerships prompted by the current regulations. BEVs are stacking up on our lots.
“Mr. President, it is time to tap the brakes on the unrealistic government electric vehicle mandate. Allow time for the battery technology to advance. Allow time to make BEVs more affordable. Allow time to develop domestic sources for the minerals to make batteries. Allow time for the charging infrastructure to be built and prove reliable. And most of all, allow time for the American consumer to get comfortable with the technology and make the choice to buy an electric vehicle.”
