Rapid shift to electric vehicles would ‘destroy’ some state economies, say biofuel backers
Story Date: 4/8/2021

 

Source: Scott McFetridge, WRAL TECHWIRE, 4/7/21

The president and auto industry maintain the nation is on the cusp of a gigantic shift to electric vehicles and away from liquid-fueled cars, but biofuels producers and some of their supporters in Congress aren’t buying it. They argue that now is the time to increase sales of ethanol and biodiesel, not abandon them. To help address climate change, President Joe Biden has proposed an infrastructure plan that includes billions of dollars to pay for 500,000 electric vehicle charging stations, electrify public vehicles and enhance the nation’s power grid.

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